LAKELAND, Fla. - The Florida Southern College men's golf team was ranked No. 1 in this week's Scoreboard Powered by Clippd rankings on November 4, 2026.
The defending national champions have closed out their fall slate with three tournament titles, including two individual champions. Through four events, the Mocs have an adjusted scoing average of 277.38 over 11 rounds.
Individually, the Mocs have five ranked in the top 100, including the nation's number one golfer,
Jack VanderSchuur, who has held the top spot for the duration of the fall season.
Palmer Haynes makes his debut in the rankings at No. 3, followed closely by
Davis Daigle as the No. 6 golfer and
Colton Swartz as the No. 11 golfer.
Anthony Monteleone is No. 42, with
Liam Fernandez and
Thomas Evans ranking No. 137 and No. 212 respectively.
Florida Southern started the season at The National Preview, placing first of 10 teams at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. VanderSchuur won the individual title, the first of his career, with a career-low round of 64 and a 3-round score of 203 (-13). The Mocs later competed in the Hurricane Invitational at the Doublegate Country Club in Georgia, tied for 10th overall. Swartz was the leading Moc in that event, posting a top-5 finish at 3-under. At the Copperhead Championship, the Mocs won their second event of the season, with runner-up finish for VanderSchuur.
The Mocs closed out the fall with their third team title at the Golfweek Fripp Island Invite, finishing with a 19-under total of 845 to earn an eight-stroke victory at Fripp Island Ocean Point. Haynes claimed the individual title, and his first collegiate win, leading a one-two finish with VanderSchuur for the Moccasins.
Florida Southern will return to action in the spring, hosting the Matlock Collegiate Classic at Lone Palm Golf Course Feb. 8-9, 2027.
