TAMPA, Fla (February 14, 2025) – The No. 27 South Florida men's golf team returns to the course this weekend, February 15-16, in Gainesville for the Florida Gators Invitational. The 54-hole tournament will feature a modified shotgun start beginning at 7:45am on Saturday.
The 14-team field features three top-30 programs: Charlotte, Eastern Michigan, Florida Gulf Coast, No. 14 Florida, Furman, Georgia Southern, Jacksonville, Liberty, North Florida, No. 9 Oklahoma State, Penn State, No. 27
South Florida, Central Florida and West Virginia.
Junior
Nino Palmquist looks to build upon his fifth-place finish at the Thomas Sharkey Individual event. Palmquist shot par or better in all three rounds, securing a career-best finish.
Wilhelm Ryding also enters this weekend with some serious momentum after placing ninth (-1) at the Thomas Sharkey Individual.
The Bulls enter the Florida Gators Invitational ranked No. 27 nationally after closing their fall season on a high note, winning the FAU Invitational.
Jake Peacock took home the individual title. Their dominant performance to end the fall season saw them finish even par.
Jake Peacock (1),
Shubham Jaglan (2) and
Cooper Smith (T-7th) all finished in the top seven.
Coach
Steve Bradley's lineup for the Florida Gators Invitational consists of:
Jake Peacock,
Shubham Jaglan,
Cooper Smith,
Nino Palmquist,
Wilhelm Ryding and
Chase Gullikson.
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About USF Men's Golf
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The USF men's golf program has captured 19 conference titles and has seen players earn 19 All-America honors. The Bulls have won six 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 pace 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 24 tournament wins under Bradley including three in the 2023-24 season, by far the most under any coach in program history.
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