BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – Former Nova Southeastern University men's golfer and NCAA All-American Santiago Gomez represented his home country, Colombia in the 70^th Annual Fedegolf International Team Cup Championships. The event began the 70-year celebration of the national governing body in the David Gutierrez field club Los Lagartos in Bogota.
 
Teaming up with fellow Colombian teammate Nicolas Echavarria, Gomez helped lead team Colombia to victory in the 70^th International Team Cup finals. Competing against two-man teams from countries all over South America and Europe, the duo combined to score a four-round 559 which blew away the nearly 30-team field by 15 strokes.
 
"It's always a great feeling to win in my home country," Gomez said. "More importantly, I felt supported by a lot of good people throughout the week, which helped keep my confidence during the tournament. In addition, the course we played is one of my favorite in Columbia and I think it fits my game very well."
 
On the individual board, both Gomez and teammate Echavarria secured the top two spots, while Gomez won the individual title by a seven stroke margin. He scored a four-round 276 (-12), which included a tournament low round of 65 in the third round and each of his four rounds was under par.
 
Gomez added, "Winning both individually and as a team, with Nicolas Echavarria, helped me reaffirm that I can aim high in my golf career and dream big for both my short and long term goals."
 
The former Sharks standout, Gomez graduated from NSU in 2016 with a degree in business management. On the course, he was an All-American, the NCAA DII Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year and the Sunshine State Conference Men's Golfer of the Year among many other honors. In 2015, he also helped lead Nova Southeastern to their second national championship title.