NORMAN, Okla. -- The Georgia Southwestern State University men's golf team finished the 2023 fall season ranked No. 5 in the final Bushnell/Golfweek NCAA Division II Coaches Poll released by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

GSW wrapped up the fall portion of its schedule with a win at the 15-team Hurricane Invitational on Oct. 17. GSW won the title by finishing ahead of the current top-ranked team in the country along with the second and fourth-ranked programs.  

Senior transfer Marco Trstenjak won the individual championship at the Hurricane Invitational with a 2-under par and was named the Peach Belt Conference Golfer of the Week for that performance. Trstenjak currently ranks second in the PBC in scoring average (70.9) and teammate Erik Fogel is currently in fourth place (71.1). Trstenjak finished in the Top 10 of three of the four events GSW played in the fall and Fogel earned a pair of Top 10 finishes.

GSW opens its spring schedule on Feb. 12 at the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate in St. Augustine, Fla.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - November 17

Others Receiving Votes: Coker (49), Central Oklahoma (48), Dallas Baptist (34), Tiffin (33), Carson-Newman (30), Barton (28), Simon Fraser (24), Lenoir Rhyne (23), Missouri S&T (22), Wayne State (MI) (22), Western Washington (22), Colorado Mesa (18), Cal State East Bay(17), Missouri Southern State (15), IUP (12), Lynn (11), Indianapolis (9), Rogers State (9), Flagler (8), Missouri - St. Louis (8), Central Missouri (7), Wingate (6), Cal State San Marcos (5), King (5), Harding (4), McKendree (3), Missouri Western State (3), Northeastern State (2), Palm Beach Atlantic (2), Post (1), Rollins (1), Southwestern Oklahoma State (1), Virginia Union (1).