Jake Peacock Leads Men’s Golf at Linger Longer Invitational

Peacock paces team for second straight tournament as Bulls finish tied for 8th

Lake Oconee, Ga., March 14, 2023 – For the second straight tournament sophomore Jake Peacock led the Bulls, finishing with a closing round 2-under 70 helping the Bulls to move up a spot at the Linger Longer Invitational. The Bulls finished tied for eighth out of 16 teams after starting the day in ninth place.

In the final round, the Bulls posted their lowest score of the tournament at 292, a 10-shot improvement over a second round 302 and seven shots better than the first round 299 to finish with a total of 893. Alabama, ranked 20th, took first place at 850.

Peacock, who’s performance at last week’s Ross Collegiate Classic led the team to its first win of the season and earned him AAC Player of the week honors, moved up 14 spots on the leaderboard in the final round to finish tied for 18. He carded rounds of 73, 75 and 70 for a 2-over finish of 218.

Sophomore Chase Gullikson opened with a 76 and followed up with a 73 in the second round and 74 in the third round. Gullikson finished tied for 40th with a seven-over total of 223.

One shot behind Gullikson was sophomore Shubham Jaglan who finished tied for 45th at eight-over 224. Jaglan opened with a 76 and improved each round, shooting a second round 74 and 73 in the final round.

Freshman Nino Palmquist, opened with a 76 in the first round. He shot 79 in the second round and bounced back with a 75 in the final round to finish tied for 65th with a total of 230.

Following a top-10 finish last week, Junior Sam Nicholson posted a scoring round of 74 in the first round, followed by 81 in the second and a closing 78 to finish tied for 76th at 233. 

Bulls Team Scores

Place                                                                                         RD1      RD2      RD3         TOTAL

T18       Jake Peacock                                                                73              75           70           +2 (218)

T40       Chase Gullickson                                                         76              73           74           +7 (223)

T45       Shubham Jaglan                                                          76              75           73           +8 (224)

T65       Nino Palmquist                                                            76              79           75           +14 (230)

T76       Sam Nicholson                                                             74              81           78           +17 (233)

Tournament Team Scores

Place                                                                       RD1      RD2      RD3         TOTAL

1           Alabama                                                                        283            287        280        -14  (850)

2           Georgia Tech                                                                292            285        281        -6    (858)

3           Vanderbilt                                                                    286            286        292         E    (864)

4           Clemson                                                                        295            291        281        +3   (867)

T5         Georgia                                                                          283            288        297        +4   (868)

T5         Chattanooga                                                                296            288        284        +4   (868)

7           Arkansas                                                                        294            299        283        +12 (876)

T8         South Florida                                                               299            302        292        +29 (893)

T8         Virginia                                                                          287            311        295        +29 (893)

T10       Charlotte                                                                       303            309        291        +39 (903)

T10       South Alabama                                                            306            305        292        +39 (903)

12         UNCG                                                                             301            300        303        +40 (904)

T13       Mercer                                                                           310            302        294        +42 (906)

T13       Wofford College                                                          299            309        298        +42 (906)

15         Kennesaw State                                                           299            304        305        +44 (908)

16         Augusta                                                                         309            309        291        +45 (909)

Notables

• The Bulls had one eagle and 37 birdies in the tournament.

• USF was tied for fifth with 160 pars.

Next Time Out

The Bulls return to action April 3-4 at Wofford Classic in Spartanburg, SC. The event is hosted by Wofford and will be played at the Country Cub of Spartanburg in Spartanburg, NC.

About USF Men’s Golf
The USF men’s golf program has captured 17 conference titles and has seen players earn 19 All-America honors. The Bulls have won five 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 20 tournament wins under Bradley entering the 2022-23 season, by far the most under any coach in program history.

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