VALDOSTA, Ga. - The No. 4 Florida Southern men's golf team finished fifth at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional at the Valdosta Country Club, punching their ticket to the 2026 NCAA DII Men's Golf National Championship in Las Vegas. The Mocs finished the tournament with an 11-under 853 through three rounds.
Tyler Mistretta and Max Barile once again led the Mocs, tying for the team lead both with a top-10 finish at tied-7th. Barile tied his first round score with a 4-under 68. He opened the day with a par and four straight birdies en route to a dominant round. The senior carded seven birdies in the final round to move back up the leaderboard. Mistretta shot a 75, carding one birdie in the round.
Colton Swartz shot his best round of the tournament to close with a 2-under 70. Swartz carded four birdies in the final round, moving himself to 2-under and tied-18th.
Anthony Monteleone finished his first NCAA postseason appearance tied-44th, shooting 3-over. He finished the final round 1-over, carding two birdies.
Donte Groppuso rounds out the Moccasin lineup tied-79th. He posted a 78 in the final round, for a three-round score of 227.
Nova Southeastern was named the regional champion, posting a three-round score of 840 (-24). Cooper Tendick of West Florida remained in the lead, being crowned the regional champion with a score of 201 (-15).
Florida Southern was one of seven teams to make the cut to the NCAA Championship, joining regional champion Nova Southeastern, regional runner-up West Florida, Lee, Georgia Southwestern, Columbus State, and Wingate. Octavio Laurent of USC Beaufort and Gabriel Hull of Emmanuel are the two individuals advancing to the National Championship.
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The Moccasins will make their 42nd National Championship Tournament appearance, and in back-to-back years, the Mocs will compete on the National Stage. The tournament takes place May 18-22 at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev. The finals will be hosted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
5 – Florida Southern – 283-284-286 – 853 (-11)
T7 – Tyler Mistretta – 68-67-75 – 210 (-6)
T7 – Max Barile – 68-74-68 – 210 (-6)
T18 – Colton Swartz – 73-71-70 – 214 (-2)
T44 – Anthony Monteleone – 74-72-73 – 219 (+3)
T79 – Donte Groppuso – 74-75-78 – 227 (+11)
