2011-12 Men's Golf News
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May 19, 2012
MACON, Ga. – East Tennessee State University is the Bill Bibb Trophy winner for the sixth consecutive time, edging Kennesaw State by 4.5 points to claim the 2011-12 Atlantic Sun All-Sports championship.
May 19, 2012
ATHENS, Ga. – For the second time in the last three seasons the No. 10/12 ranked North Florida golf team will play at the NCAA Golf Championships after finishing third at the NCAA Athens Regional.
May 18, 2012
MACON, Ga. - North FLorida and Kennesaw State are still in the thick of things after day two of the NCAA's. KSU is in 9th in the Ann Arbor Regional and UNF is in 3rd in the Athens Regional.
May 17, 2012
MACON, Ga. - North Florida and Kennesaw State both sat in the top-three at the NCAA Regionals on day one, while individuals from Mercer, Stetson and FGCU competed separately.
May 16, 2012
Stetson's Sam Ryder is wearing two hats over the next few days. The 2012 A-Sun Men's Golf Individual Medalist will compete at the NCAA Regional in Greensboro, N.C., and guest blog for the A-Sun Insider.
May 07, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – No. 12 North Florida made its third-consecutive NCAA Regional appearance after earning a spot in the Athens (Ga.) Regional on May 17-19th.
May 07, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS — Kennesaw State received the schools first-ever at-large bid to an NCAA postseason event, as the Owls were selected as the No.7 seed in the Ann Arbor.
May 07, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS - Four Atlantic Sun Men's Golf student-athletes received invitations to the NCAA Regionals from May 17-19th to tie for the most in A-Sun history.
May 02, 2012
After winning the program's second A-Sun Men's Golf Championship, UNF continued its dominance to the awards stand as Sean Dale, Joey Petronio and Scott Schroeder all earned major honors.
May 02, 2012
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference honored ETSU's Rhys Enoch as the 2012 Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year to highlight the league’s Academic All-Conference team.
April 27, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Mercer’s John Gregory Joseph and Cassandra Roy and ETSU’s Desmond Pierce are the three newly elected Atlantic Sun Student Athlete Advisory Committee officers for the 2012-13 year.
April 25, 2012
MACON, Ga. – East Tennessee State University holds the top spot in the Atlantic Sun All-Sports Standings with just the baseball and softball championships remaining.
April 24, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Teams and fans desiring to sport the success of their favorite A-Sun spring sports can get the latest “Champions” merchandise via the A-Sun’s official online store, ASunStore.com.
April 18, 2012
BRASELTON, Ga. - Rain-soaked conditions bogged down play in the final round but No. 13 North Florida held on to win the A-Sun Golf Championship. Stetson's Sam Ryder claimed Medalist honors.
April 18, 2012
Four strokes down the leaderboard entering the final round, Stetson's Sam Ryder knew he still had a chance to attain his goal of winning the 2012 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship title.
April 17, 2012
BRASELTON, Ga. – Kevin Aylwin fired a 67 and Sean Dale contributed a 69 to help No. 13 UNF extend its lead over the field in the second round of the A-Sun Men’s Golf Championship.
April 17, 2012
UNF junior Sean Dale fired a 68 in the first round of his first ever A-Sun Championship. To many, that probably did not come as much of a surprise.
April 16, 2012
BRASELTON, Ga. - North Florida took command of the leader board on day one of the 2012 Atlantic Sun Men’s Golf Championship with a team score of 287.
April 16, 2012
One stroke might not seem like a lot on the golf course, but for ETSU's Rhys Enoch it has served as a world of difference.
April 13, 2012
MACON, Ga. - The 2012 Atlantic Sun Men's Golf Championship begins on Monday and continues through Wednesday at the Chateau Elan Legends Course.
April 11, 2012
MACON, Ga. – North Florida's Joey Petronio became the third different Osprey to win the Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week honor, announced Wednesday by the league office.
April 10, 2012
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Kennesaw State men’s golf team took home its third tournament title of the 2011-12 season on Tuesday afternoon, winning the Memphis Intercollegiate.
April 08, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. – The No. 15-ranked North Florida outplayed a nationally-ranked field en route to claiming the tournament title of the Gary Koch Invitational at Old Memorial Golf Club.
April 06, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Spring is upon us and that means it’s time to hit the links. A-Sun fans can show support for your team by sporting A-Sun golf gear, available now at the A-Sun’s online store, ASunStore.com.
April 04, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Mercer's Jame Beale was awarded his second-straight Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week honor, announced Wednesday by the league office.
April 01, 2012
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Mercer sophomore James Beale fired a collegiate career best 64 (-8) in Sunday's final round of the Irish Creek Invitational, finishing first among 75 competitors at the event.
March 28, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Mercer's Jame Beale won the Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week honor after finishing tied for fourth at the Linger Longer Invitational with a five-under par, 211.
March 21, 2012
MACON, Ga. – FGCU's Jack Hernandez captured the Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week honor, announced Wednesday by the league office.
March 21, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. – Led by freshman Jack Hernandez taking home individual medalist honors, FGCU produced its third straight under-par round to finish in third place at the Rio Pinar Invitational.
March 15, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Belmont holds the top spot in the Atlantic Sun All-Sports Standings after the completion of the winter sports regular seasons.
March 14, 2012
MACON, Ga. – Kennesaw State's Matt Nagy and North Florida's Sean Dale split the Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week honor, announced Wednesday by the league office.
March 12, 2012
PAWLEY'S ISLAND, S.C. -- The No. 14-ranked North Florida golf team claimed another team title Monday after outlasting the 15-team field of the 2012 General Hackler Championship.
March 07, 2012
MACON, Ga. – FGCU's Brandon Pena earned his second Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week honor of the season after finishing with 16 birdies at the USF Invitational.
February 29, 2012
MACON, Ga. – North Florida junior golfer Kevin Phelan was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Golfer of the Week as announced by the league office.
February 22, 2012
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Jack Hernandez finished in a tie for seventh at the Rice Intercollegiate with a two-under par, 214, which included a final round 70.
February 15, 2012
MACON, Ga. - USC Upstate's Brian Horton won his first career Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week honor after posting a 4-0 match play record for the Spartans.
February 08, 2012
FORT WORTH, Texas – North Florida's Sean Dale was one of 28 collegiate golfers named to the 2012 The Ben Hogan Award Watch List.
February 01, 2012
MACON, Ga. - ETSU's Rhys Enoch posted the top A-Sun performance at the Seabest Seafood Invitational at TPC Sawgrass with a two-over par, 218 to earn the Men's Golfer of the Week honor.
January 12, 2012
MACON, Ga. - Golfweek.com's D.J. Piehowski looks at the upcoming Atlantic Sun men's golf season and reviews the top players and teams from the fall schedule.
December 08, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky University will join the Atlantic Sun Conference effective July 1, 2012, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2012-13 academic year.
December 08, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky University has become the Atlantic Sun Conference’s newest member. Here is a quick rundown of what you need to know about NKU athletics.
November 17, 2011
MACON, Ga. – The University of North Florida Men’s Golf Team is ranked fifth in the latest Golfstat rankings.
November 09, 2011
MACON, Ga. - North Florida's Sean Dale captured his third A-Sun Men's Golf Player of the Week award this season as he fired a nine-under-par, 207, to win the Amelia National Intercollegiate.
November 02, 2011
MACON, Ga. – Kennesaw State's Jimmy Beck was named the A-Sun Men’s Golfer of the Week by the conference on Wednesday for his 10th place performance at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate.
November 02, 2011
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Kennesaw State men’s golf team erased yet another 36-hole deficit Tuesday at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate to win a share of the title.
October 26, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Following a third-consecutive finish among the leaders at a tournament, the North Florida men's golf team moved to sixth on Golfstat's national rankings list.
October 26, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Stetson's Sam Ryder ran away with the Mission Inn Classic title with a seven-stroke victory and a three-day total of 211 to earn him the Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week honor.
October 24, 2011
Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. - Senior Sam Ryder shot three under par 69 for the second day in a row and cruised to a seven-stroke victory in this weekend's Mission Inn Classic.
October 24, 2011
HOWIE-in-the-HILLS, Fla. – A pair of under-par rounds from seniors Brandon Pena and Alex Medinis helped the FGCU post a three-under 285 to win its third consecutive first place finish.
October 19, 2011
MACON, Ga. – A career and tournament low of 66 and helping his team to the team title of the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic earned University of North Florida golfer Sean Dale his second Atlantic Sun Men’s Golf Player of the Week Honor.
October 18, 2011
DULUTH, Ga. – No. 10 North Florida fired an eight-under 280 Tuesday to hold off a hard-charging No. 24 Chattanooga and claim the team championship at the AutoTrader.Com Collegiate Classic.
October 12, 2011
MACON, Ga. - North Florida's Sean Dale led the Ospreys to a third-place finish at the prestigious Brickyard Collegiate Championship with his two-under-par, 214, performance.
October 09, 2011
LEMONT, Ill. – The FGCU men’s golf team overcame a four-stroke deficit to No. 49 Missouri in Sunday’s final round of the John Dallio Memorial Tournament hosted by DePaul by carding an
October 05, 2011
MACON, Ga. - FGCU's Brandon Pena picked up his season career Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week award after claiming a share of the Cobra-PUMA Invitational title.
October 04, 2011
DAUFUSKIE ISLAND, S.C. - The Kennesaw State men's golf team overcame an 11-stroke deficit in the final round Tuesday to claim their second consecutive Rees Jones Intercollegiate title.
October 04, 2011
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Led by tournament co-medalist Brandon Pena’s four-under par 68, the FGCU men’s golf team held off a final round surge by Eastern Kentucky to come away with a team title.
September 28, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Kennesaw State's Matt Nagy earned his second career Atlantic Sun Men's Golfer of the Week, announced Wednesday by the league office.
September 21, 2011
MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate's Adam Goins won his second career tournament title as he helped the Spartans to first place at the Rutgers Invitational and in the process received his first A-Sun honor.
September 17, 2011
Piscataway, N.J. – The USC Upstate men's golf team turned in a strong final round on Saturday and opened the 2011-12 season by winning the Rutgers Invitational in dominant fashion.
September 14, 2011
Aberdeen, Scotland – ETSU freshman Rhys Pugh (Pontypridd, Wales) helped the Great Britain and Ireland squad to a 14-12 victory over the United States at the Walker Cup on Sunday.
September 11, 2011
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference and Streamline Technologies debuted a re-designed AtlanticSun.org on Monday, continuing a seven-year partnership between the entities.
September 09, 2011
BOONE, Iowa. – Just days before the 2011 golf season begins, GolfWorld released their list of top-50 college golfers to watch for in 2011 with two Kennesaw State Owls making the list.
August 25, 2011
ERIN, Wis. - Former Atlantic Sun Conference Champion and ETSU Buccaneer Michael Stewart advanced to the match play portion of the 111th U.S. Amateur Championship.
August 17, 2011
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – For the second-straight year, ETSU sophomore Spencer Lawson qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship on Aug. 22-28 at Erin Hills Golf Course in Erin, Wis.
August 08, 2011
NORMAN, Okla. - The Belmont and ETSU men's golf programs earned All-Academic team honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) for compiling a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
August 04, 2011
MACON, Ga. - Mercer Athletic Director Jim Cole announced the addition of Steve Bradley as the university’s new head men’s golf coach at a press conference in the University Center Tuesday afternoon.
August 02, 2011
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - Using a birdie on the final hole to force a playoff, Kennesaw State men's golfer Matt Nagy won on the third hole of sudden death to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Championship.
August 01, 2011
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – North Florida's junior Sean Dale and incoming freshman Joey Petronio both qualified for the US Amateur at Erin Hills and Blue Mound Golf and Country Club in Erin, Wis. on Aug. 22-28.