DADE CITY, Fla. - Barry University claims its fourth SSC men’s Golf Championship, while its own Niclas Weiland claims the individual championship. The 2019 event was played at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club's North Course and was hosted by the University of Tampa.
2019 Championship Central | Individual Leaderboard | Team Leaderboard
Men’s Final Round Recap
Weiland brings the Buccaneers program its fifth individual SSC title after tying the fifth lowest three-day score in SSC tournament history. The senior from Linkoping, Sweden followed a first round 1-under (71) with back-to-back 4-under (68) performances to finish at 9-under (207) and capture the trophy. Over his three rounds, Weiland recorded just six bogies on the Par 72, 7100 yard North Course at Lake Jovita.
Juan Jose Guerra of Nova Southeastern University finished in second place with an overall score of 7-under, while Agustin Errazuriz of Lynn University ended up in third place at 6-under. Rounding out the medalist honors are Jorge Garcia and Daniel Faccini of Barry along with Tomas Gana of Lynn who all tied for fourth at 4-under.
Barry has once again displayed its dominance at Lake Jovita as all five players finished within the Top-10. This year the Buccaneers leave Dade City after achieving 20-under par as a unit, which is the lowest three-round score in SSC tournament history. The mark bests Barry’s 19-under at Lake Jovita that earned the Buccaneers trophy number two.
Lynn finished second in the team competition at 14-under, a mark that ranks seventh in league history. Four Top-20 competitors powered the Fighting Knights. Nova Southeastern takes third-place finish with a 1-over final score. Three Sharks finished Top-15, lead by Guerra in second place.
All-Tournament Team (L to R): Daniel Faccini (Barry), Jorge Garcia (Barry), Agustin Errazuriz (Lynn), Niclas Weiland (Barry), Tomas Gana (Lynn), Juan Jose Guerra (NSU)
Men’s Tournament Notes
The 2019 Barry squad becomes the first team since Rollins in 2002 to place all five golfers within the Top-10 at an SSC tournament.
Low scoring at Lake Jovita produced the...
Best 3-Round Team Score - Barry, 20-under
T1st Best Single Round Individual Score - Agustin Errazuriz, Lynn, 7-under
4th Best Single Round Team Score - Lynn, 12-under
T5th Best Single Round Individual Score - Juan Jose Guerra, Nova Southeastern, 6-under
T5th Best 3-Round Individual Score - Niclas Weiland, Barry, 9-under
T5th Best Single Round Team Score - Barry, 11-under
T7th Best 3-Round Team Score - Lynn, 14-under
T14th Best 3-Round Individual Score - Juan Jose Guerra, Nova Southeastern, 7-under
...in tournament history.
Guerra and Weiland join a list of 34 others to finish Top-5 two or more times at an SSC Men’s Golf Championship. The pair also earned their third Top-10 finish, tying a mark set by 21 other golfers. Tomas Gana [Lynn] becomes 80th golfer to finish Top-10 twice.
Martin Westerlund [Palm Beach Atlantic University] and Josh Hickling [Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University] reached new heights for their programs, finishing tied for 7th and 16th, respectively.
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