Men's Golf Opens Spring at The Sea Best Invitational

Monday, February 2

Jacksonville, FL

Lipscomb University

Sea Best Invitational

Men's Golf Opens Spring at The Sea Best Invitational

2/3/2026 8:46:00 PM | Men's Golf

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lipscomb Men's Golf opened up its spring 2026 season at the Sea Best Invitational hosted by Jacksonville, finishing seventh in a field of 14 teams. Included in the field were ranked opponents No. 5 Florida and No. 34 Texas A&M, along with ASUN foes FGCU, North Florida, North Alabama, and Jacksonville. The tournament was shortened to two rounds due to cold, windy conditions.

Lipscomb was led by Rio Saigal, who finished tied for 12^th as the only Bison to finish under par. He shot a 72 in the first round, but connected on a 69 in the second round to finish with a 141 (-1). He was one of 15 athletes who finished under par in the event.

Minas Manias also posted a top-20 finish as he tied for 20^th. He shot a 70 over the first 18 holes and followed it up with a 73 in the final round. All told, he scored a 143 (+1) in his first event of the spring.

Toby Bishop was Lipscomb's next finisher, tying for 27^th in the field. Bishop had the best first round for the Bisons, carding a 70. He shot a 74 on Tuesday to finish with a 144 (+2). Ciaran Murphy and Maxi Klaus were the final two team finishers for Lipscomb. Murphy carded a 73, 76 (+7) while Klaus put up an 82, 77 (+17).

Alexander Moeldrup competed as an individual, finishing tied for 58^th out of 86. Moeldrup finished (+9), carding a 76 and 75 in the first and second rounds, respectively.

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Lipscomb will be back in action Feb. 15-18 at The Prestige hosted by Stanford.