ST. AUGUSTINE – Franco Piovano posted his third top 10 finish of the year as he tied for ninth place with a 1-under par 215 (67-75-73) at the Spring Kick-Off Intercollegiate, which wrapped up this afternoon at the St. Johns Golf and Country Club (par: 72; 7,136 yards). Flagler College finished in 13^th place with a 27-over 891 (298-300-293).

Top-ranked (Golfstat Division II relative ranking) Anderson University finished in first place with a 16-under 848 (282-285-281). The Trojans won by a comfortable 14 strokes over No. 12 Georgia Southwestern State University (-2). Palm Beach Atlantic University (E), No. 8 University of North Georgia (+4) and No. 25 Lander University (+8) rounded out the top five teams.

Calahan Keever took home medalist honors with a 17-under 199 (69-67-63). Andrew Riley of Palm Beach Atlantic finished a distant second with a 9-under 207. Ninety-five golfers competed in the tournament.

Piovano's first round 67 tied his career-best for a round. He was second in the tournament with 16 birdies and he added 27 pars.

Nic Whittaker shot a 4-over 220 (75-73-72), a season-best, to finish in a tie for 30^th place. Trey Wilson carded an 11-over 227 and tied for 57^th place. Abe Forsyth finished in a tie for 68th place with a 14-over 230. Joel Petersson and Tomas Cavanagh both tied for 88^th place with a 20-over 236. Cavanagh played as an individual.   

Up next for the Saints is the Hurricane Invitational Feb. 27-28 at the Doublegate Country Club in Albany, Georgia.

Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate (Final Round)
February 13-14, 2023
St. Johns Golf & Country Club – St. Augustine, Fla.
Par: 72; Yardage: 7,136


Teams
1) Anderson 282-285-281=848 (-16)
2) Georgia Southwestern 295-285-282=862 (-2)
3) Palm Beach Atlantic 289-287-288=864 (E)
4) North Georgia 291-293-284=868 (+4)
5) Lander 298-292-282=872 (+8)
6) Newberry 292-292-291=875 (+11)
7) Lincoln Memorial 290-296-293=879 (+15)
8) Limestone 300-290-290=880 (+16)
9) Columbus State 294-288-300=882 (+18)
10) Coker 295-298-292=885 (+21)
11) Lynn 306-287-294=887 (+23)
12) Belmont Abbey 288-290-310=888 (+24)
13) Flagler 298-300-293=891 (+27)
14) Wingate 307-292-294=893 (+29)
15) Lenoir-Rhyne 296-307-298=901 (+37)
16) Catawba 301-307-301=909 (+45)
17) King 309-306-297=912 (+48)

Top 10 individuals
1) Calahan Keever (AND) 69-67-63=199 (-17)
2) Andrew Riley (PBA) 69-70-68=207 (-9)
t3) Reece Coleman (AND) 71-71-70=212 (-4)
t3) Nicolas Escobar (GSW) 73-70-69=212 (-4)
t3) Linus Jonsson (LAN) 69-75-68=212 (-4)
t6) George Durkan (LMU) 67-72-75=214 (-2)
t6) Chase McLain  (GSW) 71-73-70=214 (-2)
t6) Bernard Meyer (CSU) 73-72-69=214 (-2)
t9) Franco Piovano (FLG) 67-75-73=215 (-1)
t9) Killian Ryan (COK) 69-74-72=215 (-1)

*-indicates playing as an individual
 
Flagler scorers:
t9) Franco Piovano 67-75-73=215 (-1)
t30) Nic Whittaker 75-73-72=220 (+4)
t57) Trey Wilson 76-76-75=227 (+11)
t68) Abe Forsyth 80-77-73=230 (+14)
t88) *Tomas Cavanagh 82-77-77=236 (+20)
t88) Joel Petersson 83-76-77=236 (+20)
 
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