Seven members of the No. 1-ranked Keiser men's golf team were named to the NAIA PING All-South Region team, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) on Tuesday afternoon.
GCAA PING All-South Region
Adam Buchanan, First Year, Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
- Named to the all-region team for the first time
- Earn the Sun Conference Freshman of the Year honor
- Named to the All-Sun Conference Team for the first time
- Appeared in nine events for the Seahawks for a total of 27 rounds
- Had five top-10 finishes with four in the top five
- Won the Sun Conference Championship, posting an 8-under, 208 (70-67-71)
- Shot a low-round, 54-hole, 196 at this year's Seahawk Shootout (Sept. 16-17)
- Notched a top-5 finish at the Roadrunner Classic (April 7-8), tying for fourth with a 1-over, 217
- Carded another top-5 finish, tying for fifth with a 4-over, 220, at the Battle at Laughlin Ranch (March 24-25)
- Entered the Sun Conference Tournament with an adjusted scoring average of 70.8
- Named the Sun Conference Golfer of the Week (April 14)
- Currently ranked No. 12 by clippd
Dimitri David - So. / Pirae, Tahiti
- Named to the all-region team for the first time
- Appeared in six events for the Seahawks for a total of 17 rounds
- Posted two top-5 finishes
- Placed second in the Boynton Beach Bash (Oct. 24), shooting an even par
- Finished fifth in the Seahawk Shootout with a 4-under (Sept. 16-17)
- Posted an adjusted season stroke average of 71.7
- Currently ranked No.40 by clippd
Yann Ferrando, Second Year, Biscarose, France
- Named to the all-region team for the first time
- Named to the All-Sun Conference Team for the second straight year
- Appeared in nine events for the Seahawks for a total of 27 rounds
- Had two top-10 finishes
- Finished seventh at the 2024 Seahawk Shootout (Sept. 16-17), shooting a 1-under, 200
- Shot a low-round, 54-hole, 200 at this year's Seahawk Shootout
- Entered the Sun Conference Tournament with an adjusted scoring average of 71.7
- Currently ranked No. 44 by clippd
Nateesh Ganesh, First Year, Malacca, Malaysia
- Named to the all-region team for the first time
- Named to the All-Sun Conference Team for the first time
- Appeared in eight events for the Seahawks for a total of 23 rounds
- Had three top-10 finishes with two tournament wins
- A two-time Sun Conference Golfer of the Week
- Named the NAIA Golfer of the Week (March 19)
- Shot a low-round, 54-hole, 207 at this year's Kona Ice Keiser Kup
- Entered the Sun Conference Tournament with an adjusted scoring average of 70.9
- Currently ranked No. 11 by clippd
James Murray, Fourth Year, George, South Africa
- Named to the all-region team for the first time
- Appeared in six events for the Seahawks for a total of 18 rounds
- Had two top-10 finishes, with one in the top five
- Finished tied for fifth at the 2024 Seahawk Shootout (Sept. 16-17) with a 4-under, 197
- Shot a low-round, 54-hole, 197 at this year's Seahawk Shootout
- Entered the Sun Conference Tournament with an adjusted scoring average of 71.3
- Currently ranked No. 28 by clippd
William Brun Solum, Second Year, Tonsberg, Norway
- Named to the all-region team for the first time
- Earned Sun Conference Golfer of the Year honors
- Named to the All-Sun Conference Team for the first time
- Appeared in seven events for the Seahawks for a total of 20 rounds
- Had five top-10 finishes with three in the top five
- Finished tied for third in the Sun Conference Championship, shooting a 3-under, 213
- Shot a low-round, 54-hole, 206 at this year's Seahawk Shootout (Sept. 16-17)
- Carded a 208 at the Kona Ice Keiser Kup to finish second (March 9-11)
- Posted a 5-under, 211, at the Coastal Georgia Winter Invitatonal (Feb. 10-11), placing tied for third
- Recorded a top-10 finish in 71.4 percent of the events played this season
- Has posted a 347-60-10 record versus NAIA opponents this season
- Following the Sun Conference Tournament Brun Solum has recorded an adjusted scoring average of 70.6
- Currently ranked No. 9 by clippd
Jan Sustek, First Year, Brno, Czech Republic
- Named to the all-region team for the first time
- Appeared in five events for the Seahawks for a total of 14 rounds
- Notched three top-5 finishes
- Finished fifth in the Coastal Georgia Men's Winter Invitational, shooting a 3-under (Feb. 10-11)
- Shot a 2-over for a fifth-place finish at the Boynton Beach Bash (Oct. 24)
- Opened the season with second-place finish with a 5-under at the Seahawk Shootout (Spet .16-17)
- Has recorded an adjusted scoring average of 71.0
- Currently ranked No. 19 by clippd
The Seahawks will travel to Silvis, Illinois, for the 73rd Annual NAIA Men's Golf National Championship May 20-23. The championship will be held at TPC Deere Run.
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