FRIPP ISLAND S.C.– Returning to Fripp Island, USC Upstate men’s golf was seeded seventh for the Big South Men’s Golf Championship.
The tournament, held April 26-29, consists of 54-holes of stroke play with the top four teams advancing to match play on the 29th to determine the champion. The champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.
Last year, the Spartans made program history by securing their first-ever Big South Championship. They were also the first men’s program in USC Upstate history to secure a Big South Championship title.
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The top three golfers in this year’s lineup were all critical pieces to the Spartans championship victory last season.
Jackson Stone led the Spartans in this last regular season tournament, finishing in the top-20. Stone had a two-under third-round score of 69 to close the regular season.
This spring, Alec Prentice has logged four different rounds under par, two of the four occurring at the Golden Nugget Invitational, where he finished in the top five.
Lineup
Jackson Stone
Alec Prentice
Jaskaran Sohal
Phuthanate Kangwol
Herman Holst
(SUB) Nate Heller
Teams and Tournament Seedings: #1 Winthrop, #2 Longwood, #3 Gardner-Webb, #4 High Point, #5 Radford , #6 Charleston Southern, #7 USC Upstate, #8 Presbyterian
About the Course: Designed by Davis Love III and Paul Cowley, Ocean Creek Golf Course has wide fairways and large greens highlighted by spectacular views of the marsh. The tournament will use a par 71, 6,546-yard layout.
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