Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University men’s golf finished the two-day Southwestern Athletic Conference Birmingham Fall Tournament Tuesday with Joshua Mitchell tying for 21st place. Florida A&M fielded three golfers at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley in Birmingham, Alabama, and each competed as an individual. Because the Rattlers entered three individual golfers, they did not take part in the team scoring.
Mitchell leads Florida A&M
Mitchell shot rounds of 78 and 74 for a 152 total, finishing 8 over par. Alexander Parker placed 25th with a 154 total, 10 over par, after improving from an opening 81 to a second-round 73. Andreas Roman tied for 29th at 156, 12 over par, with rounds of 81 and 75.
The three Florida A&M golfers competed in a 50-player field on a par-72, 7,167-yard course. The Oxmoor Valley layout will host the 2027 SWAC Spring Championship in April. Florida A&M’s three golfers each posted a lower score in the second round.
SWAC tournament results
Miles College won the team title at 596, 20 over par, after opening with a 301 and shooting 295 in the second round. Prairie View A&M placed second at 603, while Alabama A&M finished third at 607. Jackson State followed at 608, Alabama State finished at 609, Southern University at 611, Texas Southern at 617 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 632.
Alabama State’s Wesley Bairros Rodrigues won the individual title with a 141, 3 under par, after rounds of 69 and 72. Brayden Cochran of Miles College and Amad Gardner of Alabama A&M tied for second at 148, 4 over par. Rodrigues was the only golfer in the field to finish under par.
FSB Take
Florida A&M’s fall tournament concluded with three individual entries producing top-30 finishes. Mitchell led the group, while Parker and Roman both lowered their scores in the second round. The Oxmoor Valley course will return as the site of the 2027 SWAC Spring Championship, making the fall tournament a completed competition at a future conference championship venue.
Source: Original report