TAMPA, FLA., March 19, 2024 – The University of South Florida men's golf team finished 14th at the Pauma Valley Invitational on Tuesday.
Brock Healy led the way for the Bulls, closing with 74 (+3) in the final round.
The Bulls have finished in the Top 4 in six of the eight tournaments this season, including two wins in the Fall and a second and third-place finish in the first two tournaments of the Spring.
In 54-hole event in California, the No. 42-ranked Bulls recorded a final score of 870 (+18) to finish 14th in a field in which 13 of the 15 teams were ranked in the Top 80 in the country.
The Bulls opened with a 288 (+7) in the first round, improved five shots, carding a 283 (+2) in the second round. In the closing round, USF finished out the invite with a score of 299 (+15).
Graduate student
Brock Healy (Norcross, Ga.), who captured his first win as Bull in the Fall, paced the Bulls. Healy shot 215 (+2) to finish. He was at par or better the first two rounds, shooting an even-par 71 in the first round and a 70 (-1) in the second round. Healy closed with a 74 (+3).
Jake Peacock (Milton, Ga.), a junior and the AAC Men's Golfer of the Week following his win at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate, finished in a tie for 51st. A member 2022-23 AAC Men's Golf All-Conference Team, Peacock opened with an even-par 71, followed by a 74 (+3) in the second round. Peacock closed with a 74 (+3).
Redshirt junior
Cooper Smith (Tampa, Fla.) finished in a tie for 49th. Smith opened with a pair of one-over 72's and closed with a 74 (+3).
Senior
Sam Nicholson (Atlantic Beach, Fla.), who notched a win and his fifth Top 10 finish as a Bull in the Fall, opened play with an eagle on his first hole. Nicholson went on to shoot 74 (+3) in the opening round. He improved to 68 (-3) in the second round, carding four birdies. Nicholson closed with a 77 (+6) to finish.
Junior
Shubham Jaglan (Jr., Delhi, India) opened with a 74 (+3). He contributed a scoring round of 73 (+2) in the second round and finished up with a 77 (+6) putting him in a tie for 56th place.
Bulls Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL
T34
Brock Healy (Gr., Norcross, Ga.) 71 70 74 +2 (215)
T49
Cooper Smith (Redshirt Jr., Tampa, Fla.) 72 72 74 +5 (218)
T51
Jake Peacock (Jr., Milton, Ga.) 71 74 74 +6 (219)
T51
Sam Nicholson (Sr., Atlantic Beach, Fla.) 74 68 77 +6 (219)
T74
Shubham Jaglan (Jr., Delhi, India) 74 73 77 +11 (224)
Tournament Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL
1 Vanderbilt 274 279 279 832 (-20)
2 San Diego 279 283 277 839 (-13)
3 Oklahoma State 279 277 284 840 (-12)
4 Oklahoma 287 275 282 844 (-8)
5 California 288 285 274 847 (-5)
T6 UCLA 285 277 290 852 (E)
T6 Brigham Young 289 279 284 852 (E)
8 SMU 288 284 285 857 (+5)
9 Colorado State 286 289 285 860 (+8)
10 Loyola Marymount Univ. 292 288 281 861 (+9)
11 St. Mary's (CA) 297 289 279 865 (+13)
12 Fresno State 287 289 291 867 (+15)
13 Pacific 288 295 285 868 (+16)
14 South Florida 288 283 299 870 (+18)
15 TCU 292 285 296 873 (+21)
Up Next
The Bulls return to the course in the Valspar Collegiate March 25-26 at Floridian GC in Stuart, 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 23 tournament wins under Bradley including two in the 2023-24 season, by far the most under any coach in program history.
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