Men's Golf | 4/25/2023 5:00:00 PM
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers men's golf team secured their sixth Sunshine State Conference championship and senior golfer AJ Ewart won his first SSC individual title on Tuesday afternoon at the Normandy Shores GC.
The Bucs dominated the competition, breaking many team and individual records. As a team, the Bucs shot a three-round score of 817 (-35), breaking their own championship record by 15 strokes, which was set in 2019 and tied in 2022. Their round of 267 (-17) was the second lowest score ever recorded by a team in a single round, right behind the 2022 Buccaneers, who shot -18 at Grasslands. The Bucs are back-to-back SSC champions (2022 & 2023) and back-to-back individual champions (Nicolas Quintero, 2022 & AJ Ewart, 2023). Barry became the first team to repeat as SSC champions, since Lynn went back-to-back in 2015 and 2016 and the first school to have back-to-back individual champions since Nova Southeastern's back-to-back winners in 2012-13.
Individually, AJ Ewart won the 14th tournament of his career, scoring 197 (-16). His score breaks the SSC championship record (-12), which was held by Barry's Kyle Brey (2017) and Florida Southern's Steve Paramore (2003), by four strokes. His third round 63 (-8) tied his own record for the best single round score of any golfer in SSC Championship history.
BUCCANEER HIGHLIGHTS:
AJ Ewart (-16) (67-67-63--197) 1st Place
- 14th tournament win and 1st SSC Individual Title; he also became the first golfer to finish first in stroke play in back-to-back years since NSU's Greg O'Mahoney (2008-09) and Florida Southern's Jeff Klauk (1998-99) [Ewart lost a playoff to teammate Quintero in 2022]
- Total score breaks SSC championship record and Barry record
- Third round score 63 (-8), ties his own record for best single round score of any golfer in SSC championship history
- Tied for first in par-4 scoring at -8
- Second in par-5 scoring at -8
- 35 pars, 16 birdies and one eagle during the 54-hole event
Felipe Alvarez (-10) (68-68-67--203) 2nd Place
- Third-round score (203) passes the previous stroke record of Paramore and Brey (204).
- Led team in par-3 scoring at -1
- Third among all golfers in par-4 scoring at -2
- Fifth among field in par-5 scoring at -7
- 34 pars
- Second among golfers in total birdies with 15.
Nicolas Quintero (-8) (68-69-68--205) T-3rd Place
- Tied for third among golfers in par-3 scoring at even par
- Led entire field in par-5 scoring at -9
- Led Barry in pars with 39, which tied for third in entire field
- 10 birdies and one eagle.
Santiago Chamorro (+2) (75-71-69--215) T-22nd Place
- Shot -6 on par-5 holes
- Fourth among golfers with 38 pars
- Six birdies and one eagle
Amani D'Ambrosio (+3) (72-71-73--216) T-26th Place
- -5 on par-5 holes
- 35 pars and eight birdies
| Team Leaderboard |
| 1 |
Barry |
275-275-267--817 (-35) |
| 2 |
Saint Leo |
275-281-280--836 (-16) |
| 3 |
Nova Southeastern |
288-272-282--842 (-10) |
| 4 |
Lynn |
280-284-279--843 (-9) |
| 5 |
Florida Southern |
288-282-279--849 (-3) |
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RESULTS | TOURNAMENT STATS
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:
NOTEWORTHY:
- Bucs had three finish in top-5.
- Sixth SSC Title.
- Bucs have seven individual winners.
- Bucs were second in par-3 scoring at +3.
- Bucs were first in par-4 (+3) and par-5 (-35) holes.
- All five Buccaneers finished below par on par-5 holes.
- 181 pars, 55 birdies and three eagles.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will play in the NCAA Super Regional, May 11-13th, in Davie, Fla., at the Grande Oaks GC.
