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Wednesday, April 23
Texarkana, Ark.
9:00 AM ET/8:00 AM CT
Liberty University
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CUSA Menβs Golf Championship
Flames Head Into Match Play as No. 1 Seed at CUSA Championship
4/23/2025 6:13:00β―PM | Men's Golf
TEXARKANA, Ark. β A strong finish by the Flames during Round 3 of stroke play will allow Liberty to head into the match play portion of the CUSA Men's Golf Championship as the No. 1 seed on Thursday.
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Liberty closed the stroke play portion of the conference championship event with a 9-under par 279 on Wednesday at the Texarkana Country Club (par 72, 6,969 yards). This allowed the Flames to finish atop the leaderboard with an overall 15-under par 849 (277-293-279).
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All four of Liberty's counting scores on Wednesday included birdies on the par-5, No. 16 hole (560 yards). The Flames also posted a combined nine birdies during the final four holes of play to allow Liberty to distance itself from Sam Houston.
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Sam Houston will be the No. 2 seed in tomorrow's match play event after finishing in second place with a 9-under par 855 (291-283-281).
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Kennesaw State will be the No. 3 seed after posting a 3-under par 861 (292-285-284). UTEP (2-under par 862/290-284-288) defeated New Mexico State (2-under par 862/291-288-283) in a playoff to claim the No. 4 seed.
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The Flames are familiar with UTEP in match play, having defeated the Miners in last year's championship match play round, 3-2-0. The two teams needed five extra playoff holes before the Flames were able to hoist their first CUSA Men's Golf Championship title.
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New Mexico State's Aidan Thomas closed with back-to-back birdies on the No. 8 (par 4, 395 yards) and No. 9 (par 4, 402 yards) holes, his 17th and 18th holes of the day, to secure the league's individual medalist honors. Thomas finished atop the individual leaderboard with a winning score of 8-under par 208 (80-70-68).
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Liberty's Ike Joy got to 7-under par with a birdie at No. 16 (par 5, 560 yards). Joy had looks at birdie on No. 17 (par 4, 291 yards) and No. 18 (par 4, 462 yards), including a lip-out on a 20-foot birdie try on 18 that could have forced a playoff. Joy finished as the runner-up with a 7-under par 209 (68-71-70).
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Overall, Liberty had three golfers finish the stroke play portion of the championship inside the top 10.
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Besides Joy's runner-up finish, Andrew Gregory finished in fifth place with a 5-under par 211 (73-70-68). Josh Ryan finished tied for ninth place with a 2-under par 214 (67-79-68).
Five total players earned spots on the CUSA Men's Golf All-Tournament Team β Aidan Thomas (NM State), Ike Joy (Liberty), Claes Borregaard (Kennesaw State), Hugo Trommetter (Sam Houston) and Andrew Gregory (Liberty).Β
The No. 1 seed Liberty vs. No. 4 seed UTEP match-up will be send off the No. 1 tee starting at 9 a.m. EST/8 a.m. CST on Thursday. The No. 2 seed Sam Houston vs. No. 3 seed Kennesaw State match will go off the No. 10 tee, starting at the same time.Β Β Β Β Β
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The victors of the two morning semifinal matches will square off in an afternoon championship round, starting at approximately 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST. The championship match play event will be televised live on ESPN+.
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Round Recap β Liberty's Starting Five:
Course Information:
Following the Flames at the Conference USA Men's Golf Championship:
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Liberty closed the stroke play portion of the conference championship event with a 9-under par 279 on Wednesday at the Texarkana Country Club (par 72, 6,969 yards). This allowed the Flames to finish atop the leaderboard with an overall 15-under par 849 (277-293-279).
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All four of Liberty's counting scores on Wednesday included birdies on the par-5, No. 16 hole (560 yards). The Flames also posted a combined nine birdies during the final four holes of play to allow Liberty to distance itself from Sam Houston.
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Sam Houston will be the No. 2 seed in tomorrow's match play event after finishing in second place with a 9-under par 855 (291-283-281).
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Kennesaw State will be the No. 3 seed after posting a 3-under par 861 (292-285-284). UTEP (2-under par 862/290-284-288) defeated New Mexico State (2-under par 862/291-288-283) in a playoff to claim the No. 4 seed.
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The Flames are familiar with UTEP in match play, having defeated the Miners in last year's championship match play round, 3-2-0. The two teams needed five extra playoff holes before the Flames were able to hoist their first CUSA Men's Golf Championship title.
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New Mexico State's Aidan Thomas closed with back-to-back birdies on the No. 8 (par 4, 395 yards) and No. 9 (par 4, 402 yards) holes, his 17th and 18th holes of the day, to secure the league's individual medalist honors. Thomas finished atop the individual leaderboard with a winning score of 8-under par 208 (80-70-68).
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Liberty's Ike Joy got to 7-under par with a birdie at No. 16 (par 5, 560 yards). Joy had looks at birdie on No. 17 (par 4, 291 yards) and No. 18 (par 4, 462 yards), including a lip-out on a 20-foot birdie try on 18 that could have forced a playoff. Joy finished as the runner-up with a 7-under par 209 (68-71-70).
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Overall, Liberty had three golfers finish the stroke play portion of the championship inside the top 10.
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Besides Joy's runner-up finish, Andrew Gregory finished in fifth place with a 5-under par 211 (73-70-68). Josh Ryan finished tied for ninth place with a 2-under par 214 (67-79-68).
Five total players earned spots on the CUSA Men's Golf All-Tournament Team β Aidan Thomas (NM State), Ike Joy (Liberty), Claes Borregaard (Kennesaw State), Hugo Trommetter (Sam Houston) and Andrew Gregory (Liberty).Β
The No. 1 seed Liberty vs. No. 4 seed UTEP match-up will be send off the No. 1 tee starting at 9 a.m. EST/8 a.m. CST on Thursday. The No. 2 seed Sam Houston vs. No. 3 seed Kennesaw State match will go off the No. 10 tee, starting at the same time.Β Β Β Β Β
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The victors of the two morning semifinal matches will square off in an afternoon championship round, starting at approximately 2 p.m. EST/1 p.m. CST. The championship match play event will be televised live on ESPN+.
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Round Recap β Liberty's Starting Five:
- Ike Joy β 2 7-under par 209 (68-71-70)
- Andrew Gregory β 5 5-under par 211 (73-70-68)
- Josh Ryan β T9 2-under par 214 (67-79-68)
- Michael Lugiano β T16 even par 216 (70-73-73)
- Pascal Gunther β T41 15-over par 231 (72-84-75)
Course Information:
- Texarkana Country Club (Texarkana, Ark.)
- Par 72, 6,969 yards
Following the Flames at the Conference USA Men's Golf Championship:
- Live stats will be available at Scoreboard.clippd.com
- Twitter @LibertyGolf
- Instagram @LibertyGolf
- Semifinal Match Play vs. No. 4 seed UTEP
- Tee Time: Thursday at 9 a.m. EST/8 a.m. CST (No. 1 tee)
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