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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The East Tennessee State men’s golf program opens 2025-26 action at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate, for the third consecutive season, over September 5-7.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
East Tennessee State at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate
Sept. 5-7 | Knoxville, Tenn. | Tennessee National Golf Club
Tournament Information | Results
Par 70 | 7,201 yards
LINEUP
LAST TIME AT VISIT KNOXVILLE COLLEGIATE
The men’s team finished 13th overall out of 16 teams, with eight power four programs finishing ahead of the Bucs. The team accumulated a score of 36-over-par 876.
Alum Kristian Bressum finished 18th overall as the ETSU top finisher and shot one under, landing even in the first and third rounds and -1 in the second.
Joshua Pritchett was the Bucs next top finisher at 52nd overall with 217 (+7).
2024-25 SEASON
ETSU men’s golf secured the program’s fifth consecutive Southern Conference Tournament title in the 2024-25 season, and the first for O’Callaghan as head coach.
The squad advanced to the 2025 NCAA Reno Regional where they finished ninth overall.
Kristian Bressum, Yannick Malik and Joshua Pritchett were tabbed as Cobalt Golf Academic All-Americans following the season.
Kristian Bressum led the program through the entirety of the season, collecting three SoCon Golfer of the Week honors and earning the SoCon Player of the Year award. Bressum finished 21st overall at the Reno Regional (218, +7) after finishing fifth overall at the SoCon Championship (209, -7).
Yannick Malik was the top finisher for the Bucs at the SoCon Championships, finishing second overall with a score of 207 (-9). Previously in the season, Malik recorded a career-best outing of 61 (-11) at The Virginian.
