Sam Nicholson goes low in final round to pace the Bulls
Spartanburg, S.C., April 4, 2023 – On the strength of Sam Nicholson’s 64, his low round as a Bull and the team’s low round of the season, USF shot -9 in the final round to finish in second place at the Wofford Invitational. The Bulls are building momentum heading into the conference tournament with a win and second place finish in the last three tournaments.
The Bulls posted their lowest score of the tournament in the third round, a -9 275 on the par 71 CC of Spartanburg to post 839, -13. Chattanooga, ranked 49th, took first place in the 18-team field at 809.
Nicholson turned in his best performance of the season and one of his best as a Bull. He shot his best round as a collegiate,64, in the final round which propelled him seven spots up the leaderboard to fourth place, his second-best career finish. In the third round, Nicholson carded an eagle and five birdies with no bogeys. He was under par in all three rounds, opening with a pair of one-under 70’s in the first two rounds. In the tournament, Nicholson tied for second with five eagles and was second in scoring at -8 on the par fives.
Freshman Nino Palmquist garnered his first top 10 finish on the strength of a final round, three-under 68, his low round as a Bull. Palmquist made six birdies in the final round to finish T6 at -6. He opened with a 67 in the first round, followed by 72 in the second. Palmquist finished tied for the tournament lead in scoring on the par fives at -9.
Jake Peacock, a past AAC Player of the week, made it a trio of Bulls in the top 10. Peacock finished T8 at -5, his third top 10 of the season. He closed with a two-under 69 in the final round in which he made an eagle and four birdies. He opened with a 68, followed by an even par 71 in the second round.
Sophomore Chase Gullikson had one under par round, 70 in the second round, bookended it with a 76 in the opening round and 74 in the final round. He finished T50 at +7 220.
Sophomore Shubham Jaglan shot rounds of 78, 72 and 75. He finished T71 at +12 225.
Quoting Head Coach Steve Bradley
“It was Sam’s low round of his collegiate career. He played really solid yesterday and got hot today. Sam has the talent and has put in a lot of work lately to try and be more consistent. If you look at the team rounds and tournaments we play well in, Sam is the key to that success. We placed three guys in the top 10 this week, which should give them confidence headed into the conference championship.”
Bulls Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL
4 Sam Nicholson 70 70 64 -9 (204)
T65 Nino Palmquist 67 72 69 -6 (207)
T18 Jake Peacock 68 71 69 -5 (208)
T50 Chase Gullikson 76 70 74 +7 (220)
T71 Shubham Jaglan 78 72 75 +12 (225)
Tournament Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL
1 No 49 Chattanooga 269 275 265 809
2 South Florida 281 283 275 839
3 Appalachian State 280 282 279 841
4 Wofford College 282 284 278 844
5 Western Carolina 274 283 294 851
6 Miami University (OH) 281 286 285 852
T7 S. Carolina – Aiken 285 285 287 857
T7 Samford 284 288 285 857
9 Radford 284 288 287 859
10 Wofford College (B) 290 289 288 867
11 Francis Marion 295 285 289 869
12 Queens Univ. of Charlotte 289 283 299 871
13 Winthrop 290 289 294 873
14 Charleston Southern 295 293 294 882
15 Gardner-Webb 292 296 295 883
16 USC Upstate 296 287 303 886
17 Presbyterian College 300 285 304 889
Notables
• The Bulls led the field with 168 pars.
• USF was tied for second with five eagles.
Next Time Out
The Bulls return to action April 21-23 when they host the AAC conference tournament played at the Pelican Club in Belleair, Florida
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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