GREENVILLE, S.C. – The men’s golf coaches have picked Barton College as champions in the 2025 Conference Carolinas Men’s Golf Preseason Poll, the conference office announced on Thursday.
The two-time defending Bulldogs received 80 points and eight first place votes to sit atop the poll. Erskine College was picked second with 64 points while Shorter University received the final two first place votes and is third with 62 points. King University and Belmont Abbey College are tied for fourth with 51 points.
Young Harris College (43), Emmanuel University (39), North Greenville University (25), University of Mount Olive (24) and Chowan University (11) rounded out the poll.
The 2025 Conference Carolinas Men’s Golf Championship will take place at Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, South Carolina from Sunday, April 13-Tuesday, April 15.
The preseason poll was voted on by the league's head coaches and they can't vote for their own school.
2025 Conference Carolinas
Men’s Golf Preseason Poll
|
School |
Total (First Place) |
| 1 |
Barton |
80 (8) |
| 2 |
Erskine |
64 |
| 3 |
Shorter |
62 (2) |
| T4 |
King |
51 |
| T4 |
Belmont Abbey |
51 |
| 6 |
Young Harris |
43 |
| 7 |
Emmanuel |
39 |
| 8 |
North Greenville |
25 |
| 9 |
Mount Olive |
24 |
| 10 |
Chowan |
11 |
2025 Conference Carolinas Men’s Golf
Players to Watch
Barton
- Ryan Jahr, Jr., Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina (2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas, All-Southeast Region, 2024 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament team)
- Mitchell Soma, Sr., New Albany, Ohio (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas, 2024 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament team)
- JoseMaria Gutierrez, Jr., Mexico City, Mexico
Belmont Abbey
- Nick Norman, Jr., Gastonia, North Carolina (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Eduardo Arango Perigault, Jr., Panama City, Panama
- Elian Infante, Jr., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Chowan
- Jacob King, Fr., Clayton, North Carolina
- Patrick Sullivan, Sr., Fremont, New Hampshire
- Mika Buchholtz, So., Pinneberg, Germany
Emmanuel
- Lukas Lautrup-Nissen, Fr., Stockholm, Sweden
- Daniel Alonso Drljevic, Jr., Santander, Spain
- Jack Garcia, So., Alpharetta, Georgia
Erskine
- Laurenz Meifels, Sr., Essen, Germany
- Drew Andrews, Fr., Hartsville, South Carolina
- Sam Allister, Fr., Lisburn, Northern Ireland
King
- Åasmund Norum Sr. Inderoy, Norway (Three-time All-Conference Carolinas)
- Carles Calvo Molina, Jr., Barcelona, Spain
- Tyler Kipp, Sr., Reading, Pennsylvania
Mount Olive
- Matthew Richardson, Jr., Snow Hill, North Carolina (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Shawn Benson, Jr., Morehead City, North Carolina
- Edvin Perman, Sr., Västerås, Sweden
North Greenville
- Trey Cauthen, Sr., Simpsonville, South Carolina
- Henry Hall, So., Greenville, South Carolina
- Deacon Bauerschlag, Fr. Bellville, Texas
Shorter
- Sean McAufield, Sr., Louth, Republic of Ireland
- Pau Sanchez, Jr., Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
- Ismael Garcia Gasca, Jr., Leon, Mexico
Young Harris
- John McCracken, Sr., Troon, Scotland
- Will Ranieri, Sr., Snellville, Georgia
- Ruben Lindstrom, Sr., Stockholm, Sweden