SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Behind junior Calahan Keever's school-record 9-under-par 63 in the final round, the nationally top-ranked Anderson men's golf team continued to build its legacy by winning its program-record fifth straight tournament title by finishing in first place, Tuesday afternoon at Lincoln Memorial's Spring Kick-off Intercollegiate.
The Railsplitters hosted the two-day, 54-hole event at the 7,136 yard, par-72 St. Johns Golf and Country Club.
"I am so proud of these guys!" said Anderson Director of Golf Danny Neal. "This team just continues to impress and dominate - setting records along the way. The guys won this week by 14 shots in a field with several top 25 teams. Calahan (Keever) showed out with a school record round today and finished with a three round total of 199 to win low medalist honors! Reece (Coleman) finished under par for the tournament and made the All -Tournament Team. With two weeks until our next event, we will get back to work and prepare for another test at Doublegate CC. Hopefully, we can continue to play well and ride this wave of success."
The top-ranked Trojans began the day with a nine-shot lead over Palm Beach Atlantic and a 13-stroke cushion over 12th-ranked Georgia Southwestern – and finished with a 14-shot win over the runner-up Hurricanes, while Palm Beach Atlantic finished two shots further back in third place.
North Georgia moved up two spots to finish in fourth place, while Lander vaulted from a share of ninth into fifth place. Newberry and Lincoln Memorial claimed sixth and seventh place respectively, while Limestone finished in the eighth slot.
Columbus State fell from fifth to ninth, with Coker finishing in 10th place. Lynn claimed the 11th slot, while Belmont Abbey tumbled from third place following Monday's first two rounds into a 12th-place finish. Flagler, Wingate, Lenoir-Rhyne, Catawba and King finished out the 17-team field.
Keever (69-67-63=199), who entered the tourney ranked 13th in the nation, fired his school-record 63 behind seven birdies and an eagle on the par-5 eighth hole, en route to claiming his first outright career title. Palm Beach Atlantic's Andrew Riley (69-70-68=207) finished a distant runner-up, while Georgia Southwestern's Nicholas Escobar (73-70-69=212) shared third place with Lander's Linus Johnson (69-75-68=212) and AU's Reece Coleman (71-71-70=212).
Trojan freshman Alejandro de Castro (70-73-73=216) shared 11th place, with
junior Daniel Coker (72-74-79=225) finishing in a six-way tie for 47th place. Sophomore Simon Wright (79-74-75=228) shared 62nd place, with freshman Sam Norris finishing in a tie for the 75th spot. Senior Parker MacDonald rounded out the Trojan contingent in a tie for 83rd place.
Following a two-week layoff, the Trojans will put their win streak on the line at the Eighth Annual Hurricane Invitational, which will be hosted by Georgia Southwestern, at the Doublegate Country club in Albany, Ga.
Notables
• Keever's school-record 63 bested the previous record 66s, which were held by Reece Coleman (2019 Donald Ross Intercollegiate) and Adam Sheriff (2008 CVAC Conference Championship.
• Keever's 54-hole 199 shattered the previous school-record 206 that he shared with Coleman.
• Coleman's three-round 212 matched the 17th-best 54-hole score in program history.
• The team's 54-hole 848 marked the third-lowest three-round score in program history.
• The team's second- and third-round 566 matched the fifth-best score in program history.
• The team's third-round 281 matched the eighth-lowest score in program history.
• The opening round 282 matches the ninth-best 18-hole score in program history.
• The second round 285 is the 19th-lowest round in program history.
• The first two rounds (567) matched the seventh-best round in program history.
• Keever's second-round 67 matched the fifth-lowest round in program history.
• Keever's two-round 136 matched the fifth-lowest 36-hole score in program history.
Teams Scores
1. Anderson 282-285-281=848
2. Georgia Southwestern 295-285-282=862
3. Palm Beach Atlantic 289-287-288=864
4. North Georgia 291-293-284=868
5. Lander 298-292-282=872
6. Newberry 292-292-291=875
7. Lincoln Memorial 290-296-293=879
8. Limestone 300-290-290=880
9. Columbus State 294-288-300=882
10. Coker 295-298-292=885
11. Lynn 306-287-294=887
12. Belmont Abbey 295-298-310=888
13. Flagler 298-300-293=891
14. Wingate 307-292-294=893
15. Lenoir-Rhyne 296-307-298=901
16. Catawba 301-307-301=909
17. King 309-306-297=912
