Kyrin Mayfield

Men’s Golf Posts Historic Result at SSC Championship; Three Eagles Earn All-Tournament Honors

4/15/2025 8:25:00 PM | By: Kyrin Mayfield | @k_mayfield97

Results
ORLANDO, Fla. - After three consecutive days of consistently strong play, Embry-Riddle Men's Golf ended the Sunshine State Conference Championship on Tuesday with its best-ever finish at the event. The Eagles tied for second with No. 30 Barry with an 874, which was also tied for the seventh-lowest 54-hole score in program history. Embry-Riddle beat notable programs including No. 20 Rollins (876), No. 31 Saint Leo (901) and No. 32 Palm Beach Atlantic (902), and No. 17 Nova Southeastern (903).

On top of that, three Eagles were named to the All-Tournament Team by finishing in the top-5. Edoardo Scialanga is a repeat awardee after claiming the honor last spring while Ian Ball and Tiago Barni earned the distinction for the first time. All three shot 217 to tie for fourth.

THE TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Appearance: 7th
Best Finish: T-2nd (2025)
Best Three-Round Score: 857 (2023)

THE COURSE
Rio Pinar Country Club
Par: 72
Yards: 7,042

THE FIELD
Teams: 10

#11 Florida Southern
#17 Nova Southeastern
#20 Rollins
#30 Barry
#31 Saint Leo
#32 Palm Beach Atlantic
#44 Embry-Riddle
Lynn
Tampa
Eckerd

Individuals: 50

Seven are ranked inside the top 100

THE PLAY
Embry-Riddle (295-291-288=874) | T-2nd

All five members of the Blue and Gold began their rounds with birdies on the first hole.
The Eagles thrived on par-5s, posting the lowest average (4.73, -16) in the tournament on such holes.
Embry-Riddle also excelled on par-4s with a 4.16 average to rank second among all teams.
ERAU led the field in eagles with three and were third in birdies with 45.

Ian Ball (72-73-72=217) | T-4th

Ball began his back nine with an eagle on the par-5, 575-yard 10th hole.
He played well on par-5s, tying for the third-lowest average on such holes (4.58).
The junior's 37 pars over 54 holes were the most on the team and tied for the third most by an individual.
Ball earned his second-straight top-10 placement and his first top-5 result as an Eagle.
His 217 matched his season-low score.

Edoardo Scialanga (73-73-71=217) | T-4th

From the sixth hole on, Scialanga locked in by going four under par during that bogey-free stretch.
He became the first student-athlete in the history of the SSC Championship to record two or more eagles at the event.
Much of Scialanga's success can be attributed to his play on par-5s, going a tournament-best eight under on such holes. That's an average of 4.33.
This was Scialanga's third top-5 result of the year.

Tiago Barni (74-72-71=217) | T-4th

Barni was dialed in all day, leading the team with seven birdies on the round.
That included four birdies in the first six holes of the back nine.
The senior's 71 on Tuesday was his best round of the spring.
Barni tied for third in stroke average on par-4s (4.03).
He was also two under par on par-5s.
A total of 13 birdies led the team and was tied for the third-most among 50 individuals.
Barni received his second top-5 showing of the season.

Ryan Gear (76-77-74=227) | 30th

Gear notched three birdies on the round, all of which came on par-5s.
He tied for the ninth-best average on par-4s (4.13).
Additionally, Gear was two under par on par-5s.

Michael Faringer (80-73-78=231) | T-39th

Faringer began his round strong with a birdie, and picked up another below-par score on the par-4, 405-year hole No. 14.
This was his first competition of the season.

THE LEADERS
Team
No. 11 Florida Southern | -3 (290)

Individual
Mick Herron (Rollins) | -7 (209)

UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle now must wait and see if it earns one of the 20 available bids to the NCAA II South/Southeast Super Regional. The selections will be revealed on NCAA.com on Friday, April 25.

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