Golf
Jesuit golf has a distinguished legacy of achievement. In the fall of 2024, the Tigers captured their 19th straight District title and 2nd consecutive Region title in spectacular fashion, with seniors Ethan Bauer '25 and Ben Muecke '25 sharing medalist honors with twin 72s at The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland.
A year earlier, in 2023, Jesuit staged one of its most dramatic victories ever to win the Region, with Drew Campbell '24 draining an eagle putt on the final hole to lift Jesuit from a stroke down to a 1-stroke triumph. Campbell, went on to place 2nd individually at State, firing a 72-73 on the notoriously difficult Mission Inn Resort course to tie for the top spot, but finishing second in a playoff.
Campbell joined Joe Pilley '73, Matt Ruel '16, and Carter Dill '22 as Jesuit golf State runners-up, and he earned the Casey Most Valuable Golfer Award as the top prep golfer in Hillsborough County.
In the fall of 2021, the Tigers, led by Dill, finished as State runner-up and earned a spot at the National High School Golf Invitational at famed Pinehurst (N.C.) Golf Course, where they competed in the summer of 2022. The runner-up finish at State in 2021 equals the best finish in school history, matching the 1973 team.
Recent collegiate golfers
Among many notable Jesuit golf alums is Anthony Maccaglia '11, who represented the United States in 2014 in England in the Palmer Cup, a major international collegiate competition modeled after the Ryder Cup and won college golf's Jack Nicklaus Award in 2015 playing for Oglethorpe University. Maccaglia claimed his first professional title in 2016 and played in his first PGA Tour event in 2024. Joseph Trim ’14 earned the Casey Most Valuable Golfer Award as the top prep golfer in Hillsborough County his senior year and played four years at Fordham, and his brother Lucas Trim '13 has a stellar career at Villanova, where he was named second-team All-Big East his senior year. Ruel won three straight individual District titles in high school as well as the 2015 Future Masters, one of the top junior amateur events in the United States, before competing collegiately at Ole Miss and Gonzaga. In the summer of 2021, Ruel qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont. Two-time individual District champion Jimmy Paradise '20 enjoyed a standout collegiate career at the University of Connecticut. Current Tigers playing college golf include Campbell at Eckerd College, Jack Jacobsen '24 at Maryville College, where he was named to the Collegiate Conference of the South's All-Sportsmanship team, and C.J. Kilkelly '24 at LaGrange College, where he earned the Collegiate Conference of the South’s Rookie of the Year honors.
2024 REGION CHAMPIONS
2025 VARSITY ROSTER
SENIORS
Andres Baldor
John Castellano
Luch DeGenova
Harrison DeVito
Nate Garcia
Ethan Glaum
JUNIORS
Jack Bedell
Jack Caterinicchia
Michael Muecke
Zac Purvis
SOPHOMORES
Geno Chiellini
Robert Collinson
Lorenzo Ospina
J.J. Reich
Shane Steacy
Michael Younes
FRESHMEN
Xavier Moffis
Gabe Odio
J.J. Sitarski
SCHEDULE
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Zac Purvis '27