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No. 24 Noles Advance to ACC Match Play

4/25/2026 6:57:00 PM | Men's Golf

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla.  -  The No. 24 Florida State men's golf advanced to match play following the conclusion of stroke play on Saturday at the 2026 ACC Championship, which is being held at the Shark's Tooth Golf Course at the Watersound Club.

After finishing fifth in the standings, FSU will face Georgia Tech in the quarterfinal, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday.  Since match play was introduced to the tournament in 2021, the Seminoles are 3-4 and are 1-1 against the Yellow Jackets.

The Seminoles found momentum early, as all five players carded a birdie on the third hole, immediately jumping into the top three.  FSU matched the effort from Friday, turning in a round of 2-under, 286, finishing the tournament 1-under, 863.

Jack Whaley and Tyler Weaver turned in top 10 finishes, led by Whaley, who placed eighth. Whaley carded five birdies in the round, including three on the back nine to move up the leaderboard. Whaley finished the round 2-under, 70 and 4-under, 212 for the tournament.

Weaver got off to a quick start, securing three birdies on the front nine, but finished the tournament at 3-under, 213, tying for 10th place after adding a round of 73.
Jack Bighman was also under par for the round, shooting 2-under, 70, carding three birdies.  Bigham tied for 33rd place, at 4-over, 220.

Patrick McCann also started the day with three birdies on the front nine, but finished 1-over for the day, shooting 73. He placed 41st at 6-over, 222.

Live scoring for the quarterfinal will be available in Clippd.  The winner will advance to the semifinal, which will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. and will air on ACC Network Extra.
 
2026 ACC Championship
No. 18 Stanford -20
No. 2 Virginia -4
No. 9 North Carolina -2
No. 21 Georgia Tech -3
No. 24 Florida State -1
Clemson +1
Louisville +2
Wake Forest +3
Duke +3
Notre Dame +6
NC State +7
California +9
SMU +17
Virginia Tech+31
Boston College +51
 
Florida State
T8. Jack Whaley – 69, 73, 70
T10. Tyler Weaver – 74, 66, 73
T33. Jack Bigham – 73, 77, 70
T41. Patrick McCann – 78, 71, 73
59. Wilmer Edero – 75, 76, 74

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