TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 17, 2026) – The University of North Alabama men's golf team took a 16th placement on Tuesday, completing the Seminole Intercollegiate tournament held in Tallahassee, Fla.
The tournament was originally planned for 18-holes a day over the course of three days. However, due to weather Monday, the tournament changed to a 36-hole Sunday and an 18-hole Tuesday. The limited number of holes not finalized on Sunday were completed on Monday afternoon when some weather had passed.
The Lions had the eighth-best round outside of the top-five teams and Eastern Kentucky who finished in a tie for seventh. The host school Florida State was the only team to shoot under-par for the three rounds and the only team to do so in the final round.
North Alabama bested the likes of Ball State, Boston College, USC Upstate, Francis Marion and Colgate University.
Andrew Ferworn led the group moving from 25th to 19th by the final round of play. He concluded his stay with eight birdies and a five-over-par 221 scorecard.
Most of the Lions made significant jumps Tuesday beginning with Sebastian Bengtsson, who jumped 30 spots to finish in 45th with a 12-over three rounds. Senior Xing Luo climbed nearly 20 spots to finish 78th for the tournament.
Freshmen Jedd Brady (82nd) and Arthur Estas (106th) both added a birdie today.
Florida State took home the team crown with an eight-under score, besting the second-place Southern Miss Golden Eagles by 19 strokes.
"Today was a better day, especially after how the first three holes went for us," said The Schmitz Family Head Men's Golf Coach Austin Phillips. "It just was not our week and we had to recover fast after the first day. I hate it for the team but I know we will fight again this upcoming week to produce the best results."
North Alabama Golfers
T19. Andrew Ferworn 221 | +5
T45. Sebastian Bengtsson 228 | +12
T78. Xing Luo 232 | +16
T82. Jedd Brady 233 | +17
T106. Arthur Estas 153 | +27
North Alabama travels to Napa, Calif. to compete in the Bridgestone Intercollegiate on Monday, March 23 at the Silverado Resort (North) course.
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