The Chicago State men's and women's golf teams wrapped up the 2023 spring season Wednesday completing the final round of the PGA Works Collegiate Championship at the Shoal Creek Club in Birmingham, Alabama. The men entered the day in fourth place and slipped a spot to fifth following a final round 316 following rounds of 300 and 290 while the women remained in eighth with a final round 312 following rounds of 313 and 333.
Chicago State's
Kieran Hogarth began the day with a one-stroke lead atop the leaderboard but slipped into a tie for fourth following a final round of 79 for a three-round total of 215. Everett Whiten, Jr., from Howard who began the day a stroke behind Hogarth, posted the low round of the championship on the tournament's last day, shooting an 8-under 64 for a three-round total 201.
Clay Wells carded the low round of the day for the Cougars with a 75 as he finished in a tie for 13th followed by
Zack Phelps (T15, 226),
Julian Colavecchia (43, 241) and
Payton Dunahee (T45, 249).
On the women's side, Montserrat Ramirez posted the low round of the day for the Cougars for the third day in a row with a 72, preceded by a 74 and 81 for a three-round total of 227 with saw her tie for 10th overall.
Koranis Boonmadee shot her lowest round with a 73 to finish in a tie for 26th (238), followed by
Darinka Velazquez (T40, 248),
Faith McKinney (44, 252) and
Catherine Swiercz (51, 261).
Complete team standings and Chicago State results listed below.
The PGA Works Championship is touted to be the most culturally significant championship in collegiate golf, annually hosting student-athletes enrolled in Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions and other Minority-Serving Educational Institutions.
The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship (PWCC) was created in 1986 to highlight competitive golf programs at the most underserved and underrepresented Minority-Serving Institutions in the country and to educate and inspire student-athletes to pursue career opportunities in the business of golf and beyond.
The Championship is a 54-hole, stroke-play event contested across five divisions and individual competition is open to all minority men and women student-athletes playing collegiate golf at the Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, and NJCAA level, or participants who are enrolled in one of the PGA of America's PGA Golf Management University Programs.
PGA Works Collegiate Championship
May 8-10
Shoal Creek Club (Men-Par 72, 7,025 yards; Women-Par 72, 5,969 yards)
Bent Brook Golf Course (Men-Par 71, 6,861 yards; Women-Par 71, 5,772 yards)
Bessemer, Alabama
Men's Team Standings
1 Howard, 281-270-284-835
2 North Carolina A&T, 291-297-304-892
3 Florida A&M, 310-285-307-902
4 Alabama State, 309-293-302-904
5 Chicago State, 300-290-316-906
6 Texas Southern, 304-298-310-912
Prairie View A&M, 313-292-307-912
Alabama A&M, 298-287-327-912
9 Tennessee State, 309-291-315-915
10 North Carolina Central, 320-308-313-941
Chicago State
T4
Kieran Hogarth, 67-69-79-215
T13
Clay Wells, 76-73-75-224
T15
Zack Phelps, 75-71-80-226
43
Julian Colavecchia, 82-77-82-241
T45
Payton Dunahee, 87-78-84-249
Women's Team Standings
1 Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 283-306–279-868
2 Delaware State, 297-312-289-898
3 Howard, 291-320-288-899
4 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 313-320-305-938
5 Tennessee State, 312-329-297-938
6 North Carolina A&T, 306-334-311-951
7 Texas Southern, 304-337-311-952
8 Chicago State, 313-333-312-958
9 Western New Mexico, 308-342-318-968
10 Prairie View A&M, 323-351-308-982
11 Bethune-Cookman, 327-351-315-993
Chicago State
T10 Montserrat Ramirez, 74-81-72-227
T26
Koranis Boonmadee, 76-89-73-238
T40
Darinka Velazquez, 82-81-85-248
44
Faith McKinney, 81-88-83-252
51
Catherine Swiercz, 84-83-94-261
About Chicago State Athletics
Chicago State University Athletics is composed of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994.
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