Columbus, Ga. - Spring Hill College edged Lee University and Thomas University to win the NAIA Unaffiliated Grouping Men's Golf Championship. This win provides Spring Hill with an automatic qualification into the NAIA national tournament. Spring Hill finished with a score of 889 following by Lee with 895 and Thomas with 902.

CENTRAL, S.C. - The game of golf has given me, a small town country boy, an innumerable amount of opportunities that I would not have been able to experience otherwise. I grew up in the small town of Quitman, Mississippi, a place where the chance to do extraordinary things are few and far between. My dad introduced me to the game of golf at a very young age, and he quickly encouraged me to get involved with junior golf camps and kids tournaments, very similar "The First Tee" program today. These junior golf camps helped me to build relationships with other junior golfers, and let me realize how much fun the sport could truly be.

May 22, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS -- Samuel del Val earned All-American honors by making the All-Tournament Team as he helped lead the Berry men's golf team to a fifth-place finish at the NAIA National Tournament. The tournament was played over 72 holes at the 6,983-yard, par-71 course at the TPC at Deere Run.

ACWORTH, Ga. -- Led by tournament low-medalist Samuel del Val, the Berry men's golf team won the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday day Bentwater Country Club. Berry was the co-host of the 36-hole tournament that was played on the 6,869-yard, par-72 layout at Bentwater Country Club.