
GREENVILLE, S.C. --- The Tusculum Pioneers posted a three-day total of 905 and finish eighth at the 2025 South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Championship. The 13-team, 54-hole tournament was held at The Preserve at Verdae.
Lincoln Memorial claimed the league crown in a runaway as the Railsplitters posted a 20-under par score of 844 including a 14-under par final round 274 to win the title by 42 strokes over runner-up Wingate (886).
All five LMU players ended up on the All-Tournament Team including Ian Taggert who claimed the individual medal in a one-hole playoff over teammate Jamie Dean. Taggert and Dean each finished with a five-under par score of 211.
Anderson finished third with 888, Coker was fourth with 896 and Newberry and Lenoir-Rhyne each shot 899 to tie for fifth place. Catawba was seventh with 900, followed by Tusculum (905), Carson-Newman (906), Limestone (907), UVA Wise (947), Emory & Henry (969) and Mars Hill (979).
TU freshman Harrison Price was the top Pioneer golf as he placed 17th with his 54-hole total 74-74-76=224. Senior Liam Hermansson tied for 24th place with 75-77-75=227, senior Liam van Deventer tied for 33rd with 80-74-75=229 and senior Blake Williams rounded out the final individual scoring with 76-80-75=231.
Senior Hunter Hartman, who came back into the TU lineup after being subbed for on Monday, posted the low final round of the team with his two-over par 74.
Van Deventer ends his career with a 74.01 stroke average which is the fourth lowest in program history while his 97 career rounds played are a new Tusculum record. Williams finishes fifth in the TU record book with his 74.11 scoring average, while Hermansson places 19th with 75.76.
2025 South Atlantic Conference Men's Championship
Pl |
Team |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
1 |
Lincoln Memorial |
279 |
291 |
274 |
844 |
2 |
Wingate |
280 |
309 |
297 |
886 |
3 |
Anderson |
294 |
305 |
289 |
888 |
4 |
Coker |
299 |
301 |
296 |
896 |
T5 |
Newberry |
303 |
294 |
302 |
899 |
T5 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
296 |
298 |
305 |
899 |
7 |
Catawba |
304 |
298 |
298 |
900 |
8 |
TUSCULUM |
305 |
301 |
299 |
905 |
9 |
Carson-Newman |
299 |
311 |
296 |
906 |
10 |
Limestone |
309 |
298 |
300 |
907 |
11 |
UVA Wise |
304 |
326 |
317 |
947 |
12 |
Emory & Henry |
331 |
315 |
323 |
969 |
13 |
Mars Hill |
318 |
335 |
326 |
979 |
Tusculum Individual Scores
Pl |
Player |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Total |
17 |
74 |
74 |
76 |
224 |
|
T24 |
75 |
77 |
75 |
227 |
|
T32 |
76 |
80 |
75 |
231 |
|
T38 |
76 |
80 |
75 |
231 |
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80 |
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