DALTON, Ga. - Huntingdon College led from start to finish during the 2023 Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Men's Golf Championship to claim the conference's first-ever title in the sport. The Hawks were led by individual medalist
Grant Gronka, who finished the three-day event with a score of 215 overall (-1), while each of their five scoring student-athletes finished within the top 11 overall at the championship.
Gronka was remarkable on Wednesday, shooting a 68 (-4) on the day. It was the only round to break 70 by any student-athlete over the course of the three-day event. His teammate,
Jack Burr, finished second at this year's championship, posting a 221 (+5) over the 54-holes.
The Hawks capped off their championship win in impressive fashion, finishing off this year's event with a team score of 889 which was 16 shots better than second-place Piedmont University. The Lions shot 905 as a team, which earned them the runner up spot. LaGrange College finished third with a final score of 933 as a team. Rounding out the rest of this year's programs following LaGrange were: Maryville College, Belhaven University, Covenant College, and Berea College.
To see the complete list of team scores from the 2023 CCS Championship, please see below.
The complete leaderboard with full results can be
found here.
The 2023 CCS Men's Golf Championship took place at the Dalton Country Club in Dalton, Georgia.
2023 CCS Men's Golf Medalist - Grant Gronka, Huntingdon
2023 CCS Men's Golf All-Tournament Team
Jack Burr Huntingdon
Grant Gronka Huntingdon
Matthew Ariza Piedmont
Josh Hebrink Piedmont
Ben Huber Piedmont
CCS Men's Golf Championship Results
FINAL SCORES - TEAM
1.
Huntingdon College +25 | 889
2.
Piedmont University +41 | 905
3.
LaGrange College +69 | 933
4.
Maryville College +78 | 942
5.
Belhaven University +104 | 968
6.
Covenant College +115 | 979
7.
Berea College +232 | 1096
CCS Men's Golf Championship Results
FINAL SCORES - INDIVIDUAL
1
Grant Gronka Huntingdon College -1 | 215
2
Jack Burr Huntingdon College +5 | 221
T3
Ben Huber Piedmont University +9 | 225
T3
Josh Hebrink Piedmont University +9 | 225
5
Matthew Ariza Piedmont University +10 | 226
6
Stephen Baker Huntingdon College +11 | 227
T7
Jeremy Edmunds LaGrange College +12 | 228
T7
Jacob Dunlap Maryville College +12 | 228
9
Fred Roberts IV Piedmont University +13 | 229
T10
Peter Meilunas Huntingdon College +15 | 231
T10
Tyler Bjorgum Huntingdon College +15 | 231
12
Martin Prlender LaGrange College +16 | 232
13
Kenny Duffin Covenant College +20 | 236
T14
Colin McCabe Maryville College +21 | 237
T14
Garrett Armbrust LaGrange College +21 | 237
T16
Luke Couch Belhaven University +22 | 238
T16
Eric Penland Piedmont University +22 | 238
18
Colton Novotny Maryville College +23 | 239
T19
Jake Shmonov Belhaven University +24 | 240
T19
Will Justice Belhaven University +24 | 240
T19
Jack Craig Maryville College +24 | 240
ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine members and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.
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