WESTWORTH VILLAGE, Texas —The Millsaps men's and women's golf programs concluded the Fall season on a strong note, both posting top-5 performances at the Crusader Cup on Monday and Tuesday.
The men's team tied for fifth at an impressive plus-20 after 36 holes as a team (301-295—596). The two-round score was the lowest since Sept. 11, 2022.
Millsaps women's golf ended competition at the Hawks Creek Golf Club in third place out of five teams. Across both teams, nine Majors placed in the top 20 of the leaderboards individually.
Freshman
Matthew Yeung posted a 2-round low score of plus-4 (74-74—148), tying for 13th place. Only one stroke behind was senior
Mykolas Vasiliauskas (74-75—149), who tied for 17th.
Tying for 20th place and posting identical scores at plus-6 were juniors
Miles Harrison and
Noble Burns (77-73—150). Rounding out the A team was classmate
Charlie Berglund at plus-13 (T-43rd; 76-81—157).
Leading the B team were sophomore
Josh Gitau (T-36th; plus-10) and freshman
Gonzalo Navarro (T-41st; plus-12). Burns, Gitau, and Navarro all posted career 2-round and 1-round lows. Also competing for the Majors were sophomores
Jack Ritter (T-47th; plus-17),
William Jeonsson (53rd; plus-24), and
Jacen Trinta (55th; plus-26).
Junior
Abi Cerwick excelled for the Millsaps women's program, finishing sixth at plus-18 (83-79—162). Closing the Fall schedule out well with 2-round and 1-round low was freshman
Hynslee Goff. She tied for seventh at plus-19 (84-79—163).
Junior
Madison Baker (17th) and freshman
Audrey Perry (18th) both finished only one stroke apart at plus-35 and plus-36, respectively. Baker had her best 2-round score of the Fall on Monday and Tuesday. Completing the competition in 20th was junior
Addi Forbes at plus-45.
The Majors will next compete in the Spring, with the schedules to be announced in the upcoming weeks. Both programs will challenge for titles at the 2027 SAA Men's and Women's Golf Championships in Dickson, Tenn., April 23-25.
| THE MAJORS - MEN |
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| T13th) |
Matthew Yeung |
74-74—148 (+4) |
2-Round Low |
| T17th) |
Mykolas Vasiliauskas |
74-75—149 (+5) |
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| T20th) |
Miles Harrison |
77-73—150 (+6) |
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| T20th) |
Noble Burns |
77-73—150 (+6) |
2-Round & 1-Round Low |
| T36th) |
Josh Gitau (B) |
78-76—154 (+10) |
2-Round & 1-Round Low |
| T41st) |
Gonzalo Navarro (B) |
75-81—156 (+12) |
2-Round & 1-Round Low |
| T43rd) |
Charlie Berglund |
76-81—157 (+13) |
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| T47th) |
Jack Ritter (B) |
83-78—161 (+17) |
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| 53rd) |
William Jeonsson (B) |
87-81—168 (+24) |
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| 55th) |
Jacen Trinta (B) |
83-87—170 (+26) |
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| MEN'S TEAM LEADERBOARD |
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| 1st |
OLLU |
290-288—578 (+2) |
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| 2nd |
St. Thomas (TX) |
297-286—583 (+7) |
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| 3rd |
Dallas |
303-289—592 (+16) |
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| 4th |
Concordia (TX) |
293-302—595 (+19) |
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| T5th |
Millsaps |
301-295—596 (+20) |
Lowest 2-Round Score Since Sept. 11, 2022 |
| T5th) |
SE Arkansas |
294-302—596 (+20) |
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| T7th) |
Concordia (TX) (B) |
305-295—600 (+24) |
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| T7th) |
Dallas (B) |
299-301—600 (+24) |
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| 9th |
Millsaps (B) |
319-316—635 (+59) |
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| 10th) |
Hendrix |
328-323—651 (+75) |
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| THE MAJORS - WOMEN |
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| 6th) |
Abi Cerwick |
83-79—162 (+18) |
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| T7th) |
Hynslee Goff |
84-79—163 (+19) |
2-Round & 1-Round Low |
| 17th) |
Madison Baker |
89-90—179 (+35) |
2-Round Low |
| 18th) |
Audrey Perry |
87-93—180 (+36) |
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| 20th) |
Addi Forbes |
94-95—189 (+45) |
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| WOMEN'S LEADERBOARD |
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| 1st |
OLLU |
319-320—639 (+63) |
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| 2nd |
Concordia (TX) |
323-319—642 (+66) |
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| 3rd |
Millsaps |
343-341—684 (+108) |
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| 4th |
Hendrix |
363-340—703 (+127) |
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| 5th |
Dallas |
397-376—773 (+197) |
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