SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State men's golf team is set to compete at the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championship beginning Monday at the Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi.

TXST Lineup (Tee times CT, hole No. 1)
Sakke Siltala (9:21 a.m.)
Jack Burke (9:12 a.m.)
Jaxon Donaldson (9:03 a.m.)
Ben Loveard (8:54 a.m.)
Joel Talusen (8:45 a.m.)
Brannan Cox

The Bobcats are paired with Southern Miss and ULM.

Tournament Format
Stroke play: 54-holes across three days

Top four teams advance to match play on Thursday with the No. 1 and No. 4 seeds and No. 2 and No. 3 seeds facing off in the semifinals. The championship match will follow the conclusion of the semifinal matches.

Championship Schedule
Round 1 | Monday
Pairings | Live Scoring | ESPN+ *| Recap
Round 2 | Tuesday
Pairings | Live Scoring | ESPN+* | Recap
Round 3 | Wednesday
Pairings | Live Scoring | ESPN+* | Recap
Match Play | Thursday
Semifinals | Final
*Coverage starts at 10:30 a.m.

Course Information
Annandale Golf Club | Madison, Mississippi
Par 72 | 7,157 yards

Participating Teams
No. 49 Troy
No. 67 Louisiana
No. 73 Arkansas State
No. 78 Georgia Southern
No. 92 Coastal Carolina
No. 98 South Alabama
No. 116 Southern Miss
No. 126 ULM
No. 130 Texas State
No. 140 James Madison
No. 148 Georgia State
No. 158 Marshall
No. 217 Old Dominion
No. 218 App State

Team Notes
The Bobcats head into the 2025 Sun Belt Conference Championship with three top five finishes this season, posting back-to-back fourth place finishes at the Kapolei Invitational and Hal Williams Collegiate for season bests. Sakke Siltala has led the Bobcats in six of nine tournaments, posting three top five finishes, with Jack Burke taking the lead in the remaining three, placing in the top 10 twice.

Sun Belt Standouts
Sakke Siltala and Jack Burke have both earned Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week honors this season. Most recently, Siltala received the nod after finishing inside the top five for the third time this season, placing fourth at the Lake Las Vegas Invite. Siltala was also honored on Nov. 1 after tying for second at the Kapolei Invitational. Burke took home accolades on Feb. 13 following a runner-up finish at the Hal Williams Collegiate.

Texas State Men's Golf Conference Championships
2014 | Stuart Smallwood (Ind)
2022 | Evan White (Ind)

Individual Notes
Sakke Siltala | Jr. | Raisio, Finland
All 27 rounds counted toward TXST team score (team best)… Led the Bobcats in 6 of 9 tournaments this season… Highest finish was T2 at the Kapolei Invitational (204)… Has a team-leading 70.89 stroke avg…. Registered 17 rounds even or under par and a team-best 9 in the 60s (low 66)… Low 54-hole vs. par is -12 (Bubba Barnett)… Finished under par in 6 of 9 tournaments (+1 at Hal Williams, +5 Mobile Bay, +5 Lewis Chitengwa)… Has 6 top 25 finishes, 3 in the top 5 and 5 in the top 10… Team leading 99 birdies and 3 eagles (tied)... Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week (Feb. 28, Nov. 1).

Jack Burke | Sr. | Orange, Texas
26 of 27 rounds counted toward TXST team score… Highest finish of 2nd at Hal Williams Collegiate (202)… Second on the team with a 71.67 stroke avg…. Has 15 rounds even or under par including 6 in the 60s… Shot a season-low 65 (-6) in round 1 of the Hal Williams… Second on the team with 93 birdies… Has 6 top 25 finishes, 2 in the top 10 and 1 in the top 5… Low score vs. par is -11 (Hal Williams)… Has finished 4 tournaments under par… Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week (Feb. 13).

Jaxon Donaldson | Fr. | Wimberley, Texas
In the TXST lineup for all 9 tournaments as a freshman… Highest finish was T15 at the Hal Williams (208)… Has 18 of 27 rounds counted… Stroke avg. of 74.22… Has 7 rounds even or under par with 3 in the 60s (low 68, Round 3 Myrtle Beach Collegiate)… Tied for team lead with 3 eagles... Registered 3 top 25 finishes.

Ben Loveard | Jr. | Luton, England
Played in 8 of 9 tournaments tournaments with 19 of 24 rounds counted… Registered 5 rounds even or under par including 2 in the 60s with a team-low 64 (round 2 Bubba Barnett)… Highest finish T10 at Bubba Barnett (210)… Stroke avg. 74.00.

Joel Talusen | Fr. | Finland
Played in 5 tournaments with 14 of 15 rounds counting… Highest finish was T38 at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (220)… 75.20 stroke average.

Brannan Cox | Sr. | Austin, Texas
Has played in 4 tournaments, 2 as part of the TXST lineup… Highest finish was T21 as an individual at the All-American Individual (played alongside All-American Intercollegiate)… Has a 75.25 stroke avg.

2024 Sun Belt Championship Recap
MATCH PLAY
Texas State's run in the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championship came to an end in the match play semifinals as the Bobcats lost to the No. 1 seed Arkansas State 4-1 on Thursday at Annandale Golf Club.
 
Texas State, which was among the four teams to advance to the match play after 54-hole stroke play, earned its lone win with a 2&1 decision by Tom Roed Karlsen at the top of the lineup. However, the Red Wolves won at the No. 2-5 spots to secure the win.
 
Match Play - Semifinals
Tom Roed Karlsen def. Ronnberg 2&1
Pappas def. Marcelo Garza, 5&3
Schmidt def. Sakke Siltala 4&2
Maxey def. Kasper Nyland 1&3
Somerfield def. Jack Burke 5&4

STROKE PLAY
For the second day in a row, Texas State posted one of the top team scores in a round on Wednesday and it helped them advance to the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championship match play to determine this year's conference champion.
 
The Bobcats shot 3-under 285 in the final round of stroke play, which moved them up three spots on the team leaderboard and into a tie for third. The 285 was one stroke off the best team score posted on Wednesday (ULM, 4-under 284) and tied with two others for the second-best. The two others – James Madison and Georgia Southern – were staved off by the Bobcats and finished four and five strokes back, respectively, of cracking the top-four.
  
Texas State ended the 54-hole stroke play with a 13-over 877 (303-289-285) and made an eighteen-stroke improvement from their first to final round. It was seven shots back of second and 18 behind Arkansas State, which shot 5-under 859 and was the only team to finish under par.
 
Texas State Individual Scores – Final (Stroke Play)
T-7. Kasper Nyland, +1 (76-72-69; 217)
T-18. Sakke Siltala, +4 (73-78-69; 220)
32. Marcelo Garza, +7 (76-70-77; 223)
T-52. Jack Burke, +14 (78-75-77; 230)
-- Tom Roed Karlsen, -2 (72-70; 142)