American Athletic Conference Men's Golf Championship
Southern Hills Golf Club – Brooksville, Fla.
Par 72 – 7,274 yards
April 22-24, 2022
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SMU men's golf travels to Brooksville, Fla. for the American Athletic Conference Championship April 22nd through 24th. The tournament will total three rounds with one being played each day at the Southern Hills Golf Club, which plays at 7,274 yards and is scored as a par 72 course. The Mustangs currently stand at No. 43 nationally in the latest Golfstat rankings.

The Field
Including No. 43 SMU, the 2022 AAC Tournament field is as follows: No. 42 South Florida, No. 61 Houston, No. 68 UCF, No. 72 Cincinnati, No. 100 Memphis, No. 126 ECU, No. 151 Wichita State, and No. 187 Temple. The nine-team field has compiled three tournament wins this season, including the Mustangs' first-place finish at the Trinity Forest Invitational on Oct. 5.

Mustang Lineup
The SMU roster entering the opening round will consist of seniors Justin Thompson and Noah Goodwin, junior Ollie Osborne, and sophomores Nathan Petronzio and Holden Wisener.

Wisener will be the first of the Mustang roster to open the round at hole one with a tee time of 8:40 a.m. CT. The remaining four of the Mustang lineup are set to tee off with their respective pairings every ten minutes following.

Last Time Out
SMU closed its inaugural appearance at the Thunderbird Invitational in Phoenix with a ninth-place finish. The Mustangs were led throughout the tournament by Goodwin, who opened his final round totaling five-under through the first 36 holes. Goodwin hit par-or-better through 14 holes on the final day including four birdies, but ultimately closed the round with an even-par 71, completing the tournament with a five-under, good for a T-13th finish.

Petronzio hit a three-under and four birdies through the front nine of the final round and finished the day at even-par, hitting par-or-better through 15 holes, and finishing his tournament run with a two-over, 215.

Thompson hit par through the back nine of the third round and par-or-better on 15 holes to finish the day at two-over, and completing the tournament with a two-over, 215. Thompson's 39 pars through 54 holes was the second most of the field, trailing just behind first-place Oklahoma's 40.

Osborne hit par-or-better through 14 holes in his third round, hitting three consecutive birdies on holes 9-11 and four on the day. Osborne completed the tournament with a three-over, 216.

Mustangs In The AAC Tournament
The Mustangs won the event in their first AAC Tournament appearance in 2014 after entering the league and have finished in second place four times since.

The Mustangs, who totaled nine under as a team through the third round of last season's AAC tournament, went under par in each of the three rounds at Southern Hills to finish at 12-under. SMU entered the round in second place with South Florida holding a sizeable lead closed the deficit to as few as three strokes coming down the stretch, but ultimately closed the tournament in second place. Goodwin closed last season's tournament tied for second individually, carding an eight-under through the three rounds with a four-under final day.

Petronzio debuted his postseason career with a successful first visit to the AAC Championship in 2021, shooting par-or-better each day to finish -2 and tied for eighth. The then-freshman used 71 strokes in the final round to post his second top-10 finish of the season, and was one of three players in the field, joining his teammate Goodwin, to finish the week under-par on par 3 holes.

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