TAMPA, Fla (February 16, 2025) – Battling tough conditions and a weather delay in the final round, the South Florida men's golf team finished sixth in a competitive 14-team field at the Florida Gators Invitational in Gainesville this weekend.
No. 14 Florida claimed the tournament title, while No. 9 Oklahoma State finished as the runner-up. Despite the challenging conditions, the Bulls posted their second-best team score of the season (849), marking their best score since their opener in Knoxville.
Senior
Jake Peacock led the way for South Florida, tying for 13th with rounds of 67-69-74 (even par). His opening two rounds in the 60s adds to his status as team leader in sub-70 rounds, bringing his season total to five.
Shubham Jaglan put on a strong performance to start the spring, setting a new season-low round with a 68 in the opener before shattering it with a 66 in round two. He finished tied for 21st.
Cooper Smith placed T-26 at four-over, while
Nino Palmquist (+7) and
Wilhelm Ryding (+11) rounded out the Bulls' scoring.
USF turns its attention to the Hayt Invitational, set for March 8 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
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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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