TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – A productive final round of stroke play elevated Florida State Men’s Golf up to third place at the Jackson Stephens Cup on Tuesday. FSU enters Wednesday’s match as the No. 3 seed and faces No. 4 seed Arizona at the Alotian Club in Roland, Ark.
The Seminoles shot 3-under in the final stroke play round, the second-lowest among the six participating programs on Tuesday.
“I am happy for the players to see a good round and make a run at the championship match,” FSU Head Coach Trey Jones said. “It shows a lot about their pride and competitive spirit.”
Senior Connor Futrell shot the round of the tournament so far for FSU, carding a 4-under 68. He recorded an eagle on the par-5, 598-yard 17th hole to go along with five birdies in the third round.
Futrell is tied with Frederik Kjettrup and Brett Roberts among the team’s leaders at 5-over for the tournament and tied for eighth apiece. Kjettrup shot a 2-over 74 on Tuesday while Rober
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Florida State senior men’s golfer John Pak secured one of the crown jewels in collegiate golf on Friday afternoon, being announced the winner of the Ben Hogan Award in a special presentation at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. “I’m so proud for John to be able to win an award like the Ben Hogan Award,” FSU Head Coach Trey Jones said. “This has been a special year to overcome what these guys had to overcome throughout the year. To have all these phenomenal seniors choose to come back to school, there’s never been a more difficult year to win individual awards. John has certainly done that in winning the Ben Hogan Award over two phenomenal people. This is about John and what he’s done and how he’s represented Florida State in every single manner, and it is something we all are proud of.” The winner of the @BenHoganAward is @johnnydpak I hereby proclaim him the of FSU Golf pic.twitter.com/ptTnOmJ93j FSU Golf (@FSUGolf)
RESULTS
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Seminoles.com) – Florida State Men’s Golf fell to Pepperdine, 3.5-1.5, on Tuesday afternoon in the NCAA Men’s Golf Match Play Quarterfinals held at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The loss ends a highly-accomplished 2021 year for the Seminoles, whom entered the NCAA Championship as the top overall seed, secured their first regional victory and earned their second Top 10 finish under the current format of the championship.
What a season. What a program Our phenomenal 2021 year comes to an end after falling to Pepperdine in the #NCAAGolf Match Play Quarterfinals.Thank you to our fans for your tremendous support. This program will continue to flourish #OneTribe pic.twitter.com/Brvtrr8WN0— FSU Golf (@FSUGolf) June 1, 2021
“It was a disappointing way to end a great season,” FSU Head Coach Trey Jones said. “I felt like the way the guys competed that we were never out of it until Pepperdine’s player chipped in on the eighth