Belmont Abbey Tops Men’s Golf Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas men’s golf coaches voted Belmont Abbey to win the program’s first conference championship since 2013 in the preseason poll unveiled on Friday morning.
The Crusaders, who finished tied for third in last year’s event, garnered 57 points and four-of-nine first-place votes. Erskine, who returns reigning Conference Carolinas Golfer of the Year Alberto Dominguez, was picked second with 55 points and three first-place nods while Barton (49) and Mount Olive (46) rounded out the top four and split the remaining two first-place tallies.
King was selected fifth with 34 points followed by North Greenville (33), Southern Wesleyan (26), Emmanuel (16) and Chowan (8).
The spring season gets underway on Feb. 14 with the conference championships slated for April 10-12 at Cutter Creek Golf Club in Snow Hill, North Carolina.
2022 Conference Carolinas
Men’s Golf Preseason Poll
| School |
Total (First Place) |
| Belmont Abbey |
57 (4) |
| Erskine |
55 (3) |
| Barton |
49 (1) |
| Mount Olive |
46 (1) |
| King |
34 |
| North Greenville |
33 |
| Southern Wesleyan |
26 |
| Emmanuel |
16 |
| Chowan |
8 |
2022 Conference Carolinas Men’s Golf
Golfers to Watch
Barton
- Bryson Boyette, Sr., Wilson, North Carolina (2021 First Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2019 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team; 2018 Confernece Carolinas Freshman of the Year, Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Muhammad Afif Mohd Fathi, Jr., Kejang, Malaysia
- Mitchell Soma, Fr., New Albany, Ohio
Belmont Abbey
- Jack Warren, Jr., Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Connor Fahey, Sr., Greenville, South Carolina (2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Jacob Ferrari, So., Frederick, Maryland (2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
Chowan
- Graham Cowan, Sr., Williamston, North Carolina
Emmanuel
- Markel Olasagasti, So., Basque Country, Spain
- Pelayo Sol, So., Gijon, Spain
- Pablo Riveiro, Fr., Spain
Erskine
- Alberto Dominguez, Jr., Sanlucar De Barrameda, Spain (2021 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team, Medalist, Southeast Regional Championship Medalist, NCAA Division II National Championship Qualifier)
- Aubrey Dziewa, Fr., Saint Jean De Gonville, France
- Laurenz Meifels, Fr., Hubbelrath, Germany
King
- Sam Trueba, Jr., Pedrena, Spain
- Alex Bradford, Sr., Jonesborough, Tennessee (2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Tournament Team)
- Åasmund Norum, Fr., Inderoy, Norway
Mount Olive
- Ruben Van Der Berg, Sr., Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
- Brice Ballin, Sr., Marseille, France (2021 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Cade Hancock, Jr., Elizabethtown, North Carolina
North Greenville
- Miller Harbin, Sr., Blue Ridge, South Carolina
- Zach McDermid, Jr., Mesa Arizona
Southern Wesleyan
- Carter Rains, Jr., Greenville, North Carolina (2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)