
Caroline Bryant
Editor-in-Chief
Both the men’s and women’s golf teams are equipped with a combined 20-tournament season in 2024-2025, hoping to swing their way into NCAA II Championship play.
Men’s Team
The men were one of two Sunshine State Conference teams to be selected in the top 10 of the Bushnell/Golfweek DII Poll pre-season, starting as No. 8, with Nova Southeastern behind in 9th.
Their campaign started at the NCAA DII National Preview in Palm Beach Gardens. Despite the tournament falling short due to Hurricane Hele, the team tied for fourth.
“I would say it went as expected,” Men’s Head Coach Lee White ’12 said. “We were obviously disappointed not to compete in the final round. We were within striking distance of the lead teams, but to finish 4th in that field is a really good start to the season. We were, I believe, nine of the top 15 teams of the national rankings, so we beat several really good teams.”
Sophomore Colton Swartz was the No. 1 Moc of the day, taking fifth in the event for a career-best finish.
“He had a 66 in the first round, which was an incredible score on a tough score. He only played a couple events last year and I expect him to play a bigger role in our success this season,” White said.
Red shirt juniors Max Barile and Tyler Mistretta tied for 18th, both posting a two-over 144 score. Senior Donte Groppuso followed behind in 31st. The three are key players White suggests to look out for throughout the season.
Now No. 7 in the nation, the men continue play Oct. 7 at the Nova Southeastern Shark Invitation, where White hopes his team plays strategically to propel a win.
“To do that, we have to prepare the best we can and see what happens,” White said. “We know we’re a good team, but there’s a lot of good competition. We can’t control how they play golf. It’s a little different from other sports where you have a defense.”
Women’s Team

The Lady Mocs have competed in two tournaments so far, starting off at the Savannah Lakes Invitational as No. 21 in the Mizuno WGCA Coaches Preseason Poll. They earned fourth on the final day, shooting 293 (+5) as a team.
Junior Kaley Amuso and senior Clare Gimpel tied for ninth to be the top Mocs in the program. They both posted five-over 221 after 54 holes on the course.
Gimpel’s tie checked-off “making “three top 10s in a tournament” off her bucket list, with the invitational being one of her best finishes yet. She continued to hold her ground at the Lee Ann Noble Memorial, placing 34th as the second-best Moc behind freshman McKinley Holding. Holding ended the tournament posting one-under 215 to hold the Mocs at 11th place.
Alongside Amuso and Holding, Gimpel believes the “team’s chemistry” is strong enough this year for a chance at the postseason.
“We want to make it to the postseason, like regionals and hopefully nationals,” Gimpel said. “I think last year we got third in the conference championships, which are in April, so that was pretty good. But top three, maybe we [can] be better than that.”
They have a chance of reaching this goal once again at Georgia Southern’s The Southern Oct. 14.