TAMPA, FLA., September 26, 2023 – The University of South Florida men's golf team placed fourth in the Windon Memorial Classic in Northfield, Illinois which concluded on Tuesday. South Florida's 36-hole total of 548 on Monday tied the program record and the Bulls' final 54-hole tally of 825 (-27) is the fourth-best in team history.
South Florida opened with a 279 (-5) in the first round and improved by 10 shots in the second round with a 269 (-15) good for sixth place. USF closed with a 277 (-3) moving up three spots to finish fourth in the 15-team field.
The Bulls' second-round score of 269 was tied for second-best in the field, just one shot behind Purdue's 268. The Boilermakers went on to win the event with a tournament-record score of 814 (-38).
USF was second in par 4 scoring at -4, third in par 5 scoring at -27 and second with 184 pars in the tournament.
Graduate student
Brock Healy (Norcross, Ga.) paced USF with his first top-10 finish as a Bull. Healy tied his career-best with a 65 (-6) in the second round. He opened with a 70 (-1) and closed with an even-par 71.
Jake Peacock (Milton, Ga.), matched his career-best with a 66 in the opening round. He followed with a 72 (+1) in the second round and closed with a 69 (-2) to gain 10 spots and finish tied for 14th. Peacock tied for second in par 4 scoring at -5, recorded 11 birdies was tied for second with 41pars over three rounds.
Redshirt junior
Cooper Smith (Tampa) carded three rounds under par on his way to a tie for 19th. Smith bookended rounds of 70 (-1) in the first and third rounds with a 68 (-3) in the second round. Smith tied for the lead in par 5 scoring at -8.
Freshman
Wilhelm Ryding (Tyreso, Sweden), in his second tournament in the Green and Gold, shot under par in the last two rounds. Ryding opened with a 75 (+4) and improved eight shots with a 67 (-4) in the second. He moved up 15 spots on the final day, closing with a 69 (-2) to finish tied for 34th.
Sophomore
Nino Palmquist (Halmstad, Sweden) finished tied with Ryding at 34th, shooting a pair of two-under 69's in the second and third rounds.
Competing as an individual,
Shubham Jaglan (Jr., Delhi, India), tied for 24th for the best finish among the individuals. Shubham was under par in his first two rounds, shooting 69 (-2) and 68 (-3) and closed with a 72 (+1)
Bulls Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL
T9
Brock Healy (Gr., Norcross, Ga.) 70 65 71 -7 (206)
T14
Jake Peacock (Jr., Milton, Ga.) 66 72 69 -6 (207)
T19
Cooper Smith (Redshirt Jr., Tampa, Fla.) 70 68 70 -5 (208)
T34
Wilhelm Ryding (Fr. Tyreso, Sweden) 75 67 69 -2 (211)
T34
Nino Palmquist (Gr./Knoxville, Ten.) 73 69 69 -2 (211)
Individual
T24
Shubham Jaglan Indivdual (Jr., Delhi, India) 69 68 72 -4 (209)
Tournament Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL
1 Purdue 269 268 277 -38 (814)
2 East Tennessee St. 274 270 274 -34 (818)
3 Indiana 277 269 277 -29 (823)
4 South Florida 279 269 277 -27 (825)
5 North Florida 280 272 277 -23 (829)
6 Northwestern 271 275 284 -22 (830)
7 Little Rock 274 273 288 -17 (835)
8 Kent State 278 275 287 -12 (840)
9 Marquette University 282 275 284 -11 (841)
10 Minnesota 282 274 287 -9 (843)
11 Notre Dame 282 278 286 -6 (846)
12 UC Davis 281 278 289 -4 (848)
13 Memphis 292 280 280 E (852)
14 Wisconsin 284 280 289 +1 (853)
15 Michigan State 287 283 286 +4 (856)
Quoting Head Coach Steve Bradley
"A solid event for us, a total team effort. Was nice to see the guys bounce back from a subpar effort in Tennessee. A lot of good things to build on as we prepare for our home event in a couple of weeks."
Up Next
The Bulls host USF Invitational on October 9-10 at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla.
About USF Men's Golf
The USF men's golf program has captured 17 conference titles and has seen players earn 19 All-America honors. The Bulls have won five American Athletic Conference Tournament championships in wire-to-wire fashion, winning four-consecutive from 2015-18. The Bulls have had four individual conference champions, including Albin Bergstrom in 2021, and gone on to earn nine straight NCAA Regional appearances, including a 6th place finish in NCAA Championship match-play in 2015. USF is led by Steve Bradley, who has been named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year five times since taking over the program in 2014. The Bulls have posted 21 tournament wins under Bradley entering the 2023-24 season, by far the most under any coach in program history.
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