Warriors Grab Men’s Golf Conference Crown
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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – The Webber International men’s golf team made program history as Connor O’Dell, Jens Johansson, Tom Gamble, W. Greg Gentry and Greg Hughes combined to capture the 2012 men’s golf Sun Conference tournament title, Tuesday at the Southern Hills Plantation Club. The title was the first for the Warriors since the league moved to its current format.
The 15th-ranked Warriors, whose two-round total of 601 (296-305) was only one-stroke behind last year’s champion South Carolina Beaufort after the first day of play, carded a 297 in the final to finish with a three-round total of 898.
O’Dell (73-73-75) and Johansson (72-73-76) posted identical scores of 221 to pace the Warriors and finished in a three-way tie for second along with USCB’s Jack Bingham.
St. Thomas, led by Omar Tejeira who fired a 215 (72-73-70) to take individual medalist honors, also moved up one spot with a score of 907 (305-305-299) to take second place, just three strokes ahead of Johnson and Wales who carded the lowest score of the third round of 294 on the way to a 910 (305-312-294) total.
Sixth-ranked USCB settled into fourth with a 918 (294-306-318), followed by No. 22 Northwood (319-295-307=921), Southeastern (310-315-298=923), Embry-Riddle (310-310-308=928), No. 13 SCAD Savannah (313-314-316=943) and Warner (322-330-329=981).
Tejeira also headlined the All-Conference team as he was named the league’s Player of the Year. St. Thomas and Johnson & Wales led all schools with three All-Conference honorees each.
With the win, Webber International has secured an automatic bid to the 61st annual NAIA Men’s Golf National Championship, May 22-25 at the Creekside Country Club in Salem, Ore.
All Conference team
Simon Murillo, St. Thomas
Tom Gamble, Webber International
Josh Briere, Johnson & Wales
Ryan Carter, St. Thomas
Jordan Meltzer, Johnson & Wales
Jason Harris, Johnson & Wales
Brett McCurdy Jr., Northwood
Mike Basinski, Northwood
Billy Nisbet, SCAD Savannah
Luke McClellan, USCB
Omar Tejeira, St. Thomas
Player of the Year: Omar Tejeira, St. Thomas
Coach of the Year: Nancy Nichols, Webber International
Champions of Character Award: Jackson Koert, Embry-Riddle
Academic All-Conference Team
Sneh Patel, Embry-Riddle
Jason Harris, Johnson & Wales
Micheal Basinkski, Northwood
Adam Kruse, Northwood
Neale Barnes, SCAD Savannah
Andrew Marco, SCAD Savannah
Greg Richards, SCAD Savannah
William Davis, South Carolina Beaufort
Matthew Jenkinson, Southeastern
Isaac Spencer, Southeastern
Jakob Good, St. Thomas
Daniel Bova, Warner
Gustaf Hydbom, Webber International
Adam Sivertsson, Webber International
Alexander Carpenhas, Webber International
Francisco Rivero, Webber International
Tom Gamble, Webber International