2019 GCAA DIVISION III PING ALL-REGION TEAMS RELEASE
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the second straight year, Augsburg University men's golfer
Brett Buckingham (JR, Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska Area HS) was named to the
Golf Coaches Association of America Division III PING All-Central Region Team, it was announced this week.
It marks the fifth time that an Augsburg men's golfer has earned GCAA All-Central Region honors since the 2015-16 campaign. In addition to Buckingham's honor last season,
Brett Gaustad was honored in both 2016-17 and 2015-16, and
Brandon Jones was honored in 2015-16.
An
All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree for the third straight year, Buckingham led the Auggies in scoring again in 2018-19, recording a 74.3 stroke average -- the third-best single-season average for an Auggie during the past decade -- and an .855 (641-109) win-loss percentage. He had four top-five and seven top-10 finishes in his 10 events this season, including a fourth-place finish at the
2018 MIAC Championships to earn MIAC All-Championship Team (top-10) honors for the second year in a row. Buckingham recorded the fifth-best stroke average this season
among MIAC golfers in overall statistics.
Buckingham finished with a score in the 70s in 20 of his 22 competitive rounds this season, including 17 rounds of 75 or better. In 66 rounds in his three seasons, Buckingham has a 74.8 career stroke average and .831 (1,891-385) win-loss percentage. His career stroke average is the best for an Auggie in at least the past 10 years.
For the second year in a row, Buckingham also earned the
MIAC Elite 22 Award for academic excellence in men's golf, given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average among all-conference honorees at a conference championship in individual sports. Buckingham is a marketing and management major with a 4.00 GPA.
Under coach
Eric Rolland, Augsburg's men's golf team finished the 2018-19 season with a 303.8 team stroke average, fourth-best among MIAC teams. The Auggies had an .555 (81-65) win-loss percentage, and tied for second place at the 2018 MIAC Championships.
(NOTE: This story includes information taken from the 2019 Augsburg All-MIAC golf release.)
