LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The 2014 SCAC
Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships tees off Monday,
April 21 and will run through Tuesday, April 22. Official Website
The men’s teams will play 36 holes on Monday and 18 on
Tuesday while the women’s teams will play 18 holes each day.
All teams will play an 18-hole practice round on Sunday. Trinity
University is the defending SCAC Men’s Golf Champion.
Half of the SCAC’s six men’s teams are ranked in the
latest Golf World/Nike Golf Men's Division III
Coaches' Top 25 poll. Southwestern University is 15th,
Schreiner University is 17th and Trinity University is 22nd.
Southwestern University, which jumped seven places to 15th in the
latest Golf World/Nike Golf Men's Coaches Poll, is
also seeking a repeat trip to the NCAA Men’s Division III
Golf Championship as the Pirates, an at-large invitee last season,
finished in 14th place – a slot ahead of Schreiner – a
year ago. Junior Jordan Cowart, a First-Team All-SCAC selection
last season, is leading the Pirates with a 74.50 scoring average
(tops in the SCAC and tied for 57th in the nation) in seven
tournaments, followed by sophomore Cody Hebert, who earned Second
Team All-SCAC honors a year ago and is averaging 75.88 shots per
round. Senior Cameron Button, a Third-Team All-America and First
Team All-SCAC selection in 2013, is averaging 76.38 strokes per
round.
17th-ranked Schreiner University, who finished 15th at last
year’s national tournament after winning the 2013 American
Southwest Conference title, has its eyes on a return trip to the
NCAA Men’s Division III Golf Championship. Three different
individuals have won tournaments this year for the Mountaineers,
including freshman Matt McClung, junior Cheyne Kendall and junior
Jimmy Keener. McClung is averaging a team-best 74.87 strokes per
round this season (94th in the nation) followed closely by Kendall
(75.20) and junior Zach Oliver (75.76).
The 22nd-ranked Trinity University Tigers, the defending SCAC
champions, are led by the 2013 SCAC Player-of-the-Year and First
Team All-SCAC performer, junior Kalen Vos, who is averaging a
team-best 76.38 strokes per round. Freshman Trevor Warner is close
behind with a 76.47 stroke average. Senior Tyler Lehmann, a First
Team All-SCAC selection last season, is averaging 76.88 strokes per
round.
Centenary College has three players averaging sub 76 strokes per
round this season, led by sophomore Jesper Thorsoe, who is
averaging a team-best 74.78 shots per rounds (tied for 87th in the
nation). Junior Jamie Gibson, who was Second Team All-SCAC in 2013,
is averaging 75.7 strokes per round and earned an individual
victory at the Christian Brothers University Spring Invitational.
First-year golfer Larry Balthazar averages 75.9 strokes per round
for the Gents.
Texas Lutheran University is paced by junior Adam Peterson, who is
averaging 76.00 strokes per round for the Bulldogs. He tied for
medalist honors at the Louisiana College Invitational this past
fall. Senior Chance Cathey is just behind at 76.53 strokes per
round and has an individual win of his own at the Trinity
University Alamo City Classic.
Junior Stephan Jasper leads the University of Dallas men’s
squad with an 83.00 scoring average in five tournaments.
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Championships, including links to live hole-by-hole results and
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