Tag: #9 Men’s Golf

NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced the 2024 Division II PING All-American teams on Thursday. Joseba Torres and Mike Hay were recognized with Second-Team honors. 

Torres, the lone representative for the Sharks at the NCAA Division II National Championship, placed sixth overall (-5/69/69/70/208) during the NCAA national tournament and was the highest finishing individual. Torres held a 70.7 adjusted scoring average throughout the 2023-24 season and ended the year as the 26th ranked golfer in NCAA Division II. Torres earned a pair of top-three finishes during the campaign, placing third at the National Preview (-4/73/72/67/212) and second at the NCAA DII South/Southeast Regional (-7/65/71/73). 

Hay, the Sunshine State Conference Men’s Golfer of the Year and individual SSC Conference Champion, enjoyed a dominant 2023-24 campaign as a graduate student. Hay recorded three first place finishes, including winning the Sunshine State Conference Tournament. Through 11 tournaments, Hay has recorded a 70.5 adjusted scoring average and added six top-five finishes. He ranks 16th on Clippd’s scoreboard. Hay became the fourth Nova Southeastern men’s golfer to be recognized as the Sunshine State Men’s Golfer of the Year and the first since 2015. Hay also earned his third consecutive first-team all-Sunshine State Conference honor of his career.

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PINEHURST, NC – Eric Cole and Richard Mansell, two former Nova Southeastern Sharks men’s golfers and All-Americans, will be competing in the 124th U.S. Open beginning on Thursday, June 13th. 

Cole, the 2022-23 PGA Rookie of the Year, is making his third career appearance at the U.S. Open (2021 & 2023). Cole earned his qualification for the U.S. Open as one of the top-60 points leaders in the Official World Golf Rankings. Cole earned NCAA All-American honors for the Sharks in 2007.  

Cole began his tournament with the 1:58 p.m. tee time at the first hole and is paired with Akshay Bhatia and Erik van Rooyen. Cole will tee off on Friday, June 14th, at 8:13 a.m. 

Mansell, a two-time All-American during his Nova Southeastern career, is making his second appearance at the U.S. Open. Mansell teed off the first round at 8:57 a.m., alongside Willie Mack III and Ashton McCulloch from the tenth hole. The trio will tee off their second round at 2:42 p.m. from hole one on Friday morning. 

Fans are able to watch live coverage of the first round, beginning at 6:30 a.m., and going until 5 p.m., on USA, followed by additional streaming coverage on Peacock, from 5-8 p.m. Second round streaming on Peacock runs from 6:30 a.m., to 1 p.m., and is followed by six hours of coverage, from 1-7 p.m., on NBC, with one additional hour of streaming on Peacock from 7-8 p.m., to conclude the live coverage.

Following the first two rounds, the 156-player field will be cut to the top-60 and ties for the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday.

Leaderboard and additional information can be found on the U.S. Open’s website.

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