BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Florida A&M's three individual men's golfers wrapped up the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Birmingham Fall Tournament on Tuesday, as the two-day event closed after being housed at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Florida A&M, fielding just three golfers and not taking part in the team scoring, was led by
Joshua Mitchell's tie for 21st place, respectfully.
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Mitchell,
Alexander Parker and
Andreas Roman competed as individuals in the 50-player field at the par-72, 7,167-yard course – which will also host the 2027 SWAC Spring Championship in April.
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Mitchell shot 78 and 74 for a 152 total, 8 over par, to tie for 21st. Parker followed in 25th at 154 (+10) after improving by eight strokes from an opening 81 to a second-round 73. Roman tied for 29th at 156 (+12), shooting 81 and then 75.
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Miles College, playing as a local Division II member out of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), won the team title at 596 (+20), finishing 295 in the second round after an opening 301.
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Prairie View A&M was second at 603, and Alabama A&M took third at 607.
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Jackson State (608), Alabama State (609), Southern University (611), Texas Southern (617) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (632) rounded out the eight-team standings.
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Alabama State's Wesley Bairros Rodrigues won the individual title at 141 (-3) with rounds of 69 and 72. He was the only golfer in the field under par and finished seven strokes ahead of Miles' Brayden Cochran and Alabama A&M's Amad Gardner, who tied for second at 148 (+4).
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