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Tournament #1: Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate Kennesaw State will open its 30th season on Sunday. This will be the 21st season of golf at the D1 level for KSU.
\nDates:\u00a0September 7-9, 2025
\nLocation:\u00a0Grande Dunes Golf Resort Club \u2013 Myrtle Beach, S.C.- Par 72 \u2013 7578 Yards
\nHost:\u00a0Coastal Carolina
\nFormat:\u00a054 Holes of Stroke Play (Sunday – Tuesday)
\nLinks:\u00a0Live Scoring<\/a> |\u00a0Twitter<\/a>
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\nOpening Tee
\nThe Kennesaw State men’s golf team is set to begin the 2025-26 season at the Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate.
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\nPlay begins at 8 a.m. EST at the Grande Dunes Golf Resort Club on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\nTOURNAMENT FIELD (16)
\nCoastal Carolina, Appalachian State, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Clemson, East Carolina, Elon, Florida Atlantic, FGCU, High Point, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Maryland, Old Dominion, Texas State, VCU
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\nLINEUP
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0 Luca Gallingani<\/a>
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 Shaun Cook<\/a>
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kyle Bachkosky<\/a>
\n4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walker Gantt<\/a>
\n5.\u00a0\u00a0 Josh Ledford<\/a>
\nInd: Reed Sweigart<\/a>
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\n2025-26 OUTLOOK
\nKennesaw State returns seven players from last year’s team, which was ranked No. 67 in the final NCAA Scoreboard poll and finished third at the Conference USA Championship. KSU and Delaware are tied with seven returners each from last season.
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\nThe Owls bring back Conference USA Freshman of the Year Luca Gallingani<\/a>, along with Shaun Cook<\/a>, who earned second-team All-Conference honors. Four players who competed in 30 or more rounds last season return.
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\nKennesaw State posted 76 rounds at par or better in 2024\u201325, with 55 of those rounds recorded by players still on the roster. The Owls added two talented freshmen: Walker Gantt<\/a> and Ryan Nicholson<\/a>. Gantt and Cook both competed at the U.S. Amateur over the summer.
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\n2024-25 REVIEW
\nIn its inaugural season in Conference USA, Kennesaw State’s men’s golf team turned in a standout 2024\u201125 campaign. The Owls posted multiple tournament victories, including team and individual titles at the Cullan Brown Collegiate and the Pinetree Intercollegiate, while Claes Borregaard<\/a> earned Co-Male Golfer of the Week honors during the fall and later claimed C-USA Player of the Year, with teammate Luca Gallingani<\/a> named Freshman of the Year. Shaun Cook<\/a> earned second-team All-Conference honors. Borregaard finished T2 at the NCAA Auburn Regional and T47 at the NCAA Championships.
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\nNEXT UP
\nThe Owls head to Waynesville, N.C. for the J.T. Poston Invitational on Sept. 14-16 at the Waynesville Inn and Golf Club.
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