Tournament #8: Linger Longer Invitational
Dates: March 20-22
Location: Great Waters Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee | Eatonton, Ga.
Hosts: Kennesaw State and Mercer
Format: 18 Holes of stroke play on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Opening Tee
For the 20th time, the Kennesaw State males’s golf crew will co-host the Linger Longer Invitational alongside Mercer. This 12 months’s match is at Great Waters at Reynolds Lake Oconee.
The match is scheduled for March 20-22 with groups taking part in 18 holes every day.
The match encompasses a aggressive discipline of 18 groups, together with No. 11 Vanderbilt, No. 16 Alabama and No. 35 Georgia.
KSU has performed on this occasion yearly since its inception. KSU’s finest end is second in 2013. The match has featured a number of PGA Tour gamers together with, Scottie Scheffler, Nick Dunlap, Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas.
Tournament Field (18)
Kennesaw State, Mercer, West Georgia, Rutgers, UGA, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Vanderbilt, USF, Jacksonville, La Tech, Elon, Kentucky, Ohio State, Charlotte, South Alabama, UNCG, Wofford
Lineup
Shaun Cook
Kyle Bachkosky
Hunter Gillard
Walker Gantt
Individuals: Ryan Nicholson and Reed Sweigart
2025-26 Outlook
Kennesaw State returns seven gamers from final season’s squad, which completed ranked No. 67 within the remaining NCAA Scoreboard ballot and positioned third on the Conference USA Championship.
The Owls welcome again Conference USA Freshman of the Year Luca Gallingani, together with Shaun Cook, a second-team All-Conference choice. Four gamers who competed in 30 or extra rounds final season return for KSU.
Kennesaw State recorded 76 rounds at par or higher in 2024–25, with 55 of these rounds posted by gamers nonetheless on the roster. The Owls added two freshmen, Walker Gantt and Ryan Nicholson. Gantt and Cook each competed on the U.S. Amateur in the course of the summer season.
2024-25 Review
In its inaugural season in Conference USA, Kennesaw State produced a standout 2024-25 marketing campaign. The Owls earned a number of match victories, together with crew and particular person titles on the Cullan Brown Collegiate and the Pinetree Intercollegiate.
Claes Borregaard was named Golfer of the Week six occasions and later earned C-USA Player of the Year honors, whereas teammate Luca Gallingani was chosen Freshman of the Year. Shaun Cook acquired second-team All-Conference recognition. Borregaard completed T2 on the NCAA Auburn Regional and T47 on the NCAA Championships.
Next Up
KSU will shut out the common season on the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C. on April 11-12.
