{"id":439113,"date":"2026-01-28T17:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439113\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:56:08","slug":"siue-golf-picked-fourth-in-preseason-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439113\/","title":{"rendered":"SIUE Golf Picked Fourth in Preseason Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. \u2013 SIUE golf has been picked fourth in a vote of the Ohio Valley Conference golf coaches ahead of the start of the spring season.<\/p>\n

The Cougars received one first-place vote and a total of 77 points. Little Rock (98 points), UT Martin (85) and Tennessee Tech (81) were picked ahead of SIUE.<\/p>\n

In addition, SIUE senior Brady Kaufmann<\/a> (Jacksonville, Illinois) was tabbed as SIUE’s Player to Watch. Kaufmann currently is sixth in the OVC in scoring average at 71.3. Coming into the year, Kaufmann is the career scoring leader at SIUE with a career average of 72.1. His best finish so far this season was fifth at UT Martin’s Grover Page Classic.<\/p>\n

The Cougars will open the Spring season at the Loyola Intercollegiate Feb. 15-17 in Goodyear, Arizona.<\/p>\n

2025-26 OVC Men’s\u00a0Golf\u00a0Predicted Order of Finish

\n1. Little Rock (8) – 98 points

\n2. UT Martin (2) – 85

\n3. Tennessee Tech – 81

\n4. SIUE (1) – 77

\n5. Morehead State – 68

\n6. Lindenwood – 55

\n7. Southern Indiana – 44

\n8. Bryant – 32

\n9. Eastern Illinois – 29

\n10. Tennessee State – 19

\n11. Western Illinois – 16<\/p>\n

2025-26 OVC Men’s Players to Watch

\nBryant – Dylan Gallagher (Sr.)

\nEastern Illinois – Luke Watson (Fr.)

\nLindenwood – Francisco Gavilan (Fr.)

\nLittle Rock – Ed Featherstone (So.)

\nMorehead State – Seamus Bogan (So.)

\nSIUE – Brady Kaufmann<\/a> (Sr.)

\nSouthern Indiana – Carter Goebel (Sr.)

\nTennessee State – Jackson Pieratt (Fr.)

\nTennessee Tech – Haden Maxwell (Sr.)

\nUT Martin – Luke Caldwell (Sr.)

\nWestern Illinois – Owen Howe (So.)

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