The No. 1-ranked Keiser men's golf team opens the 2026-27 season, hosting this year's PDI Shootout Sept. 14-15 at PGA National (Champions Course - Par 71, 7,045 yards). The 13-team field will feature five Sun Conference teams which will play 54 holes over two days.
 
The Seahawks ended the 2025-26 season with a 10th-place finish at the 74th Annual NAIA Men's Golf National Championship. The Seahawks produced seven total all-Americans, two CSC Academic All-Americans, Gary Player International Golfer of the Year Award presented by FlightScope (Iver Sokhan-Sanj), and the NAIA Jack Nicklaus Award presented by Workday recipient (Sokhan-Sanj). With four All-Sun Conference honorees and the Sun Conference Freshman of the Year (Matus Cedzo), Keiser claimed the program's second straight Sun Conference title in 2026.
 

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When: Sept. 14-15, 2026
Course: PGA National – Champions Course (Par 71, 7,045 yards)
Where: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Format: 36 holes Monday, 18 holes Tuesday
Field: No. 1 Keiser, T-No. 5 Webber Int'l, No. 7 OUAZ, No. 18 Rocky Mountain (Mont.), No. 19 Indiana Wesleyan, (rv) Bellevue (Neb.), SCAD, Ave Maria, Florida College, St. Thomas, Eastern Florida State (JC), Lake Sumter (JC), Palm Beach State (JC)
 

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1. Yann Ferrando - Sr. / Biscarose, France
A two-tme All-American, Ferrando enters his season season with a Keiser career stroke average of 72.96. Last season he placed in the top 5 eight times

2. Jack Peters - So. / Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
Peters enters his third season with the Seahawks. The NAIA All-American finished the 2025-26 season with eight top-10 finishes, including three in the top five

3. Max Gipson - Fr. / Cabot, Ark.
Gipson will be making his Keiser debut on Monday. The native of Cabot, Arkansas, won the Arkansas Class 1A State Title and captured the High School Overall Championship at Pleasant Valley Country Club, shooting a 3-under 68. He trained under ASGA Hall of Famer and former PGA Tour player Stan Lee

4. Stanley Campbell - Sr. / London, England
A transfer from Jacksonville State, Campbell was a Third-Team All-Conference USA selection for the Gamecocks last season

5. Vian Jansen van Vuuren - Fr. / George, South Africa
Another newcomer to the Keiser squad, Jansen Van Vuuren was the top U19 golfer in South Africa. Finished runner-up at the NOMADS Inland National Championship and third at the NOMADS Coastal National Championship

Individuals
Fridtjof Farhang - So. / Oslo, Norway
Farhang appeared in four events for the Seahawks last year. The native of Oslo, Norway, posted a season stroke average of 74.10

Matus Cedzo - So. / Prague, Czech Republic
An NAIA All-American a year ago, Cedzo appeared in 11 events for the Seahawks, recording a season stroke average of 73.26

Iver Sokhan-Sanj - Jr. / Lorenskog, Norway
Sokhan-Sanj , the 2026 Jack Nicklaus Award presented by Workday recipient for NAIA, returns for the Seahawks for his junior campaign. Last season, he had five top-5 finishes with four tournament wins

Nelis De Bruin - Fr. / Pretoria, South Africa
De Bruin will making his Keiser debut on Monday. He comes into this season with 10 WAGR career wins as well as 22 WAGR Top 10 finishes

Thaddeus Huainigg - Fr. / Krumpendorf am Wörthersee, Austria
First-year golfer Huainigg represented Austria at the European Team Championships and is a former Doral Junior Classic Champion. 

Michael Conti - Sr. / Phoenix, Arizona
Conti appeared in seven events for the Seahawks last year with one Top-10 finish. He ended the year with a season stroke average of 75.27

Bennett Dolter - So. / Dubuque, Iowa
Entering his second season with the Seahawks, Dolter made two appearances for Keiser in 2025-26. He posted a season stroke aveage of 76.50 

Basil Strolz - Jr. / Lech, Austria
Strolz made two appearances for the Seahawks last year. The native of Lech, Austria, recorded a season stroke average of 78.17 in 2025-26

William Brun Solum - Sr. / Tonsberg, Norway
The 2025 Sun Conference Golfer of the Year returns to Keiser after spending a year at the College of Charleston

Dimitri David - Sr. / Pirae, Tahiti
Entering his third year with the Seahawks, David has appeared in nine events during his Keiser career. He has recorded a career stroke average of 72.71
 
 

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• The Seahawks enter the week ranked No. 1 in the preseason NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll (Aug. 21)
• Keiser also ranks No. 1 in the latest Bushnell /Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll (Sept. 4)
• The Seahawk tee off the 2026-27 season with this week's Seahawk Shootout
• Keiser finished the 2025-26 season with a record of 105-11-0 versus NAIA teams
• The Seahawks posted six tournament victories last season and seven top-2 finishes
• The PDI Shootout field will consist of 13 teams 
• Five of the teams in this week's field are from the Sun Conference

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