THOMASVILLE, Ga. (March 11, 2025) – The University of North Alabama men's golf team finalized the Seminole Intercollegiate on Tuesday at the Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville, Ga. The Lions tie for their best three round team total in Division I history with an 834 score. The Lions did this in the 2024 GMAC Invitational just last fall.
Junior Xing Luo finished as the only Lion inside the top-10 standing alone in seventh. His 206-overall score for the three rounds placed him fifth all-time, tying with Henry Frizell who did so in the 2023 MartinFed Invitational at Turtle Point. Luo added five birdies on the day as he finished with a team high of 68 on the day.
Chase Kaiser made a jump to boost the Lions with his one-under round three where he tied in 19th. His 71-71-69 solidified his best three-round performance since he donned the purple and white. Andrew Ferworn finished one stroke ahead of Kaiser, with a total of 210 to finish tied for 14th.
Sebastian Bengtsson finished in 23rd with a 213-overall scorecard. He added two birdies for the day while notching the only eagle of the tournament for the Lions. Blake Henriques moved up each round as he stabilized at 58th for the end of the tournament. He shot a 72 for a 219 total.
Florida State cruised in this one as they finished first for a 23-under tournament. In second were the Troy Trojans with an 829 score for 11-under. As those two stayed the same, the rest started to move around.
Augusta made a late push to jump from seventh to fourth, then into a tie with North Alabama for third. Both finished with a team total of 834 during the tournament, good for six-under. ASUN opponent FGCU stayed steady starting and finishing the tournament in fifth with an 837 total.
Wisconsin made their comeback from 10th to tie with Stetson in the sixth spot with both being 14-over. Lipscomb, like FGCU, stayed steady starting and finishing in eighth. UNCW jumped from 14th to ninth by the end of day two.
Furman moved minimally from 11th before rounding out the top-10 as the 10th team. Southern Miss finished in 11th by way of tie with Arkansas. FAU fell from seventh to 13th. Western Kentucky and North Texas were the 14th and 15th teams respectively.
North Alabama left the end of the day yesterday tied in first for birdies during the tournament with 39. Florida State officially claimed the lead with 55 while the Lions added 15 more on the day to get to 54.
Luo led all players on Par 4s averaging 3.81 shots and a best score of seven-under for the tournament. Bengtsson landed right behind the No. 1 ranked World Amateur in Luke Clanton for Par 5s. Bengtsson averaged 4.17 shots for five-under, a stroke shy of Clanton. Ferworn finished tied for second in the tournament for individual birdies with 15.
"Not our best day today but the guys fought hard," said The Schmitz Family Head Men's Golf Coach, Austin Phillips. "Proud of how we played all week and I know we will keep working hard. (We) beat some very good teams and excited for what's to come."
North Alabama gets a week of rest before traveling to Napa, Calif. For the Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational at Silverado Resort (North) on Monday, March 24.
Seminole Intercollegiate
Glen Arven Country Club
Team Leaderboard
1. Florida State 817 -23
2. Troy 829 -11
T3. North Alabama 834 -6
T3. Augusta 834 -6
5. FGCU 837 -3
T6. Stetson 854 +14
T6. Wisconsin 854 +14
8. Lipscomb 856 +16
9. UNCW 858 +18
10. Furman 861 +21
T11. Southern Miss 862 +22
T11. Arkansas 862 +22
13. FAU 866 +26
14. WKU 871 +31
15. North Texas 877 +37
North Alabama Golfers
7. Xing Luo 206| -4
T14. Andrew Ferworn 210| E
T19. Chase Kaiser 211 | +1
T23. Sebastian Bengtsson 213 | +3
T58. Blake Henriques 219 | +9
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