Tournament: 2025 Seahawk Shootout
Keiser University Tournament Finish/Score: 4th of 13 / +14 (286-297-295, 878)
Location: PGA National – Fazio Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Course Information: Par 72, 7.050 yards
The 2025-26 season teed off with the 2025 Seahawk Shootout as the No. 3-ranked men's golf team placed fourth in a field of 13 teams, posting a 14-over, 878. Played at PGA National's Fazio Course, this year's tournament was won by Eastern Florida State with a 1-under, 863. Freshman Matus Cedzo (playing as an individual) dominated the field with rounds of 67 (-5), 69 (-3), and 68 (-4) to post a tournament-best 204 (-12). Cedzo claimed medalist honors by six strokes, standing as the only player to finish double digits under par. The tournament was the first win of his Seahawk career.
Senior Yann Ferrando paced the squad, tying for fourth individually with a steady 213 (-3), including an opening-round 69 (-3). Jack Peters added a tie for 10th at +2 (218), while Iver Sokhan-Sanj tied for 22nd at 222 (+6).
With the fourth-place finish, Keiser has posted a top-5 finish in eight straight events, dating back to last year.
1. Matus Cedzo of Keiser at 12-under (67-69-68, 204)
T2. Vedant Sirohi of Webber Int'l at six-under (70-73-67, 210)
T2. Ty Kaufman of Ave Maria at six-under (68-73-69, 210)
(IND) Matus Cedzo (-12) (67-69-68, 204) (1st Place)
- Claimed first medalist honor of his career
- Made Keiser debut, shooting the third lowest 54-hole score (-12) in program history
- Shot 2-under on Par 3s, 4-under on Par 4s, and 6-under on Par 5s
- Notched 37 par putts
- Had 13 birdies and one eagle
Yann Ferrando (-3) (69-73-71, 213) (T-4th Place)
- Posted first top 5 finish of his career
- It marked his 11th top-10 finish as a Seahawk
- Notched even-par on Par 4s and was 6-under on Par 5s
- Recorded 35 par putts
- Tallied 11 birdies and one eagle
Jack Peters (+2) (72-72-74, 218) (T-10th Place)
- Registered first top-10 finish of his Keiser career
- Shot a 4-under on Par 5s
- Posted 34 par putts
- Notched seven birdies
- Recorded a tournament-best two eagles
(IND) Fridtjof Farhang (+4) (74-71-75, 220) (T-17th Place)
- Posted 37 par putts
- Carded seven birdies
Iver Sokhan-Sanj (+6) (73-74-75, 222) (T-22nd Place)
- Was even-par on Par 3s and 2-under on Par 5s
- Recorded 37 par putts
- Had six birdies
(IND) Dimitri David (+7) (71-75-77, 223) (T-26th Place)
- Shot 2-under on Par 5s
- Posted 30 par putts
- Carded 10 birdies
(IND) Rio Jang (+9) (77-73-75, 225) (T-31st Place)
- Recorded 33 par putts
- Notched seven birdies
(IND) Jan Sustek (+9) (76-74-75, 225) (T-31st Place)
- Had 33 par putts
- Posted six birdies
Theodor Myklebust Bjørge (+10) (72-78-76, 226) (T-39th Place)
- Shot 1-under on Par 5s
- Tallied 33 par putts
- Had six birdies
(IND) Achilleas Lazaridis (+10) (75-75-76, 226) (T-39th Place)
- Shot 4-under on Par 5s
- Recorded 33 par putts
- Sank six birdies
(IND) Theodoros Michael (+12) (72-76-80, 228) (T-47th Place)
- Shot 2-under on Par 5s
- Posted 32 par putts
- Recorded eight birdies
(IND) Michael Conti (+14) (76-75-79, 230) (T-50th Place)
- Carded a 2-under on Par 5s
- Had 32 par putts
- Registered seven birdies
(IND) Bennett Dolter (+19) (77-77-79, 235) (T-64th Place)
- Notched 36 par putts
- Carded two birdies
Jose Ricardo Aguilar (+20) (77-84-75, 236) (T-68th Place)
- Shot even-par on Par 5s
- Tallied 28 par putts
- Had six birdies
(IND) Anthony Bestrick (+23) (78-77-84, 239) (T-74th Place)
- Posted 28 par putts
- Carded five birdies
(IND) Basil Strolz (+24) (75-84-81, 240) (T-76th Place)
- Recorded 24 par putts
- Totaled five birdies
(IND) Justin Vieira (+29) (78-86-81, 245) (T-80th Place)
- Registered 28 par putts
- Posted three birdies
(IND) Daniel Yang (+29) (79-79-87, 245) (T-80th Place)
- Had 29 par putts
- Recorded two birdies
(IND) Paul Guillaume Fettweis (+31) (81-86-80, 247) (T-83rd Place)
- Totaled 29 par putts
- Carded two birdies
1.E. Florida State (JC) (-1)
2. Ave Maria (+2)
3. Palm Beach State (JC) (+10)
4. No. 3 Keiser (+14)
5. Webber Int'l (+25)
6. St. Thomas (+33)
7. (rv) Hastings (+36)
8. UT Southern (+41)
9. SCAD Atlanta (+47)
10. SCAD Savannah (+51)
11. Florida College (+52)
12. New College of Florida (+66)
13. Lake Sumter (JC) (+89)
The Seahawks will travel to Palm Harbor, Florida, for the Invite at Innisbrook hosted by Dalton State Sept. 29-30.
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