The No. 3-ranked Keiser men's golf team hosts the 2025 Kona Ice Keiser Kup March 9-11 from the Okeeheelee Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida. The three-day, three-round event will feature 12 teams, including three represented in the NAIA Top 25.
Keiser is coming off its second win of the season, posting a 7-under, 857, at this year's Coastal Georgia Winter Invitational (Feb. 10-11). The Seahawks topped the leaderboard, holding an eight-stroke lead over second-place Coastal Georgia (No. 5). This year's invite featured six teams represented in the latest NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25.
After a slow start (8-over, 296, in round one), the Seahawks shaved 15 stroke off of their score, including a 9-under, 279, in round three for the victory.
Keiser was led by
William Brun Solum, who notched the first top-3 finish of his Keiser career, posting a 5-under, 211 (74-70-67).
Jan Sustek (tied for fifth) and
Yann Ferrando (tied for seventh) rounded out the top finishers for the Seahawks. Sustek carded a 3-under, 213 (72-70-71) for his third top-5 finish of the season while Ferrando tallied a 2-under, 214, for the sixth top-10 finish of his career.
When: March 9-11, 2025
Course: Okeeheelee Golf Course - Eagle/Heron (Par 71, 6,813 yards)
Where: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Format: 18 holes on Sunday, 18 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday
Field: No. 3 Keiser, No. 8 Texas Wesleyan, No. 10 Marian (Ind.), (rv) Midway, Ave Maria, SMWC, Rio Grande, Florida College, New College of Florida, Adelphi (NCAA DII), Palm Beach Atlantic (NCAA DII), Eckerd (NCAA DII)
1. William Brun Solum - So. / Tonsberg, Norway
Brun Solum has appeared three events for the Seahawks this season with two top-10 finishes, including a third-place (tied) finish at the CCGA Winter Invite (Feb. 10-11). The second-year Seahawk enters Sunday's action with an adjuted scoring average of 71.5 and ranks No. 43 nationally by clippd
2. Jan Sustek - Fr. / Brno, Czech Republic
Sustek comes into this week's action with three top-5 finishes this season, including a fifth-place (tied) finish at the CCGA Winter Invite (Feb. 10-11). Sustek has an adjusted scoring average of 70.1 and ranks No. 14 in the nation by clippd
3. Yann Ferrando - So. / Biscarose, France
Ferrando has appeared in five events for the Seahawks this season with two top-10 finishes. Ferrando has regisreted an adjustied scoring average of 71.9 with a national ranking of No. 57 (clippd)
4. James Murray - Sr. / George, South Africa
Murray will be making his third appearance of the 2024-25 season with one top-5 finish. He has registered an adjust scoring average of 71.0 and is ranked No. 24 in the nation by clippd
5. Adam Buchanan - Fr. / Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
Buchanan had posted two top-10 finishes with one in the top 5 this season for the Seahawks. He enters the week with an adjusted scoring average of 71.3and ranks No. 29 in the nation by clippd
Individuals
Iver Sokhan-Sanj - Fr. / Lorenskog, Norway
Sokhan-Sanj will be making his fifth appearance for the Seahawks this season. With one top-10 finish, Sokhan-Sanj posted an adjusted scoring average of 73.5
Nateesh Ganesh - Fr. / Malacca, Malaysia
Ganesh has appeared in four events for the Seahawks this season with a first-place finish at the Boynton Beach Bash (JV) on Oct. 24. Ganesh has tallied an adjusted scoring average of 72.0 and ranks No. 76 in the nation (clippd)
Jack Peters - Fr. / Northampton, England
Peters will be making third appearance for the Seahawks on Sunday. The first-year golfer has posted an adjusted scoring average of 75.3
Theodoros Michael - Jr. / Paphos, Cyprus
Michael will be making his season debut on Sunday
Dimitri David - So. / Pirae, Tahiti
David has appeared in five events for the Seahawks this season. The sophomore has two top-5 finishes this season with an adjusted scoring average of 71.1 and a national ranking of No.33 (clippd)
Toby Lock - Sr. / Ashford, England
Lock will be making his third appearance of the season on Sunday. The senior Seahawks has recorded an adjusted scoring average of 73.8
Achilleas Lazaridis - Jr. / Limassol, Cyprus
Lazaridis will be making his third career appearance with the Seahawks
Arvid Sandefeldt - Fr. / Sweden
Sandefeldt will be making his second career appearance with the Seahawks
*-playing as individuals
- The Seahawks enter the week ranked No. 3 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll
- Keiser also ranks No. 1 in the latest Bushnell /Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll (Feb. 28)
- In the team's last outing, Keiser earned its second win of the season, posting a 7-under, 857, at this year's Coastal Georgia Winter Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
- The Seahawks topped the leaderboard, holding an eight-stroke lead over second-place Coastal Georgia (No. 5)
- The CCGA Winter Invite featured six teams represented in the latest NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25
- Keiser was led by William Brun Solum, who notched the first top-3 finish of his Keiser career, posting a 5-under, 211 (74-70-67)
- Jan Sustek (tied for fifth) and Yann Ferrando (tied for seventh) rounded out the top finishers for the Seahawks. Sustek carded a 3-under, 213 (72-70-71) for his third top-5 finish of the season while Ferrando tallied a 2-under, 214, for the sixth top-10 finish of his caree
- The Seahawks have won two tournaments this season
- The Seahawks are 39-2-1 versus NAIA schools this season (clippd)
- The 2024 field for the Kona Ice Keiser Kup Invite will consist of 12 teams.
- Of the 12 teams, three are represented in the NAIA Top 25
- Three teams are NCAA Division II programs
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