American Men's Golf Champions

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SMU runs away with record setting tournament score to win the Men's Golf Championship.

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Impressive indeed

https://smumustangs.com/news/2022/4/24/ ... mpion.aspx

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From SMUMustangs.com:

AAC Champions: Mustangs Claim Team Title; Petronzio Named Individual Champion

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (SMU) – The SMU men's golf team secured its second American Athletic Conference title and 10th title in program history, setting a 54-hole tournament scoring record of 835 (282-277-276, -29) at the Southern Hills Golf Club on Sunday.

SMU's record scoring effort overtook the previous benchmark set by South Florida (837, -27) at the Black Diamond Ranch Quarry Course in 2015. The Mustangs also staked claim to being the first American squad with multiple rounds sub-280 on a par-72 layout in championship history.

Sophomore Nathan Petronzio earned his first career medalist honors, holding the first-place spot throughout the three-day event and ending the tournament as the only participant of the 45-player field to score in the 60s each day.

A 13-under, 203 finish for Petronzio tied the fifth-lowest 54-hole tournament score in program history, a mark set by Will Dodson in the 2006 C-USA Men's Championship and tied by Frank Wrenn at the John Burns Intercollegiate in 2007.

Petronzio, holding a one-stroke lead against the field to open the final day, survived a third-round surge by South Florida's Run Youprayong, whose five-under 67 brought him within one stroke of Petronzio entering the 18th hole, where both Petronzio and Youprayong hit even-par, securing both team and individual titles for SMU.

Petronzio's 20 birdies through 54 holes was the highest of the field, four more than second-place teammate Noah Goodwin. The sophomore posted a tournament-low five-under at par fours (3.83 avg.) and the second-lowest on par fives (-8, 4.33).

All five Mustangs in the lineup closed the final round below par and in the top-22 of the individual standings.

Goodwin closed his conference championship bid in fourth place at nine-under. The senior carded a four-under, 68 on the final day, hitting six birdies and a clean sheet through the front nine for the second time in the tournament. Goodwin posted the second-lowest performance on par fours against the field (-3, 3.90) and third-lowest on par fives (-7, 4.42).

Sophomore Holden Wisener, after going plus-two on day one, went three-under in rounds two and three to tie his career low round and finish at four under and tied for eleventh. Wisener's six-under at par fives was the fourth-lowest of the field (-6, 4.50 avg.). Through the final round, Wisener carded an unblemished one-under through the front nine and four birdies after the turn, including three birdies on consecutive holes (14-16).

Ollie Osborne closed day three at two-under, good for a T-14th-place finish. Osborne notched four birdies through the final round and hit a clean sheet at one-under through the back nine. Osborne's two-under at par threes (2.83 avg.) was the second-lowest of the field, and the juniors 39 pars through the 54-hole tournament was the second most.

As a team, SMU posted the low score on par threes (E, 3.00 avg.), par fours (-1 3.99 avg.), and par fives (-25, 4.58 avg.). 64 team birdies was the highest figure of the tournament, ten higher than second-place South Florida.


Position Team To Par Today R1 R2 R3 Total
1 SMU -29 -12 282 277 276 835
2 South Florida -20 -17 278 272 271 844
3 Houston -16 E 286 287 288 848
4 UCF -6 -4 287 286 284 858
5 Cincinnati -5 -5 287 287 283 859
6 Memphis +3 -2 292 284 286 867
7 Wichita State +7 +10 291 290 298 871
8 Temple +13 -1 297 293 287 877
9 East Carolina +16 E 301 291 288 880
Position Player R1 R2 R3 Total
1. Nathan Petronzio 68 66 69 203
4. Noah Goodwin 71 68 68 207
T11 Holden Wisener 74 69 69 212
T14 Ollie Osborne 70 74 70 214
T22 Justin Thompson 73 74 71 218