SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Augusta University men’s golf team won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship for the third year in a row, after shooting 43-under par across three days at Crosswinds Golf Club. Augusta finished round three 21-under par and won the event by 36 strokes to receive an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The NCAA Division I men’s golf selection show will air on Thursday, May 4 at 12:00 p.m.on Golf Channel.
Augusta head coach Jack O’Keefe was named the MEAC’s Most Outstanding Coach for the third straight year and Augusta senior Emmanuel Kountakis was named the Most Outstanding Performer.
The Jaguars nearly swept the All-Tournament Team, occupying the top four spots on the individual leaderboard.
Ranked No. 50 in the nation, Augusta turned in four scores in the 60s. Kountakis won the tournament 15-under par with his second-straight 66 (-6) and junior Broc Everett also turned his tourney-best with a 66 (-6) to take second (-12).
Senior Jake Marriott fired a 5-under 67 to notch third place 9-under par, freshman Gustav Andersson posted his best round of the week with a 68 (-4) to end 7-under par, and senior Viktor Edin earned seventh overall with a round-three 71 (-1) to finish two shots under par.
Behind Augusta, the Wildcats finished second in the team standings with an 857 (292-285-280), while Savannah State was third at a 32-over 896 (300-306-290) and North Carolina Central (298-307-301=906) was fourth.
Hampton (302-310-305=917), Florida A&M (314-304-305=923) and Maryland Eastern Shore (331-326-313=970) rounded out the seven-team field.
Outstanding Performer: Emmanuel Kountakis, Augusta University
Outstanding Coach: Jack O’Keefe, Augusta University
All-Tournament Team
- Emmanuel Koutakis, Augusta University
- Broc Everett, Augusta University
- Jake Marriott, Augusta University
- Gustav Andersson, Augusta University
- Christian Hovstadius, Bethune-Cookman
