Johnnie-O at Sea Island Up Next for Kennesaw State

By: Hunter McKay

Tournament #8: The Johnnie-O at Sea Island 
Dates: March 9-10
Location: Sea Island – Plantation Course – Par 72 – 7,016 yards
Host: Rutgers
Format: 36 Holes on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday.
 
 
Opening Tee
After a month layoff, the Kennesaw State males’s golf group will compete within the Johnnie-O at Sea Island.
 
The event is scheduled for March 9-10 on the Sea Island Plantation Course. Teams will play 36 holes of stroke play on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday.
 
Hosted by Rutgers, the event encompasses a aggressive subject of 15 groups, together with No. 23 Notre Dame, No. 44 West Virgina and No. 45 Cincinnati.
 
KSU seems to bounce again after a sixth-place end on the Palmas Del Mar Collegiate in Puerto Rico final month.
 
 
Tournament Field (15)
#45 Cincinnati, FGCU, Georgia Southern, Kansas, Kennesaw State, Memphis, Minnesota, Nebraska, NC State, #23 Notre Dame, Penn State, Princeton, Rutgers, UNCG and #44 West Virginia 
 
Lineup
Shaun Cook
 
Hunter Gillard
 
Kyle Bachkosky
 
Reed Sweigart
 
Walker Gantt
 
Individual: Ryne Nicholson
 
 
2025-26 Outlook
Kennesaw State returns seven gamers from final season’s squad, which completed ranked No. 67 within the ultimate 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 through the summer time.
 
 
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 event victories, together with group 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 obtained second-team All-Conference recognition. Borregaard completed T2 on the NCAA Auburn Regional and T47 on the NCAA Championships.
 
 
Next Up
KSU and Mercer will co-host the Linger Longer Invitational at Great Waters Golf Course at Rynolds Lake Oconee on Mar. 20-22.