Canes Advance to NCAA Championships For Third Consecutive Season

Canes Advance to NCAA Championships For Third Consecutive Season

DAVIE, Fla. — The eighth-ranked Georgia Southwestern men's golf team posted a 2-over-par 854, tied for fifth place out of 20 teams and made the cut for the NCAA Division II Championships after a strong showing at the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Super Regional that concluded Saturday afternoon at the par 71 6,725-yard Grande Oaks Golf Club. The Hurricanes had three golfers finish in the Top 30 of the 107-player field. 

Chase McLain led the Hurricanes with a 71 in the final round. McLain birdied two holes on the front nine and birdied a hole on the back nine. McLain tied for 11th in the 107-player field with a 2-under 211 overall.

Payne Sells fired a 2-over par 71 in round 3 Sells birdied three out of the final four holes on the front nine he finished the tournament tied for 16th with a 1-under 212 overall.

Nicolas Escobar shot a 2-under par in round 3 he birdied three holes on the front nine and birdied two holes on the back nine. Escobar finished the tournament tied for 27th shooting a 1-over 214 overall.

Erik Fogel fired a 4-over in round three he birdied two holes on the back nine he ended the tournament tied for 63rd fired a 7-over 220 overall. 

Jack Tharrington fired a 1-over in round three birdied two holes on the back nine he finished the weekend tied 83rd 12-over 225 overall.

2023 SOUTH/SOUTHEAST SUPER REGIONAL - TEAM SCORES

Pos

  

 Team Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total +/-
1 West Florida (3) 277 286 283 846 -6
2 Barry (2) 276 283  289  848 -4
3 5 Nova Southeastern (6) 287 287 278  852 E
4 1 North Georgia (5) 282 286  285  853 +1
T5 1 Lee (4) 283  286  285  854 +2
T5 2 Georgia Southwestern (8) 284 289  281  854 +2
T7 1 Clayton State (12) 281 291  285  857 +5
T7 Shorter (32) 272 298 287 857 +5
9 1 Florida Southern (48) 278 297  287  862 +10
10 6 Anderson (1) 289 293  281  863 +11
11 3 Lynn (39) 275 305  284  864 +12
12 Carson-Newman (20) 285 290  290  865 +13
13 5 USC Aiken (29) 282 292  292  866 +14
14 5 Limestone (22) 285 301  282  868 +16
15 2 Saint Leo (25) 294 291  285  870 +18
16 4 Lander (23) 283 294  294  871 +19
17   Lincoln Memorial (14) 289 296 288 873 +21
18 4 Tampa (16) 291 289 294  874 +22
19 6 Barton(21) 289 290  297  876  +24
20   Spring Hill College 295   299 294  888  +36 
 
( ) - NCAA Division II Golfstat Computer Rankings

 GSW SCORES

Place      Player Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total +/-
T11 4 Chase McLain 71 70 70  -2
T16 5 Payne Sells 67 75  70  -1
T27 20 Nicolas Escobar 71 74 69  +1
T63 16 Erik Fogel 75 70 75  +7
T83 12 Jack Tharrington 77 76 72  +12