Athens, Ga. – The Stetson University men's golf team saw its 2021 season come to an end on Tuesday with a final round score of 301 in the ASUN Championship at the University of Georgia Golf Course.
 
The Hatters' struggles on the courses' challenging par 3 holes continued. Stetson was 12-over par as a team on those four holes and just five over par on the rest the course. Stetson finished eighth in the nine-team field, 12 shots behind Lipscomb, which closed with a final round 286.
 
"We were overwhelmed by this golf course and just never figured it out," Hatters' coach Larry Watson said. "We had perfect conditions with light winds today, but we just couldn't figure out how to play the course."
 
Liberty coasted to a 13-shot victory over second place Florida Gulf Coast to claim its first ASUN men's golf title. The top four players for the Flames all finished the tournament under par, helping Liberty post the lowest team score (832) in the more than 40-year history of the event.
 
FGCU's Van Holmgren birdied the final two holes of the tournament to surpass North Florida's Nick Gabrelcik for medalist honors. Gabrelcik had birdied four of five holes going to 18, but left the door open for Holmgren with a par on the final hole.
 
Jacksonville's Michael Sakane, who opened the tournament on Sunday with a 64, finished with a 74 in the final round and fell to a third-place finish. After posting six birdies and an eagle in the opening round, Sakane did not have a single birdie on Tuesday.
 
Graduate Nick Montes was the best finisher for Stetson. He final round 75 left him tied for 22^nd. Montes was stung by a triple-bogey six on the par 3 16^th hole and then had another bogey on the final hole.
 
Sophomore Mason Quagliata had a pair of double-bogeys during his final round, finishing with a six-over par 77 to complete his first ASUN Championship appearance in 27^th place.
 
Graduate Chris Williard posted a 73 in his final collegiate round, bouncing back from a double-bogey on the par 3 16^th to finish his career birdie-par on the last two holes. He finished the tournament tied for 29^th.
 
Freshman Truman Keppy finished one shot behind Williard in his first ASUN Championship. Keppy had birdies on two of the par 3s to go along with a double-bogey and a bogey. He finished with three straight bogeys for a five-over par 76.
 
Junior Benjamin Resnick was able to get things straightened out down the stretch, closing the tournament with six consecutive pars, but after making the turn at five-over, he started his back nine with two double-bogeys sandwiched around a bogey. He finished the tournament tied for 43^rd.
 
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