AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Flagler College men's golf team shot an 18-over par 882 (293-284-305) and finished in seventh place at the Peach Belt Conference Championships, which wrapped up this afternoon at the Forest Hills Golf Club (par 72; 7,086 yards).

Joel Petersson led the Saints as finished in a tie for seventh place with a 3-under 213 (71-65-77). He finished with 34 pars, 10 birdies, and he had one eagle in the 54-hole tournament. This was Petersson's second top 10 finish of the year.

Top-ranked (Scoreboard by clippd ranking) University of North Georgia claimed the team title with an 18-under 846 (277-280-289). No. 3 Georgia Southwestern State University followed in second place with an even par 864 (289-286-289). No. 9 Lander University and USC Beaufort tied for third place with a 1-over 865.

Jack Vajda of North Georgia led wire to wire to top the 40-man field with a 12-under 204 (66-66-72). Bernard Meyer of Columbus State University finished in second place with a 7-under 209 (69-70-70). Linus Jonsson of Lander finished in third place with a 6-under 210 (67-71-72). Ellis Bright of USCB and Erik Olin of USC Aiken tied for fourth place with a 5-under 211. All five golfers earned all-tournament honors.

Flagler's Roo Fenwick finished in 27^th place with a 6-over 222 (75-73-74). Franco Piovano carded a 13-over 229 (77-75-77) to finish in 35^th place while Tomas Cavanagh followed in 36^th place with a 14-over 230 (75-78-77). Nic Eberhard had to withdraw from today's final round.  

Peach Belt Conference Championship (Final Round)
April 19-21, 2024
Forest Hills GC – Augusta, Ga.
Par: 72 | Yardage: 7,086

Teams
1) North Georgia 277-280-289=846 (-18)
2) Georgia Southwestern 289-286-289=864 (E)
t3) Lander 285-290-290=865 (+1)
t3) USC Beaufort 295-283-287=865 (+1)
5) USC Aiken 282-293-291=866 (+2)
6) Columbus State 287-278-303=868 (+4)
7) Flagler 293-284-305=882 (+18)
8) Georgia College 290-298-296=884 (+20)

Top 10 individuals
1) Jack Vajda (UNG) 66-66-72=204 (-12)
2) Bernard Meyer (CSU) 69-70-70=209 (-7)
3) Linus Jonsson (LAN) 67-71-72=210 (-6)
t4) Ellis Bright (USCB) 72-71-68=211 (-5)
t4) Erik Olin (USCA) 71-71-69=211 (-5)
6) Hughes Threlkeld (UNG) 69-69-74=212 (-4)
t7) Russell Makepeace (CSU) 69-69-75=213 (-3)
t7) Joel Petersson (FLG) 71-65-77=213 (-3)
9) Jack Tharrington (GSW) 71-69-74=214 (-2)
t10) Ethan Day (UNG) 72-72-71=215 (-1)
t10) Payne Sells (GSW) 72-72-71=215 (-1)
t10) Erik Nord (USCB) 73-70-72=215 (-1)
t10) Oscar Abrahamsson (USCA) 68-73-74=215 (-1)

Flagler scorers:
t7) Joel Petersson 71-65-77=213 (-3)
27) Roo Fenwick 75-73-74=222 (+6)
35) Franco Piovano 77-75-77=229 (+13)
36) Tomas Cavanagh 75-78-77=230 (+14)
Nic Eberhard 72-71-wd
 
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