Georgia Southern Takes Runner-Up Honors at the Schenkel

Friday, March 13

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University

Schenkel Invitational

3/15/2026 6:21:00 PM | Men's Golf

Final Results

Three Eagles finish in to 20

STATESBORO – Number 26 Utah held off a final-day charge from host Georgia Southern and West Virginia to claim its second straight title at the 46th playing of the Schenkel Invitational Sunday at Forest Heights Country Club. Utah used a second-round tally of 268 to card a -21 for the tournament and beat Georgia Southern and West Virginia by four and five strokes, respectively..

Yale's Matt Lin and Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski were crowned co-champions—the first in the history of the tournament—after both players finished at -13. Three Eagles finished in the top 20, led by senior Parker Claxton who shot a -7 to finish T7th. Morgan Blythe finished T17th (-3) and senior Ian Glanton used a second-round 68 to finish T19th at -2.

In the first round, Thomas Horne shot a 5-under-par 67 and Claxton shot a 68, finishing with four consecutive birdies, to help pave the way. Elijah Zamarron posted a 70, Harrison Sewell shot a 71, Trace Carter shot a 72 and Blythe shot a 74. In Saturday's second round, Claxton led the Eagles with a 67 (-5). Glanton shot a 68 and both Horne and Blythe posted 69s. Sewell and Elijah Zammarron were both under par for the round, shooting 71s. As a team, Georgia Southern shot a 278 (-10) in the first round and a 276 (-12) in the second round.

Sunday's conditions were much tougher and the scores reflected that as the lowest team score was -5. Three Eagles went under par, led by Edouard Cereto's 69. Blythe and Glanton both posted 70s to finish the weekend strong.

Georgia Southern led the field with 63 birdies and tied for the lowest bogeys with just 36. Individually, Claxton played the Par 3s at -2, tied for the fourth best mark in the field. He also played the Par 4s at -6, tied for the second best mark for the weekend. Blythe and Carter both played the Par 5s at -7, tied for the second best total in the field.

For Claxton, his effort caps off an incredible Schenkel career. The Claxton native posted four top-10 finishes, tying for seventh as a freshman, sophomore and senior and tied for third as a junior.

Schenkel Invitational - March 13-15
Forest Heights Country Club • Statesboro, Ga.
Par 72 • 15 teams, 84 individuals

Team - 278-276-293=847 (-17), 2
Parker Claxton - 68-67-74=209 (-7), T7
Morgan Blythe - 74-69-70=213 (-3), T17
Ian Glanton* - 76-68-70=214 (-2), T19
Thomas Horne - 67-69-80=216 (E), T27
Harrison Sewell - 71-71-74=216 (E), T27
Trace Carter - 72-73-75=220 (+4), T49
Elijah Zamarron* - 70-71-79=220 (+4), T49
Edouard Cereto* - 81-74-69=224 (+8), T67

*Playing as individual

Words From Coach Carter Collins: "What a great week for Statesboro and our program. We are very appreciative of the community of Statesboro, the Schenkel committee and Forest Heights Country Club for the incredible hospitality at this year's event. Congratulations to Joe Glisson and his staff on presenting an incredible tournament golf course.

"Very proud of our team. We had four Schenkel rookies in the lineup this week, and they embraced the energy and fed off of it. Coming up short of the trophy falls on only me, but I am so proud of them for what they accomplished this week.

"Best week in college golf, and I'm proud of our team for continuing to show how good they are. HAIL SOUTHERN!"

Next up
The Eagles will have three weeks off before traveling to Augusta, Georgia, for the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational April 4&5.