NASHVILLE – Lipscomb Men's Golf finished in the top half of the field at the 2023 ASUN Championship on Wednesday afternoon. The Bisons finished seventh in a field of 14 with an 837 (-27) total score. Lipscomb shot a 276 and 283 in the first two rounds, before putting up a 278 for one of the best rounds in the field over the final 18 holes of the competition.
Will Holan led the way for the Purple and Gold with a 10
th place finish. Holan was solid for the Bisons in the first two rounds with a 68 and 72 before carding Lipscomb's best round of the tournament with a 66 in the final round for a 206 (-10) overall. His final round saw him jump 13 spots over the final holes. In the final round, Holan connected on seven birdies. All told, Holan had 16 birdies during the tournament to go along with 33 pars on the event.
Jason Hong also had a solid tournament, finishing tied for 11
th place in the field. Hong was consistent over the three rounds, shooting a 69 in each of the rounds. Hong carded 30 pars and 15 birdies on the tournament and had the Bisons' only eagle of the championship. All told, Hong finished at (-9) 207.
Ford Golasich finished tied for 28
th in the field of 72 golfers with an overall score of 211 (-5). Goldasich was solid over the three rounds, carding a 70 in the first and third rounds and a 71 in the second round. Goldasich led Lipscomb with 39 pars and also turned in 10 birdies over the tournament.
Austin Aliff and
Jack Morris rounded things out for the Bisons with 47
th and 58
th place finishes, respectively.
Aliff finished tied for 47
th after finishing even with par, 216, in the championship. Aliff had a strong opening round, turning in a 69, before shooting a 74 and 73 in the final two rounds. Aliff had 36 pars and nine birdies throughout the tournament.
Morris finished tied for 58
th with a 220 (+4). Morris started his tournament with a 76 in the first round before playing his best round with a 71 in the second round. He finished up with a 73 to finish out his season. Morris carded 33 pars and 9 birdies.
HEAD COACH WILL BREWER
"Our season has seen some inconsistencies in scoring. When we are dialed in from 150 yards or closer, we were competitive with top 30-50 ranked teams. In the future, we must find ways to score more effectively and efficiently. It boiled down to pitching, chipping, putting and eliminating double bogeys. Our golf conference is consistently one of the top two mid-major conferences in the nation and this communicates we must continue to recruit players whose desire is to compete nationally and be committed to grow and become short game experts."
"We are so proud of this team! This team set the NCAA Division I single one round scoring record when counting four of five scores at 255 (-33), averaged a GPA of 3.75, won the UAB Invitational and
Ford Goldasich won his first collegiate event.
Jason Hong qualified for the Canadian PGA Tour!
Will Holan had an up and down season, but finished strong shooting (-10) and the ASUN Championships.
Gregor McKenzie finished with a 4.0 GPA and was accepted into the London School of Business and was awarded the Poest&Quants 2023 Best and Brightest Undergrad. Business Major. He also won the Dean's Award for top undergrad in the College of Business and received the Award of Academic Excellence in Finance. There are many awards and accomplishments and I'm so proud of the team's efforts and hard work!"
HERD NOTES
- Lipscomb finished the tournament with 171 pars and 59 birdies to go along with one eagle.
- The Bisons were third in the field in Par five scoring, averaging 4.52.
