Tournament: The NAIA Men's Golf National Championship
Keiser University Final Finish/Score: 3rd of 30 / +40 (291-306-299-296, 1192)
Location: Dalton Golf and Country Club - Dalton, Georgia
Course Information: Par 72, 7,043 yards
The No. 2-ranked Keiser men's golf team posted the third top-3 finish at the NAIA Men's Golf National Championship in program history with a third-place finish on Friday, shooting an 8-over, 296. On the final day of the tournament, the Seahawks jumped one spot to record the top-3 placement. Keiser finished the four-round event with a 40-over, 1192 - nine stroke behind second-place (No. 4) Texas Wesleyan (+31, 1183). No. 1-ranked Dalton State won this year's Red Banner with a 30-over, 1182.
Making their eighth appearance in the NAIA National Championship Tournament, KU's third-place finish marked the 11th time this season the Seahawks placed in the top 5. Keiser has now placed in the top five in the NAIA Men's Golf Championship in six consecutive seasons.
Florian Benner notched his fifth top-10 finish of the season as the Seahawks top individual, placing tied for 10th. The native of Recklinghausen, Germany, shot a 7-over, 295, in the final field of 93 golfers (156 before Wednesday's cut). First-year Seahawks, William Brun Solum and Yann Ferrando each placed in the top 20. Brun Solum shot a 10-over, 298, tying for 17th while Ferrando finished tied for 20th at 11-over.
The Seahawks end the 2023-24 season with 11 top-5 finishes, including five tournament titles. The Seahawks have produced 38 individual top-10 finishes (19 in the top 5), including seven individual titles. The Seahawks also registered four all-conference members and the Sun Conference Golfer of the Year (Isac Wallin).
T1. Juan Ricardo Davila Bone of Texas Wesleyan at even-par (71-74-73-70, 288) - wins medalist honors (1-hole playoff)
T1. Kolby Shackelford of OUAZ at even-par (71-73-73-67, 288)
3. Antonio Juarbe of Coastal Georgia at 2-over (73-72-73-72, 290)
Florian Benner (+7) (75-74-74-72, 295) (T-10th Place)
- Notched fifth top-10 finish of the season.
- Recorded 46 par putts.
- Posted 10 birdies.
William Brun Solum (+10) (74-76-76-72, 298) (T-17th Place)
- Was two-under on Par 5s.
- Shot 47 par putts.
- Had 10 birdies.
Yann Ferrando (+11) (73-76-74-76, 299) (T-20th Place)
- Recorded 39 par putts.
- Had 12 birdies.
Isac Wallin (+17) (70-84-75-76, 305) (T-39th Place)
- Shot 2-under on Par 5s.
- Carded 43 par putts.
- Notched 10 birdies.
Nicolas Llanos (+18) (74-80-76-76, 306) (T-43rd Place)
- Tallied 39 par putts.
- Carded nine birdies.
1. No. 1 Dalton State (+30)
2. No. 4 Texas Wesleyan (+31)
3. No. 2 Keiser (+40)
4. No. 11 Columbia (Mo.) (+49)
5. No. 15 Houston - Victoria (+53)
6. No. 6 British Columbia (+58)
7. No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (+59)
T8. No. 23 Marian (Ind.) (+64)
18. No. 12 MidAmerica Nazarene (+64)
10. No. 17 Friends (+68)
11. No. 7 Wayland Baptist (+69)
12. No. 16 Coastal Georgia (+71)
13. No. 9 Truett McConnell (+75)
14. No. 13 Cumberland (Tenn.) (+76)
15. No. 14 St. Thomas (+84)
16. No. 21 Webber Int'l (+87)
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(Did not make the cut to Round Three)
T17. No. 3 OUAZ (+43)
T17. No. 19 Point (Ga.) (+43)
19. (rv) Lawrence Tech (+44)
20. No. 20 Campbellsville (+46)
21. No. 8 Southeastern (+47)
22. No. 18 William Carey (+48)
23. No. 22 Bellevue (Neb.) (+50)
T24. No. 24 Ave Maria (+51)
T25. No. 10 Oklahoma City (+52)
T25. (rv) Victoria (B.C.) (+52)
27. (rv) Benedictine - Mesa (+53)
28. Rio Grande (+56)
29. Northwestern (Iowa) (+70)
30. Olivet Nazarene (+78)
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