SARASOTA, Fla (April 23, 2025) – The South Florida men's golf team fell just short of a second consecutive AAC title. They battled through not only 54 holes, but two playoff rounds finishing just one stroke behind North Carolina-Charlotte. The Bulls' team total was 829 (-35). This team showed a tremendous amount of heart this week consistently encouraging one another after falling just short of the ultimate goal.
 
Jake Peacock won the individual title for the second straight year. His 202 (-14) serves his season best 54-hole total. Peacock became the first ever back-to-back individual champion in AAC history.
 
Wilhelm Ryding continued his stellar spring season this week and held the lead going into the final round on Wednesday. Ryding finished with a 206 (-10) tying him for fourth. The junior from Sweden was dialed in all three days of the AAC Championships. He maintained his composure through the ups and downs of the course and was rewarded with a top-five finish in the Conference. This is major fuel for him as he enters the next round of postseason golf as well as heading into his senior year.
 
Shubham Jaglan saved his best golf of the week for round three on Wednesday. He carded a 67 (-5) in the final round to earn a fourth-place tie with teammate, Wilhelm Ryding. Jaglan posted rounds of 69-70-67. With three consecutive birdies on holes 10, 11 and 12, he managed to jump up six spots to crack the top-five in his final AAC Championship.
 
Nino Palmquist and Cooper Smith's performances mirrored each other through the three rounds. They both tied for 27th posting rounds of 72-73-71. Smith's birdie on hole 18 was huge for the Bulls as this allowed them to tie Charlotte and take the Conference Championship to a playoff round. Both Palmquist and Smith played incredibly consistent golf through 54 holes keeping the Bulls in contention through the three rounds. This type of consistency will be needed as the Bulls advance further into postseason golf.
 
The Bulls proved this week why they are such a special team and have had such immense success under the leadership of Coach Steve Bradley and Coach Bradley Caldwell. The season is not over for South Florida as they will hear in the coming weeks where they will be heading for the NCAA Regionals. This will be a massive opportunity for the Bulls as they look to punch a ticket to the NCAA National Championships in Carlsbad, CA.
 
The final AAC Championship leaderboard can be found here. Be sure to follow the team on Instagram.
 
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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 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 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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