Men's Live Scoring / Pairings |
In-Depth Tournament History by Year |
Tournament Tee Times:
Sun., April 22: 8:00 AM
Mon., April 23: 7:30 AM
Tues., April 24: 8:00 AM
NOTE: Award Ceremony will directly follow Tuesday's round |
Write-Ups
Event Program & Notes
Round 1 Recap
Round 2 Recap
Final Round |
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Event Hashtag: #SSCgolf
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GolfRank Relative Rankings (4/20/2018)
2. Florida Southern
3. Nova Southeastern
4. Lynn
5. Florida Tech
7. Barry
10. Rollins
15. Saint Leo
98. Embry-Riddle
124. Palm Beach Atlantic
129. Tampa
179. Eckerd
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GCAA Coaches Poll (4/20/2018)
2. Florida Southern
3. Nova Southeastern
4. Barry
5. Florida Tech
6. Lynn
12. Rollins
14. Saint Leo |
World Amateur Golf Ranking - Top 1000 (April 20th)
55. John VanDerLaan, Florida Southern
82. Tomas Gana, Lynn
204. John Coultas, Florida Southern
226. Jorge Garcia, Barry
277. Manuel Torres, Lynn
389. Niclas Weiland, Barry
494. Alberto Castagnara, Saint Leo
535. Juan Jose Guerra, Nova Southeastern
545. Max O'Hagan, Florida Tech
622. Carlos Bustos, Lynn
648. Han Xue, Florida Tech
765. Gaelen Trew, Florida Tech
820. Jorge Villar, Lynn
929. Kyle Brey, Barry
971. Felix Kvarnstrom, Lynn |
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Previous SSC Champions
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Golfers/Coaches of the Year
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Rosters:
Barry
Eckerd
Embry-Riddle
Florida Southern
Florida Tech
Lynn
Nova Southeastern
Palm Beach Atlantic
Rollins
Saint Leo
Tampa
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Coaches Bios: Men
BU: Jimmy Stobs
EC: Bill Buttner
ERAU: Ken Staton
FSC: Doug Gordin
FT: Chris Saltmarsh
LU: Andrew Danna
NSU: Joey Marino
PBA: Craig Watson
RC: Kyle Frakes
SLU: Chris Greenwood
UT: Rick Christie
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Course Information
Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie, Florida
Grande Oaks Golf Club boasts a pristine 18-hole, par 71 course that measures 6,680 yards to the tips. The course was designed and recently renovated by the legendary golfer Raymond Floyd.
Location:
Grande Oaks Golf Club
3201 West Rolling Hills Circle
Davie, Florida 33328
(Google Maps)
Course layout / Scorecard | Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie, Florida
About
Nova Southeastern will host the men's championship at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie, Florida. For the fourth-straight year, the 54-hole SSC tournaments will be broken into three days of 18 holes each. Dates for the competition are Sunday, April 22nd - Tuesday, April 24th.
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NCAA Division II Championship Records: Men & Women
Men's Regional Tournament: May 7th-10th on the Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, North Carolina.
NCAA Tournaments: May 21st - 25th at the Fighting Joe Course at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Recent SSC Golf History
Florida Southern men's golf claimed the 2017 national title. Saint Leo won in 2016 making the win the university's first team national championship in any sport. Nova Southeastern defeated Lynn in the 2015 NCAA Championship to win its second in four years. Between NSU's titles, Barry went back-to-back defeating Nova Southeastern (2014) and Lynn (2013). Nova Southeastern swept both the men's and women's national titles in 2012. Florida Southern last won in 2010, but the Moccasins won five of the six national titles from 1995-2000 and have claimed a total of 12 national titles. Rollins claimed its second national title in 2002 and finished runner-up the next year. The men's golf SSC championship record books date back to 1991. For a look at past scores, click here.
NCAA Championship History
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Men's Team National Championships (23)
Barry - 2007, 2013, 2014
Florida Southern - 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2017
Nova Southeastern - 2012, 2015
Saint Leo - 2016
Rollins - 1970, 2002
Tampa - 1987, 1988
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Men's Individual National Champions (12)
2016: Hugo Bernard - Saint Leo
2014: Tim Crouch - Florida Southern
2013: Tim Crouch - Florida Southern
2001: Steve Sokol - Florida Southern
2000: Jeff Klauk - Florida Southern
1999: Matt Saglio - Florida Southern
1988: Jeff Leonard - Tampa
1987: Jeff Leonard - Tampa
1986: Lee Janzen - Florida Southern
1981: Tom Patri - Florida Southern
1979: Tom Gleeton - Florida Southern
1976: Mike Nicolette - Rollins |
Grande Oaks Golf Club Quick Facts...
- Opened in 1959 as Rolling Hills Country Club..and played host to some notable people, including Jackie Gleason, George Scott, Johnny Unitas, and Joe Namath.
- The film Caddyshack was filmed at the course between 1979 and 1980.
- In 1999 the club was purchased by Wayne Huizenga and was renamed Grande Oaks Golf Club. Today, Grande Oaks is owned by Nova Southeastern University.
- This is the second SSC championship hosted at Grande Oaks, Florida Southern (17-under) claimed the team championship and Barry's Carlos Velez (10-under) earned the individual title in 2010.
SSC Tournament Quick Facts...
- It is the sixth-straight year for teams to play a 54-hole SSC tournament broken down into three days of 18 holes each... 2018 marks the 37th men's tournament for the conference.
- The last three SSC Men's golf champions will compete in the 2018 event. Kyle Brey [Barry] won last year at Duran, while Manuel Torres [Lynn] took the 2016 title at Crandon and John VanDerLaan [Florida Southern] won in 2015 at RedTail.
- Brey's ties the three-round SSC men's golf championship record set by Florida Southern's Steve Paramore's of 12-under. Paramore reached the mark in 2003 at Rio Pinar Country Club.
- Brey also carded the lowest rounds in SSC Championship history, shooting a six-under (65) on April 25, 2017.
- Barry won the 2017 team championship with a 14-under, 850. It is the third SSC title for the Buccaneers, the first since 2014. Barry's 14-under performance is the fourth best in SSC tournament history.
- Florida Southern (16) has won the most SSC men's titles, followed by Rollins (5) and Nova Southeastern (5)
- Six-under (65) stands as the best round shot during an SSC championship at Grande Oaks. A single-round score of six-under (or better) has been achieved only eight times in SSC championship history. Three golfers reached the mark during the 2010 championship. Only two 65's (7-under) have been shot in SSC championship history.
SSC Men's National Championship Quick Facts...
- Men's golf teams have won 23 national championships. The most of any sport sponsored by the SSC.
- Florida Southern won the 2017 title, its first since 2010 and 13th overall...FSC's 13 national titles are the most by any conference team in any sport.
- Before the Moccasins hoisting the trophy last season, Saint Leo captured the championship in 2016. It was the first national title in Saint Leo history.
- SSC schools have won the last six NCAA titles; an SSC school was also runner-up four times during that span.
- Tampa's Jeff Leonard became the first 2-time individual national champion (1987 & 88). FSC's Tim Crouch became the fourth and latest (2013 & 14). |