ST. SIMONS, GA – The 30th Peach Belt Conference men's golf tournament will begin this Friday, April 15, at the Sea Palms Resort in St. Simons, Ga. All nine conference teams will convene for the tournament with 18 holes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Golfstat portal which will also house live scoring and can be found here.

The 2022 event may be among the most competitive the PBC has ever had with five teams ranked in the Bushnell/GCAA Top 25 and six in the Golfstat Top 25 Relative Ranking. 24 PBC players are also ranked among the top 100 in the Golfstat player rankings.

The Hurricanes are coming off of a historic season last spring, becoming the first PBC team to compete for a national championship since the match play format was introduced at the NCAA Tournament in 2012. The Hurricanes have carried that momentum into the 21-22 season and are ranked #9 by the GCAA and #10 by Golfstat. GSW won the Motor City Preview last fall and have finished in the top five in six of their nine events this season, including their last outing at the Argonaut Invitational.

Seven different Hurricane golfers have a top-10 individual result this season. Erik Fogel has played the last four events this spring and leads the team with a 72.00 stroke average, sixth in the PBC. Simon Estrada had played in 23 of GSW's 26 rounds and has three top-10s and one top-five. Nicolas Escobar, Chase McLain and Payne Sells have also captured top-five individual results.

Spectators are welcome to follow players throughout the tournament, per NCAA guidelines.  There is no charge to attend.  Spectators must remain on the cart path and may use carts only if medically required. Spectators who are walking must either stay on the cart paths or in the rough at least 50 yards away from players at all times.

Host: Sea Palms Resort | The University of North Georgia
Location: St. Simons, Ga.
Dates: April 15, 16 & 17, 2022.  Practice round April 14.
Format: 18 holes each day for three days