Golf | April 18, 2024
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Three University of South Carolina Aiken golf standouts have been named to the all-conference team, as announced by the league office Thursday afternoon.
The Pacers were represented by
Oscar Abrahamsson,
Rory McDonald O'Brien and
Erik Olin on the second team.
The trio has helped the team to a No. 7 national ranking entering the PBC Championships on Friday.
Olin leads the team with a 71.96 stroke average. His low round of 64 earlier this year marks the best single-round effort in the PBC this year. Olin has a top-five effort to his credit and three top-10 finishes on the season. He took second at the Tennessee River Rumble, sixth at the Bearcat Fall Invitational and ninth at the Wexford Intercollegiate.
Abrahamsson's 72.1 stroke average is second on the team. He has a low round of 67 on the year. Abrahamsson claimed a share of the individual title and has two top-five efforts on the season. He tied for first at the Wexford Intercollegiate at even-par, 216, and was fifth at the Spring Bulldog Clash.
McDonald O'Brien's 72.13 stroke average is third on the team. He won the prestigious Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate at three-under par, 207. McDonald O'Brien has a pair of top-five finishes on the season. He was third at the Cateechee Fall Invitational.
The three helped USC Aiken to a 17-under par, 271, during the second round of action at the Tennessee River Rumble, which marked the second-best single-round effort by a school this year by a league school.
First Team
Will Chambless, North Georgia
Erik Fogel, Georgia Southwestern
Linus Jonsson, Lander
Bernard Meyer, Columbus State
Noah Zediker, North Georgia
Second Team
Oscar Abrahamsson, USC Aiken
Ethan Day, North Georgia
Rory McDonald O'Brien, USC Aiken
Erik Olin, USC Aiken
Payne Sells, Georgia Southwestern
Player of the Year presented by College Ave.
Linus Jonsson, Lander
Freshman of the Year presented by College Ave.
Ludvig Eriksson, Lander
Coach of the Year presented by College Ave.
Bryson Worley, North Georgia
