CULLMAN, Ala. - Coastal Alabama - South Men's Golf, led by head coach Lee Huggins, opened the 2026-27 season last week at the Dan York Memorial at Terri Pines Country Club, finishing sixth among 17 teams.

The Coyotes finished the three-round tournament at +25, opening with a +1 in the first round before shooting an even-par second round. Coastal - South entered the final round in contention before a +24 team score on the final day moved the Coyotes three spots down the leaderboard.

Despite the team finish, the Coyotes had a pair of strong individual performances at the top of the leaderboard, led by sophomore Judah Talley.

Talley finished tied for fourth overall at 4-under par, carding rounds of 6-under, 3-under and 5-over. He opened the tournament with one of the strongest rounds in the field before adding another 3-under performance in the second round.

Talley also provided one of the tournament's biggest highlights during the second round, recording his first collegiate hole-in-one on the par-4 third hole. The ace came from 315 yards, marking an impressive start to his second collegiate season with the 'Yotes.

Newcomer Kallaway Soto also delivered a top-10 finish for the Coyotes, tying for sixth at 2-under par. Soto posted rounds of 1-under, 5-under and 4-over to close the tournament just two strokes outside the top five.

Meanwhile, fellow freshmen Bryson Clark and Braden Duvall followed, with Clark finishing tied for 42nd at 13-over par after rounds of 3-over, 3-over and 7-over and Duvall finishing tied for 55th at 18-over par, shooting rounds of 5-over, 5-over and 8-over. Second-year Coyote Shane Burns rounded out the Coastal - South lineup in 86th place at 36-over par, recording rounds of 9-over, 19-over and 8-over.

The Dan York Memorial marked the first tournament of the 2026-27 season for Huggins and the Coyotes, who will look to build on the season-opening performance as the fall schedule continues.
 

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