BELLEAIR, Fla. – South Florida, behind Jake Peacock’s tournament best 6-under 64 in the final round, won the 2024 American Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championship by five strokes over SMU. Peacock won the individual championship, shooting a three-day score of 11-under 199.
The average score over the course of the tournament was 71.92 across 179 completed rounds.
For a conference leading sixth time, South Florida won The American Men’s Golf Championship. The Bulls shot a three-round total of 12-under 828. Peacock led the Bulls in scoring, while teammate Brock Healy finished tied for sixth place at 2-under 208. Sam Nicholson finished tied for 1- place, shooting an even par.
SMU finished in second place, shooting a three-day score of 2-under 835. William Sides was the Mustang’s top scorer and finished in third place at 4-under 206. J Holland Humphries and Zach Kingsland tied for 8th place at 1-under 209.
Wichita State shot their best round of the tournament at 2-over 278 to finish with a three-round score of 2-over 842 and finish in third place.. Michael Winslow moved up 15 spots in the standings to finish tied for 4th place at 3-under 207.
Memphis finished in fourth place, shooting 7-over 847. Andrew Baucum and Esteban Vazquez tied for the Tiger lead at 2-over 212 over three rounds.
North Texas rounded out the top five, shooting 13-over 853. Tucker Allen finished as the individual runner-up in the tournament, shooting 6-under 204.
Other top ten finishers included Charlotte’s Conor Gough (t4th place; 3-under, 207), Florida Atlantic’s Max Sturdza (5th place; 2-under 208), Temple’s Ethan Whitney (t8th place; 1-under 209) and East Carolina’s Tyler DeChellis (t8th place; 1-under 209).
2024 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
Final Team Standings
1. South Florida 828 (281-271-276, -12)
2. SMU 835 (277-275-283, -5)
3. Wichita State 842 (279-285-278, +2)
4. Memphis 847 (280-275-292, +7)
5. North Texas 853 (286-278-289, +13)
6. Charlotte 855 (282-290-283, +15)
7. Rice 858 (285-290-283, +18)
8. UAB 860 (283-300-277, +20)
9. Florida Atlantic 861 (292-278-291, +21)
10. East Carolina 863 (286-292-285, +23)
11. Temple 869 (288-291-290, +29)
12. UTSA 870 (288-293-289, +30)
Final Individual Standings
1. Jake Peacock, South Florida 199 (-11)
2. Tucker Allen, North Texas 204 (-6)
3. William Sides, SMU 206 (-4)
T4. Michael Winslow, Wichita State 207 (-3)
T4. Conor Gough, Charlotte 207 (-3)
T6. Brock Healy, South Florida 208 (-2)
T6. Max Sturdza, Florida Atlantic 208 (-2)
T8. Tyler DeChellis, East Carolina 209 (-1)
T8. J Holland Humphries, SMU 209 (-1)
T8. Zach Kingsland, SMU 209 (-1)
T8. Ethan Whitney, Temple 209 (-1)
