Brunswick, Ga – Head coach Mike Cook and the College of Coastal Georgia men's golf team has announced their 2026 fall roster and schedule.
 
Expectations are once again high for the men's golf program as seven returnees make up the eight-player team. Seniors Finley Burke, from Tampa, Florida, and Antonio Juarbe, of Jesup, Georgia, return as the veterans of the group. Juniors Jake Ackerman (Tampa), Griffin Blount (Camden, Georgia) and Braylon Royal (Savannah), and sophomores Ethan Arnold (Blackshear) and Gates Glanton (Fortson), will be joined by freshman Cane Carver (Douglas), to complete the roster. A year ago, Juarbe was selected as a NAIA first-team All-American, having previously twice earned third-team honors, and was named a finalist for the Jack Nicklaus Award.
 
In addition to Juarbe ascending to the top of the NAIA individual player rankings, the Mariners carried a top ten national ranking for all of this past year.
 
The Mariners will take part in four tournaments, including two features at local courses. Coastal Georgia will open fall competition by welcoming Southern States Athletic Conference member Dalton State on Saturday, September 12^th at the Frederica Golf Club on St. Simons Island. Days later, the program will host the 2026 Coastal Georgia Men's Fall Invitational from Monday, September 14^th through Tuesday, September 15th. The tournament will include 15 teams and take place at Sea Palms on St. Simons Island.
 
On Monday September 28^th and Tuesday September 29^th, the Mariners will travel to The Invite at Innisbrook for a 20-team tournament to be held Innisbrook/Cooper Head Course in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The fall slate will conclude the weekend of October 17^th-18^th with a 14-team field at the Links Kahiti in Vonore, Tennessee for the TWU Bojangles Fall Invitational. 
 
Cook, a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame and a two-time national championship winner at Coastal Georgia (2014, 2015) is entering his 17^th season in Brunswick. He is joined by assistant coach Brandon Youmans.
 
2026 Coastal Georgia Men's Golf Fall Roster
Jake Ackerman, Junior, Tampa, Florida (Newsome)
Ethan Arnold, Sophomore, Blackshear, Georgia (Pierce County)
Griffin Blount, Junior, Camden, Georgia (Camden)
Finley Burke, Senior, Jesup, Georgia (Wayne County)
Cane Carver, Freshman, Douglas, Georgia (Coffee County)
Gates Glanton, Sophomore, Fortson, Georgia (Harris County)
Antonio Juarbe, Senior, Jesup, Georgia (Wayne County)
Braylon Royal, Junior, Junior, Savannah, Georgia (Calvary Day)
 
2026 Coastal Georgia Men's Golf Fall Schedule
September 12^th: vs Dalton State (Frederica Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Ga.)
September 14^th-15^th: Coastal Georgia Men's Fall Invitational (Sea Palms, St. Simons Island, Ga.)
September 28^th-29^th: The Invite at Innisbrook (Cooper Head Course, Tarpon Springs, Fl.)
October 17^th-18^th: TWU Bojangles Fall Invitational (Links at Kahiti, Vonore, Tn.)