Brandon Jones

Men's Golf

FSU Golf Finishes Third at CIAA Northern Division Tournament

The Fayetteville State University golf team finished in third place at the CIAA Northern Division Tournament, held at the Brickshire Golf Course in Providence Forge, Virginia. The team scored a total of 914 over 72 holes, with senior Brandon Jones, a native of Sanford, NC, leading the Broncos with a seventh-place ranking on the leaderboard, scoring 227 (+11).

The team's performance improved significantly over the course of the tournament, with an opening performance of 18-over (306) followed by the best round of the entire tournament with a score of 293 (+5). This improvement and two-round total of 599 placed the Broncos at second. However, the team dropped to third place after shooting a 315 (+27) for the final round. Virginia Union won the Northern Division title with an 898 (297, 294, 307) while Livingstone's 904 (304, 296, 304) came in second.

Jones finished the first two rounds with 73 (one-over-par) cards, and he knocked down three birdies during the first 18 holes to counter four bogeys. In the second round, he had one birdie to two bogeys. He finished the final round with an 81 (+9).

Sophomore Jack McCarthy, from Winston-Salem, NC, ranked eighth overall with a score of 228 (+12) as an individual.

Freshman Logan Atkins, from Dunn, NC, finished tied at ninth with a total score of 229 (+13) following rounds of 76, 75, and 78. Shaun Wixson finished 15th (234, +18), and Juan Lopez was 18th (235, +19).

 
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Players Mentioned

Brandon Jones

Brandon Jones

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
May 17th
Juan Lopez

Juan Lopez

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
January 23rd
Jack McCarthy

Jack McCarthy

5' 6"
Sophomore
November 6th
Shaun Wixson

Shaun Wixson

5' 11"
Junior
July 4th
Logan Atkins

Logan Atkins

6' 0"
Freshman
March 22nd

Players Mentioned

Brandon Jones

Brandon Jones

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
May 17th
Juan Lopez

Juan Lopez

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
January 23rd
Jack McCarthy

Jack McCarthy

5' 6"
Sophomore
November 6th
Shaun Wixson

Shaun Wixson

5' 11"
Junior
July 4th
Logan Atkins

Logan Atkins

6' 0"
Freshman
March 22nd