BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | AJ Gardner earned a share of second place to lead the Alabama A&M University men's golf team to a third-place finish Tuesday at the 2026 SWAC Birmingham Fall Golf Tournament at RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley.
The Bulldogs finished the two-round tournament at 32-over-par after posting a 17-over-par final round. Miles captured the team title at 20-over-par, followed by Prairie View A&M at 27-over-par.
Alabama A&M finished one stroke ahead of Alabama State and Jackson State, which tied for fourth at 33-over-par.
Gardner delivered consecutive rounds of 2-over-par to finish at 4-over-par, sharing runner-up honors with Miles individual Brayden Cochran. Alabama State's Wesley Bairros Rodrigues claimed individual medalist honors at 3-under-par after closing with an even-par round.
Samuel Boddie and Niall Bagnell also secured top-10 finishes for the Bulldogs. Both followed opening rounds of 5-over-par with 1-over-par performances Tuesday to finish tied for 10th at 6-over-par. Bagnell competed as an individual.
Kourey Patterson finished tied for 23rd at 9-over-par after a 7-over-par final round.
Parker Sawatzky tied for 31st at 13-over-par, while
Griffin Burns placed 46th at 20-over-par. Sawatzky and Burns each finished Tuesday's round at 7-over-par.
Miles posted the tournament's lowest team round Tuesday at 7-over-par to secure a seven-stroke victory. Southern finished sixth at 35-over-par, followed by Texas Southern (+41) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (+56).
ALABAMA A&M INDIVIDUAL SCORING – FINAL ROUND
RTJ Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley (Par 72) – Birmingham, Ala.
Team Scoring - (3rd) Alabama A&M – 301-305 -- 608 (+32)
(T-2
nd)
AJ Gardner --- 74-74 -- 148 (+4)
(T-10
th)
Samuel Boddie --- 77-37 -- 150 (+6)
(T-10
th)
Niall Bagnall --- 77-73 -- 150 (+6)
(T-23
rd)
Kourey Patterson --- 74-79 -- 153 (+9)
(T-31
st)
Parker Sawatzky --- 76-79 -- 157 (+13)
(46
th)
Griffin Burns --- 85-79 -- 164 (+20)
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