Fripp Island, S.C. — Waymon Thomas' round of even par paced the Winthrop men's golf team on the opening day of the 2026 Big South Conference Championship.
Event: Big South Championship
Dates: Sunday, Apr. 26, 2026 (1
st Round)
Location: Fripp Island, S.C.
Course: Fripp Island Resort – Ocean Creek Course (Par 71, 6,546 yards)
Team Results: USC Upstate (-3), Presbyterian (-2), Gardner-Webb (-1), Longwood (-1), High Point (+3), Radford (+3), Winthrop (+4), Charleston Southern (+4)
(RESULTS)
TAP-INS
- Junior Waymon Thomas led the Eagles in the opening round with an even par 71 and is T14
- Junior Ashton Eubanks birdied his final hole to finish at 1-over (72) and sits T19
- Sophomore Thomas Lamar also birdied 18 to finish at 1-over and is T19
- Freshman Dylan Park shot 2-over and is T24
- Freshman Mason Kucia is T27 after an opening round of 3-over
- Winthrop tied for the lowest Par 3 scoring in the field at 2-under with Presbyterian
- The Eagles were 7th in Par 4 scoring (+10) and T6 in Par 5 scoring (-1)
- Lamar and Eubanks led the Eagles in Par 3 scoring at 1-under, tied for third-lowest among the field
- Lamar and Thomas were 1-over in Par 4 scoring and tied for 15th lowest in the field
- Park and Thomas led the Eagles in Par 5 scoring (-1)
- Eagles are seven shots back of USC Upstate which leads after round one, one shot back of 5th and five shots back of third place
WINTHROP RESULTS
WHAT'S NEXT
Winthrop will be paired with Charleston Southern in the second round as the two teams will tee off the 10
th tee beginning at 8:35 a.m. on Monday, Apr. 27.
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