4/2/2024 | Men’s Golf
LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Florida Atlantic men’s golf lapped the field at the Southern Invitational on Tuesday, earning its second team victory of the 2023-24 campaign. Leading the way was senior Max Sturdza who captured the first individual win of his career after five previous runner-up finishes.
Quick Hits
- Entering the day with a two-shot lead, Sturdza was undeterred by a bogey at the second hole. He proceeded to birdie six straight from the fourth through the ninth to close the front nine in 30.
- The senior didn’t let his foot off the gas on the back nine either. He added another birdie at 12, drove the green and eagled the short par-four 15th, and closed with one last birdie at the par-five 18th.
- The birdie on 18 not only sealed Sturdza’s first career victory; it clinched a bevy of program records.
- The final round 63 is the lowest round in program history.
- Sturdza’s 54-hole total of 197 (-16) broke the previous record of 202 set by Adam Kolloff in 2007.
- As a team, the Owls round three total of 269 set a new 18-hole team record.
- All five of the Owls possible counting scores finished inside the Top 10.
- Jack Wehle recorded the best finish of his career in solo third. Wehle signed for a final round 65 on Tuesday that included four birdies and an eagle.
- Juan Delgado and Jake Hibbert each tied for fifth. Hibbert circled six birdies in route to a final round 70 (-1). Delgado earned his career best finish with a 73 (+2).
- Andres Atrio climbed four spots on the leaderboard into a tie for 10th with a final round 71 (E).
- The Owls won the team competition by a whopping 24 shots over second-place St. John’s (-5).
- Individually, NaShawn Tyson tied for 8th at one-under – also a career best finish.
FAU Scores
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 274 | 280 | 269 | 554 |
| 1 | Max Sturdza (1) | 64 | 70 | 63 | 197 |
| T3 | Jack Wehle (3) | 69 | 72 | 65 | 206 |
| T7 | Juan Delgadoo (2) | 70 | 68 | 73 | 211 |
| T7 | Jake Hibbert (4) | 71 | 70 | 70 | 211 |
| T14 | Andres Atrio (5) | 72 | 72 | 71 | 215 |
| T8 | NaShawn Tyson (Ind.) | 70 | 69 | 73 | 212 |
| 24 | Kaleb Palm (Ind.) | 74 | 72 | 76 | 222 |
| 43 | Nicolas Cimadevilla (Ind.) | 82 | 77 | 82 | 241 |
Quotable
Max Sturdza on what it means to earn his first win
“I am extremely proud that all of my work paid off over the past years. It showed it in the week and it will continue to show in the future.”
Head coach Adrien Mork
“I am so happy for this second win of the season. We still have some work before the conference championship, but I am pleased with how things are trending.”
Up Next
The Owls will have just over two weeks to prepare for their first American Conference Championship which begins on April 19 at Pelican GC in Belleair, Fla.
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