WILSON, N.C. – The Savannah State University men's golf team wrapped up its 2026 fall campaign Tuesday with a 10th-place finish at the Barton College Fall Intercollegiate, held at Wilson Country Club in Wilson, North Carolina.
 
The Tigers posted a three-round total of 117-over-par, recording rounds of 46-over, 33-over and 38-over during the two-day tournament.
 
Cedarville University captured the team championship at 14-over-par, finishing 23 strokes ahead of host Barton College, which placed second at 37-over. Mount Olive finished third at 39-over, followed by Sandhills Community College (+44) and Jefferson (+45) to round out the top five.
 
Barton College's B team placed sixth at 59-over, followed by Lees-McRae (+69), Elizabeth City State (+96), Livingstone (+109) and Savannah State (+117).
 
Sophomores Justin Woods and Quentin Brooks led the Tigers individually, finishing tied for 33rd in the 54-player field at 21-over-par.

Woods carded rounds of 80, 80 and 77 for a three-round total of 237. His final-round 77 was the lowest round recorded by a Savannah State golfer on Tuesday.

Brooks finished with rounds of 85, 76 and 76 for a matching 237. After opening with a 13-over-par 85, Brooks rebounded with consecutive four-over-par rounds to close the tournament.

Freshman Gauge Taylor-Simmons finished 47th at 36-over-par with rounds of 82, 86 and 84 for a three-round total of 252.

Sophomore Lavelle Teague, Jr. rounded out Savannah State's scoring, finishing tied for 49th at 39-over-par. Teague posted rounds of 87, 79 and 89 for a 255 total.
 
Cedarville's Alden Hibbard captured individual medalist honors with a three-round total of four-under-par 212. Hibbard recorded rounds of 70, 71 and 71 to finish three strokes ahead of Barton's Winston Knobloch, who placed second at one-under-par 215.
 
Cedarville's Ian Reed finished third at one-over-par 217, while Barton's Carlo Guzman placed fourth at three-over-par 219.
 
Mount Olive's Juan Valdez and Sandhills Community College's Michael Switzer tied for fifth at five-over-par 221.
 
Cedarville's Huston Ritter finished seventh at six-over-par, followed by Elizabeth City State's Daniel Byers in eighth at seven-over-par. Barton's Giovanni Bruno placed ninth at eight-over-par, while Mount Olive's
 
Oscar Lönnqvist rounded out the top 10 at nine-over-par.
 
Final Team Standings
Cedarville – +14
Barton – +37
Mount Olive – +39
Sandhills CC – +44
Jefferson – +45
Barton (B) – +59
Lees-McRae – +69
Elizabeth City State – +96
Livingstone – +109
Savannah State – +117
 
Savannah State Individual Results
T33 – Justin Woods: 80-80-77 – 237 (+21)
T33 – Quentin Brooks: 85-76-76 – 237 (+21)
47 – Gauge Tailor-Simmons: 82-86-84 – 252 (+36)
T49 – Lavelle Teague, Jr.: 87-79-89 – 255 (+39)

Savannah State will return to the links in the new year as they will take part in the ARCIS HBCU Golf Championship, February 21st-22nd at the Club at Weston Hills in Weston, Florida.

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