Sandhills claims back-to-back golf titles
From the end of the opening round of play, it appeared Sandhills was determined to bring the national title back to Pinehurst, North Carolina. The flyers claimed their second consecutive NJCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship while Scotty Foley won the individual award in the inaugural NJCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship.
Sandhills had a golfer finish in three of the top spots in the men's individual leaderboard (Andreas Huber, first; Alex Martin, second; Austin Wood, third) while also claiming the top two individual spots in the women's individual leaderboard (Scotty Foley, first; Ava Ray, second). The men's team win marks the third national for the Flyers.
In the men's team standings, Georgia Military finished second and College of DuPage came in third.
Sandhills recorded a sub-300 score in each of the four rounds (295-293-293-292) to help secure back-to-back titles at the 2022 NJCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship.
The Flyers recorded a fourth and final round team score of 292 with a 72-73-71-77-76 line. That mark was the best mark of the week: the next closest being Sandhills' round two and three score of 293.
Foley claims individual title at inaugural championship
Prior to the 2021-22 season, the NJCAA implemented Division I and Division III Women's Golf. The championship marked the inaugural women's tournament that only had individual entries.
Finishing with a four-day line of 82-78-79-80, Sandhills golfer Scotty Foley earned the medalist honor to become the first to claim the Division III Women's golf individual national champion title.
Flyer teammate Ava Ray came in second while Julia Bazata of Oxford came in third.
After finishing second in the last years' championship tournament, Sandhills golfer Andreas Huber claimed the medalist honor. Huber was joined by two of his teammates, as Alex Martin and Austin Wood claimed second and third place, respectfully.
Wood and DuPage golfer Damian Guerrero both shot a tournament low of 70 during the second round. Carson Witherspoon of Sandhills matched the tournament low, also shooting a 70 in the third round.