LAKELAND, Fla. – [
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL] - Barry University set records left and right on its way to the 2022 Sunshine State Conference Men's Golf Championship title. During the event's final round, the Buccaneers carded the lowest round in SSC history, tying the lowest tournament score in conference history, and defeated the field by 13 strokes. Nicolas Quintero and AJ Ewart led Barry in scoring, finishing at 7-under, 209. Quintero won the medalist prize following a four-hole playoff.
The SSC record book has plenty of fresh ink after this year's field scored the lowest since 2018. Ewart shot a conference record 8-under, 64 to force a playoff with Quintero and Saint Leo's Jake Nash. On the first playoff hole, Ewart and Quintero birdied the par-3 18th, while Nash made par. The Barry duo went on to par the second (No. 10) and third (No. 9) playoff holes before Quintero again birdied the 18th to capture the title.
Quintero, a junior from Cali, Colombia, is the sixth Buccaneer to win the title and the first since 2019. Additionally, he becomes the 39th SSC golfer to finish Top-5 two or more times in the championship. Along with Quintero, Ewart, and Nash, PBA's William Hartford and Tampa's George Eubank landed on the All-Tournament Team by finishing Top-5.
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2022 SSC Men's Golf All-Tournament Team
Nicolas Quintero, Barry
AJ Ewart, Barry
Jake Nash, Saint Leo
William Hartford, Palm Beach Atlantic
George Eubank, Tampa
Barry lifts the team trophy after a three-round total of 884, which matches the program's 2019 SSC record of 20-under at Lake Jovita (North). The Buccaneers secured the program's fifth conference title with four individuals finishing in the Top-9, including Quintero and Ewart batting it out for the top spot. Barry's third-round tally of 18-under, 270 is the best scoring round in tournament history. The performance eclipses Florida Tech's 16-under from Grande Oakes in 2018. Florida Southern also played strong down the stretch following round two's 2-over performance with a 9-under tally on day three. The Moccasins' final round 279 which stands as the 12th lowest scoring round in championship history.
Final Team Scores
844 -- Barry
857 -- Florida Southern
860 -- Nova Southeastern
861 -- Saint Leo
864 -- Lynn
867 -- Palm Beach Atlantic
868 -- Tampa
872 -- Rollins
907 -- Embry-Riddle
912 -- Florida Tech
946 -- Eckerd
2022 SSC Men's Golf Tournament Notes
- Quintero becomes the sixth Buccaneer to win the title and the 39th SSC golfer to finish Top-5 two or more times.
- Florida Southern's Adam Alvarez is the 83rd golfer to register two or more Top-10 SSC finishes.
- William Hartford is the first Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish to finish Top-5 in the SSC Championship.
- Quintero, Ewart, and Nash tied for the 14th lowest score in three-round tournament history (7-under). Hartford tied for 21st lowest (6-under) and Eubank tied for 28th lowest (5-under)
- Ewart's final round of 8-under is the lowest in SSC tournament history score to par. Hartford's first-round 6-under tied for the sixth. PBA's Andrew Riley's final round of 5-under tied for 15th lowest.
- Barry's final round of 18-under is the lowest in SSC tournament history score to par. FSC's final round of 9-under tied for 12th lowest in history, while NSU and PBA's final rounds of 8-under are tied for 15th lowest in history.
- Barry's 20-under three-round tournament score is the lowest in SSC history to par. FSC's 7-under tournament score is 19th lowest.
- Golfers averaged a score of 73.70 across three days of play, which is the lowest scoring for an SSC championship held at a course with a par of 72.
- The 2022 tournament was the 40th in conference history and the first at Grasslands