TOURNAMENT: Visit Knoxville Collegiate Classic
WHEN: Friday, September 8 – Sunday, September 10
LOCATION: Knoxville, Tenn.
COURSE: Tennessee National Golf Club (Par 70, 7,280 yards)
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TAMPA, FLA., September 7, 2023 – The University of South Florida men's golf team will begin play in the 2023-24 season at the inaugural Visit Knoxville Collegiate Classic in Knoxville, Tenn. The Bulls are led by head coach Steve Bradley, the five-time AAC Coach of the Year is in his 10th season at USF.
The Visit Knoxville Collegiate Classic is the first of four events the Bulls will play in the Fall portion of the schedule. USF will compete in a 14-team field that will include Charlotte, Clemson, Cincinnati, ETSU, Miss State, Nebraska, North Florida, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Toledo, UConn, Virginia Tech, and Wisconsin.
Leading the charge for the 2023-24 Bulls are juniors Shubham Jalan and Jake Peacock, members of the 2022-23 AAC Men's Golf All-Conference team. The Bulls also return senior Sam Nicholson, junior Chase Gullikson and sophomore Nino Palmquist from last year's squad. They are joined by newcomers freshman James Hassell, graduate student Brock Healy, freshman Diego Neira, freshman Wilhelm Ryding, and redshirt junior Cooper Smith.
Head Coach Steve Bradley announced the following competitors for the Bulls in Knoxville:
Jake Peacock (Jr., Milton, Ga.), Cooper Smith (Redshirt Jr., Tampa, Fla.), Brock Healy (Gr., Norcross, Ga.) Wilhelm Ryding (Fr. Tyreso, Sweden), Shubham Jaglan (Jr., Delhi, India) and individual Nino Palmquist (So., Halmstad, Sweden).
Quoting Head Coach Steve Bradley
"It was the most competitive qualifying we've had in my ten years at USF. We have three new starters this week, so, excited to watch them compete this week. The Visit Knoxville Collegiate has a great field on a great course and should prove to be a challenging start to the season. We just need to be disciplined and have some fun. Looking forward to a great week."
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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