PALM COAST, Fla.--- Asbury golf sophomore sport management major Jackson Raby shot one-over par (73) on Wednesday in the final round of the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA) Golf Championship at Hammock Beach Resort's Conservatory Course in Palm Coast, Fla., to finish at nine-over par for a T12 overall finish out of 45 golfers.
Asbury finished in ninth place overall with a 945 (+81) final score after three rounds (318-, 317, 310). Ottawa University Arizona (OUAZ) took first place with an 873 (+11) final scored, followed by Wayland Baptist (891, +27) and Columbia International (893, +29) in second and third place.
The tournament was a 54-hole stroke-play event with the best four-of-five scores counted daily from each team. Play opened on Monday in the opening round after all competing teams participated in a Christian Service Project on Sunday evening. The NCCAA also hosted a Tee-Off Worship event on Sunday, including an awards ceremony for scholar-athletes and the NCCAA's GP4L Student-Athlete honors.
Asbury men's golf had three NCCAA Scholar-Athletes honored on Sunday before the tournament: Gideon Coleman, Matthew Durig, and Grayson Head. NCCAA Scholar-Athletes are juniors, seniors, or graduate students with a 3.40 or above cumulative GPA.
Raby's final round one-over (73) performance was his best of the week after shooting four-over (76) on day one and two. He finished the tournament just two strokes out of the top-10 which includes All-American Honors, reaching nine-over par (76, 76, 73).
Freshman Gehrig Galvin followed Raby with another tournament-low for his card, shooting 74 (+2) in the final day. Galvin finished T26 at 18-over with 80(+8), 80(+8), 74(+2) scores during the week.
Asbury had their lowest team score of the week on the final day by seven strokes.
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"Coming down here was a great experience, and it was great being able to compete against some of the best in the NCCAA. The course tested every aspect of my game, but I just stayed patient and trusted my routine, and everything came together on the last day. It was a great feeling being able to finish well against a solid field!"
Jackson Raby | So. | Sport Management | Cincinnati, Ohio.
* Jackson Raby | T12, +9, 76 (+4), 76 (+4), 73 (+1)
* Gehrig Galvin | T26, +18, 80 (+8), 80 (+8), 74 (+2)
Asbury's fall competition is now complete, the Eagles will look toward the spring 2026 season competing in the Collegiate Conference of the South.
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