UNG golf makes first appearance at national finals

  • The UNG Men’s Golf team finished in 11th at the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championships at TPC Michigan last week. The 11th place finish caps off the program’s first ever trip to the National Championships.
    The UNG Men’s Golf team finished in 11th at the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championships at TPC Michigan last week. The 11th place finish caps off the program’s first ever trip to the National Championships.

University of North Georgia men’s golfer Grant Crowell shot a final round 71 as the No. 4 Nighthawks climbed two spots to 11th in the final round of the 2022 NCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championships on a rainy Wednesday at TPC Michigan.
Crowell finished in a tie for 11th place individually in the program’s first appearance at the national finals.
He had five birdies on the day, including four on the front nine.
Crowell finished at 5-over for the week, including two eagles in the first two rounds.
Behind Crowell was Evan Thompson, who also earned a top 30 finish, ending in a tie for 29th place at 10-over after shooting even-par in the final round.
Thompson shot three-under on the back nine to break even in the final round.
Stephen Kinsel put together his best round of the week in the final round as well, finishing three-over on the day to end the tournament 13-over par, which was good enough for a top 50 finish, tied for 46.
Hughes Threlkeld was next for the Nighthawks, rebounding from a tough Day 2 to shoot five-over par on the final day, clinching a tie for 65th place with a score of +16.
Threlkeld’s best day was Day 1 of the tournament, shooting two-over par with three birdies on the day.
Noah Zediker also had to rebound from a tough Day 2, doing so with a +8 finish to bring him to an overall score of +29, which was good enough for a tie for 100th place in the tournament overall.
Much like Threlkeld, Zediker also had his best day of the tournament in Round 1, shooting seven-over for the round.
The Nighthawks shot the second best round of the day on Wednesday at seven-over, finishing just three shots outside of the top 10.
Central Missouri claimed the top seed in the medal match play portion of the event, while Missouri-St. Louis’s Joel Sylven won the individual national championship in a one hole playoff.
With the exception of of Crowell, a redshirt senior, the Nighthawks bring back their entire roster, including Kinsel, Zediker and Thompson, who are all sophomores and Threlkeld, who is a freshman.

UNG Athletics contributed to this report.