No.2 Men's Golf Tees off at the Invite at Innisbrook on Monday

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Keiser University Athletics

The No. 2-ranked Keiser men's golf team heads to Palm Harbor, Florida, to compete in the Invite at Innisbrook hosted by Dalton State. The two-day, three-round event will take place at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club's Copperhead Course (Par 71, 7,195 yards) and will feature a field of 20 teams. Thirteen squads are ranked in the preseason NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 led by the Seahawks (No. 2), Dalton State (No. 1), Wayland Baptist (No. 11), Southeastern (No. 12), St. Thomas (No. 14), and Cumberland (Tenn.) (No. 15).

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The Seahawks are coming off a dominant performance to start the season, winning last week's Seahawk Shootout by 50 strokes. Keiser led the entire way and was the only team to finish the three-round event under par, shooting a 22-under, 782.

All five of Keiser's golfers (with the ability to score for the team) placed in the top 10, including Nicolas Llanos, who claimed medalist honors with an 8-under, 193. The individual title was the first of Llanos' career and his third top-5 finish as a Seahawk. Newcomer Adam Buchanan made a impact in his first outing with the Seahawks, placing tied for second with a 5-under, 196. Rounding out the team's scorers were James Murray (tied for fifth at 4-under), Yann Ferrando (seventh at 1-under), and freshman Iver Sokhan-Sanj (tied for eighth at 2-over).

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When: Sept. 23-24, 2024 Course: Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course) (Par 71, 7,195 yards) Where: Palm Harbor, Fla. Format: 36 holes on Monday, 18 holes Monday Field: No. 1 Dalton State, No. 2 Keiser, No. 11 Wayland Baptist, No. 12 Southeastern, No. 14 St. Thomas, No. 15 Cumberland (Tenn.), No. 16 Coastal Georgia, No. 17 Truett McConnell, No. 19 William Carey, No. 20 Webber Int'l, No. 21 Campbellsville, No. 22 Point (Ga.), No. 25 Ave Maria, (rv) Indiana Wesleyan, (rv) Reinhardt, (rv) Blue Mountain Christian, (rv) SCAD Atlanta, Tennessee Wesleyan, Faulkner, SCAD Savannah

1. Nicolas Llanos - Sr. / P

opayan, Colombia Llanos is coming of the first tournament victory of his career, shooting an 8-under, 193 (62-63-68) at last week's Seahawk Shootout. He enters Monday with three top-5 finishes and a season stroke average of 64.33.

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2. Adam Buchanan - Fr. / Ballyclare, Northern Ireland

Finished tied for second in his Keiser debut during last week's Seahawk Shootout. The native Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, had 11 birdies en route to a 5-under, 196 (65-67-64). He enters this week's action with a season stroke average of 65.33.

3. Jan Sustek - Fr. / Brno, Czech Republic

Sustek began his Keiser career with a second-place finish (tied) during last week's Seahawk Shootout. The first-year Seahawk shot a 5-under, 196 (67-64-65) with 11 birdies and one eagle. He enters this week's action with a season stroke average of 65.33.

4. Yann Ferrando

- So. / Biscarose, France

Ferrando is coming off the fifth top-10 finish of his career with a seventh-place finish at the season-opening Seahawk Shootout last week. The second-year Seahawk shot a 1-under, 200 (64-66-70), entering Monday's play with season stroke average of 66.67.

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Iver Sokhan-Sanj

- Fr. / Lorenskog, Norway

Making his Keiser debut last week, Sokhan-Sanj place tied for 8th at the Seahawk Shootout. He shot a 2-over, 203 (68-69-66) with nine birdies and one eagle. He comes into the week with a season stroke average of 67.67.

Individuals Dimitri David - So. / Pirae, Tahiti

Playing in the first tournament of his Keiser career, David shot a 4-under (69-64-64, 197) for a fifth-place finish (tied) at the Seahawk Shootout. David had 10 birdies and one eagle and has a season stroke average of 65.67.

1. Nicolas Llanos

2. Adam Buchanan

3. Jan Sustek

4. Yann Ferrando

5. Iver Sokhan-Sanj

Dimitri David*

*-playing as individuals

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The Seahawks enter the week ranked No. 2 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll The No. 2-ranked Keiser men's golf team opened the 2024-25 campaign in dominant fashion, winning the 2024 Seahawk Shootout by 50 strokes (Sept. 17) All five of Keiser's golfers (with the ability to score for the team) placed in the top 10, including Nicolas Llanos, who claimed medalist honors with an 8-under, 193 The individual title was the first of Llanos' career and his third top-5 finish as a Seahawk In all, Keiser had 16 golfers compete in this year's shootout with 11 playing as individual Seven of the 16 golfers placed in the top 10 The Seahawks enter this week 5-0 versus teams ranked in the NAIA Top 25 Keiser enters this week's event having recorded a top 5 finish in 19 straight tournament (dating back to 2022-23) The 2024 field for the Invite at Innisbrook will consist of 20 teams Of the nine teams, 13 are ranked in the NAIA Top 25 with four others receiving votes

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