Sun Conference Championship
About
The Sun Conference Championship is the annual men's and women's golf tournament organized by The Sun Conference and held at Jekyll Island Golf Club – Pine Lakes Course in Jekyll Island, Georgia. The championship event consists of 54 holes (three rounds) of stroke play over three days, with teams of five players and the four lowest scores each round counting toward the team total. Approximately 10–12 NAIA-member university teams compete after qualifying during the regular conference season based on conference win-loss records and national rankings. The tournament determines conference team and individual champions and awards berths to NAIA postseason play.
Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27 - 29, 2025 | Jekyll Island GC | Adam Buchanan (-8) | -8 | 5.95 | See Results |
| Apr 29 - 30, 2024 | Grasslands Golf & Country Club | Nicholas Faraone (-3) | -3 | 8.53 | See Results |
Results
Scoring Averages
Round Stats
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Faraone | -3 | 213 | 72 | 72 | 69 | +4.40 | 9.52 |
| 2 | Isac Wallin | -1 | 215 | 68 | 74 | 73 | +3.74 | 7.49 |
| T3 | Antonio Juarbe | E | 216 | 73 | 71 | 72 | +3.40 | 4.47 |
| T3 | Nicholas Zarillo | E | 216 | 75 | 70 | 71 | +3.40 | 4.47 |
| 5 | Kade Cannon | +1 | 217 | 74 | 68 | 75 | +3.07 | 3.41 |
| T6 | Nicolas Llanos | +2 | 218 | 73 | 72 | 73 | +2.74 | 3.20 |
| T6 | Clay Jacobs | +2 | 218 | 72 | 73 | 73 | +2.74 | 3.20 |
| T8 | Matthew Soucinek | +3 | 219 | 76 | 73 | 70 | +2.40 | 2.96 |
| T8 | Brad Hammock | +3 | 219 | 73 | 76 | 70 | +2.40 | 2.96 |
| T8 | Gabe DeCasas | +3 | 219 | 73 | 76 | 70 | +2.40 | 2.96 |
| T8 | Yann Ferrando | +3 | 219 | 79 | 73 | 67 | +2.40 | 2.96 |
| T12 | Vedant Sirohi | +4 | 220 | 74 | 75 | 71 | +2.07 | 2.30 |
| T12 | Ben Van Hollebeke | +4 | 220 | 76 | 73 | 71 | +2.07 | 2.30 |
| 14 | Florian Benner | +7 | 223 | 74 | 74 | 75 | +1.07 | 2.12 |
| T15 | Alex Veneziano | +8 | 224 | 81 | 71 | 72 | +0.74 | 2.03 |
| T15 | Trey Fesperman | +8 | 224 | 72 | 79 | 73 | +0.74 | 2.03 |
| T15 | Zach Shaw | +8 | 224 | 78 | 71 | 75 | +0.74 | 2.03 |
| 18 | Marley Read | +9 | 225 | 80 | 73 | 72 | +0.40 | 1.83 |
| T19 | Anthony Amoroso III | +11 | 227 | 74 | 72 | 81 | -0.26 | 1.80 |
| T19 | Eduard Tor Clemente | +11 | 227 | 73 | 76 | 78 | -0.26 | 1.80 |
| T21 | Tomas Borquez | +12 | 228 | 74 | 72 | 82 | -0.60 | 1.72 |
| T21 | Ty Kaufman | +12 | 228 | 79 | 77 | 72 | -0.60 | 1.72 |
| T23 | Thomas Henderson | +14 | 230 | 79 | 78 | 73 | -1.26 | 1.63 |
| T23 | William Brun Solum | +14 | 230 | 74 | 76 | 80 | -1.26 | 1.63 |
| T23 | Matt Mullen | +14 | 230 | 83 | 75 | 72 | -1.26 | 1.63 |
| 26 | Zayne Hilderbrand | +15 | 231 | 78 | 74 | 79 | -1.60 | 1.50 |
| 27 | Bing Adam | +16 | 232 | 75 | 85 | 72 | -1.93 | 1.45 |
| 28 | Max Fallenius | +17 | 233 | 79 | 80 | 74 | -2.26 | 1.41 |
| 29 | Gabriel Velasco | +19 | 235 | 82 | 74 | 79 | -2.93 | 1.36 |
| 30 | Juan Martinez | +20 | 236 | 81 | 78 | 77 | -3.26 | 1.00 |
| T31 | Derek Calahan | +23 | 239 | 81 | 82 | 76 | -4.26 | 0.70 |
| T31 | Samuel Murray | +23 | 239 | 84 | 77 | 78 | -4.26 | 0.70 |
| 33 | Jensen Rainey | +24 | 240 | 80 | 82 | 78 | -4.60 | 0.10 |
| 34 | Luke Guthrie | - | 165 | 80 | 85 | - | -6.43 | - |
| 35 | Xander Artois | - | 169 | 84 | 85 | - | -8.43 | - |
| 36 | Jack Layman | - | 72 | - | - | 72 | +2.06 | - |
| 37 | George Holloway | - | 77 | - | - | 77 | -2.94 | - |
