Location:
Bayou Country Club
7979 Bayou Club Blvd
Largo, Florida 33777
Course Information
Nestled in the heart of Pinellas County, The Bayou Club was established in 1991. The centerpiece of the Club is the award-winning Tom Fazio Signature Golf Course, considered one of the best golf courses in Pinellas County, renowned for its outstanding course layout and CHAMPION Dwarf Bermudagrass greens ~ the same putting surface found on 12 PGA Tour venues including Pinehurst No. 2.
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About
Eckerd College will host the men's championship at the Bayou Country Club in Largo, Florida. The tournament returns to a two-day format, with 36 holes played on Day 1 and 18 played on Day 2. Dates for the competition are Monday, April 19th - Tuesday, April 20th. It marks the first time an SSC tournament has been played at Bayou.
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SSC Men's Golf History:
In-Depth Tournament History by Year
Previous SSC Champions
Golfers/Coaches of the Year
All-SSC Teams
Men's Team National Championships (25)
Barry - 2007, 2013, 2014
Florida Southern - 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010, 2017
Lynn - 2018, 2019
Nova Southeastern - 2012, 2015
Saint Leo - 2016
Rollins - 1970, 2002
Tampa - 1987, 1988
Men's Individual National Champions (14):
2019: Michael VanDerLaan - Florida Southern
2018: John VanDerLaan - Florida Southern
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
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Rankings:
GCAA Coaches Poll (3/26/2021)
GolfRank Relative (4/13/2021)
World Amateur Golf Rankings (4/14/2021)
275. AJ Ewart, Barry
431. Agustin Errazuriz, Lynn
621. Toto Gana, Lynn
811. Daniel Faccini, Barry
846. Jorge Villar, Lynn
998. Joonas Turba, Tampa
1007. Joseba Torres, Nova Southeastern
1043. Nicolas Quintero, Barry
1079. Jose Ignacio Ramirez, Lynn
1092. Felipe Alvarez, Barry
1493. Kevin Johnson, Saint Leo
1571. Alberto Castagnara, Saint Leo
1576. Oliver Lilliedahl, Saint Leo
1581. Mariano Ayora Gomez, Lynn
1587. Calvin Holmes, Tampa
1638. Javier Calles, Nova Southeastern
1711. Dave Longhini, Saint Leo
1866. David Siwy, Lynn
1936. Max Coutsolioutsos, Florida Southern
2108. Trystan Perkins, Rollins
2119. Miikka Makinen, Barry
2234. Aadam Syed, Tampa
2501. Alejandro Madariaga, Lynn
2540. Ian Aldarondo, Embry-Riddle
2461. Mike Hay, Nova Southeastern
2694. Colin Kresl, Saint Leo
2812. Nicholas Diebel, Rollins
2831. Eloy Vigil, Lynn
2904. Tomas Millet, Nova Southeastern
2935. Wigo Weisner, Rollins
3146. Johnny Tucker, Florida Southern
3191. Noah Kumar, Florida Southern
3211. Emanuel Olofsson, Nova Southeastern
3901. Daniel Celestino, Nova Southeastern
3911. Guillermo Casares, Lynn
4032. Cameron Owens, Barry
4271. Louis-Francois Charpentier, Rollins
4555. Rodrigo Rodas, Rollins
4708. Fannar Steingrimsson, Barry
4955. Adam Alvarez, Florida Southern
6959. Shiv Kaura, Rollins
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Bayou Country Club Quick Facts...
- It is the 14th course to host the SSC men's tournament
- The Bayou Club was the host site of the Eckerd Pro-Am with 20 PGA Tour professionals, including Gary Player, Ian Baker-Finch, and Jeff Maggert paired with local club professionals
-The Gold Tees play at 7,009 yards with a rating and slope of 74.4 / 144
SSC Tournament Quick Facts...
- This year, the tournament returns to 54-holes across two days for the first time since 2012
- 2021 marks the 39th men's tournament for the conference
- The 2020 tournament was canceled due to COVID-19
- Barry looks to be the first school to repeat as SSC champs since Lynn in 2015-16. The Buccaneers also look to have back-to-back individual champions (Niclas Weiland). They would be the first school since Nova Southeastern's back-to-back winners in 2012-13 (Ben Taylor & Ricardo Celia)
- The individual record for a three-round tournament is 12-under achieved by Kyle Brey, Barry (2017 - Duran), and Steve Paramore, Florida Southern (2003 - Rio Pinar)
- The individual record for a single round is 7-under. Four golfers have reached the mark, most recently by current Lynn student-Athlete Agustin Errazuriz (2019 - Lake Jovita)
- The Team record for a three-round tournament is 20-under, achieved by Barry in 2019 at Lake Jovita.
- The Team record for a single round is 16-under, achieved by Florida Tech in 2018 at Grande Oaks
SSC Men's National Championship Quick Facts...
- Men's golf teams have won 25 national championships. The most of any sport sponsored by the SSC
- Lynn captured its second consecutive and overall title in 2019
- Florida Southern's Michael VanDerLaan won the 2019 individual title. He's the 14th golfer from the SSC to win it all. He followed his brother John who won the title for FSC in 2018
- SSC schools have won the last eight NCAA titles; an SSC school was also runner-up four times during that span
- 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.
- Saint Leo captured the championship in 2016. It was the first national title in any sport in Saint Leo history
- 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)
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