Men's Golf Heads Fripp Island For Big South Champoinship Apr. 26-29

4/25/2026 12:17:00 PM

Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop men's golf is set to compete in the 2026 Big South Conference Championship Apr. 26-29 in Fripp Island, S.C.
Event: Big South Championship
Dates: Apr. 26-29, 2026
Location: Fripp Island, S.C.
Course: Fripp Island Resort – Ocean Creek Course | Par 71, 6,392 yards
Format: Stroke Play (54 Holes) | Match Play (Top 4 teams from stroke play)
Live Scoring: clippd
Tee Times: Sunday, 1:30 p.m. off 1^st& 10^th Tee (18 holes) | Monday 8:30 a.m. 1^st & 10^th Tee (18 holes) | Tuesday 8:30 a.m. (18 holes) | Wednesday (match play semifinals/finals)
Field: Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian College, Radford, USC Upstate, Winthrop
Weather Forecast: Sunday (77, partly cloudy/stray shower possible, WSW 5-10 mph) | Monday (71, mostly sunny, NE 10-20 mph) | Tuesday (77, cloudy, SSW 10-15 mph) | Wednesday (78, mostly cloudy, S 10-15 mph)

A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES

The Eagles are seeded No. 1 for the first time since 2015
Winthrop has a program-best 289 average per round score on the season
The average is second-best in the Big South to Longwood (286.63)
Freshman Dylan Park enters the championship with a league-best 71.30 stroke average
Sophomore Thomas Lamar is 6th in the Big South at 72.53 while Ashton Eubanks is 10th at 72.96
Mason Kucia is averaging 73.28, Waymon Thomas has a 74.07 stroke average and Mason Tucker is averaging 75.19
Eagles finished in the Top 7 in 7-of-9 events played on the season and had three in the Top 4
Winthrop is paired with Longwood and will begin teeing off the 1st tee at 2:10 p.m. in the first round