The No. 7 USC Aiken golf team will compete in the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Tournament in Gainesville, Georgia, May 9-11.
The tournament will be hosted by No. 1 North Georgia State. Fifteen of the top 25 teams (Bushnell/Golfweek Division II voting) will compete for his five spots in the national championship. This includes six of the top 10 teams in the rankings.
The nationally ranked teams participating in the tournament include No. 1 North Georgia, No. 2 Lincoln Memorial, No. 3 Georgia Southwestern, No. 7 USCA, No. 8 Lee, No. 9 West Florida, No. 11 Nova Southeastern, and No. 12 Lander, No. 13 Saint Leo, No. 14 Florida Southern, No. 15 Burton, No. 20 Coker, No. 22 Barry, No. 23 Columbus State, No. 25 Shorter.
Head coach Michael Carlisle’s team will be represented by Oscar Abrahamson, Justis Hartman, Rory McDonald-O’Brien, Eric Olin and Gage Weeks.
Olin leads the team with an average stroke of 71.81. He recorded two top-five finishes and two additional top-10s during the season. Olin’s season-best round was a team-low 64. Olin tied for second at the Tennessee River Rumble and tied for fourth at the PBC Championship. Additionally, at the Bearcat Fall Invitational he was 6th and at the Wexford Intercollegiate he was 9th.
Abrahamson averaged 72.06 strokes in 33 rounds of play. He was joint champion of Wexford Intercollegiate. He was fifth at the Spring Bulldog Classic a week later. Abrahamson finished 10th at the PBC Championship.
McDonald O’Brien’s average stroke of 72.18 ranks third on the team. He finished in the top five that year, winning the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate and finishing third at the Kateachi Fall Invitational.
Hartman has competed in four events this season, averaging a stroke of 74.67. Hartman’s best round was a 70 at Furman Intercollegiate.
Weeks will be making his first appearance for the Pacers this year. Weeks’ career average is 75.2 strokes. His career best result was 15th place with a 4-under 212, which helped USCA win the 7th UNG Fall Invitational Tournament.
