By: Hunter McKay
Tournament #1: Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate
Dates: September 7-9, 2025
Location: Grande Dunes Golf Resort Club – Myrtle Beach, S.C.- Par 72 – 7578 Yards
Host: Coastal Carolina
Format: 54 Holes of Stroke Play (Sunday - Tuesday)
Links: Live Scoring | Twitter
Opening Tee
The Kennesaw State men's golf team is set to begin the 2025-26 season at the Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate.
Play begins at 8 a.m. EST at the Grande Dunes Golf Resort Club on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday morning. KSU is paired with Clemson and FAU on Sunday.
Kennesaw State will open its 30
th season on Sunday. This will be the 21st season of golf at the D1 level for KSU.
TOURNAMENT FIELD (16)
Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Clemson, East Carolina, Elon, Florida Atlantic, FGCU, High Point, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Maryland, Old Dominion, Texas State, VCU
LINEUP
1.
Luca Gallingani
2.
Shaun Cook
3.
Kyle Bachkosky
4.
Walker Gantt
5.
Josh Ledford
Ind:
Reed Sweigart
2025-26 OUTLOOK
Kennesaw State returns seven players from last year's team, which was ranked No. 67 in the final NCAA Scoreboard poll and finished third at the Conference USA Championship. KSU and Delaware are tied with seven returners each from last season.
The Owls bring back Conference USA Freshman of the Year
Luca Gallingani, along with
Shaun Cook, who earned second-team All-Conference honors. Four players who competed in 30 or more rounds last season return.
Kennesaw State posted 76 rounds at par or better in 2024–25, with 55 of those rounds recorded by players still on the roster. The Owls added two talented freshmen:
Walker Gantt and
Ryan Nicholson. Gantt and Cook both competed at the U.S. Amateur over the summer.
2024-25 REVIEW
In its inaugural season in Conference USA, Kennesaw State's men's golf team turned in a standout 2024‑25 campaign. The Owls posted multiple tournament victories, including team and individual titles at the Cullan Brown Collegiate and the Pinetree Intercollegiate, while
Claes Borregaard earned Golfer of the Week honors six times and later claimed C-USA Player of the Year, with teammate
Luca Gallingani named Freshman of the Year.
Shaun Cook earned second-team All-Conference honors. Borregaard finished T2 at the NCAA Auburn Regional and T47 at the NCAA Championships.
NEXT UP
The Owls head to Waynesville, N.C. for the J.T. Poston Invitational on Sept. 14-16 at the Waynesville Inn and Golf Club.
