NCAA Division III men's golf championship

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NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships
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Tournament information
Location2025: Penfield, New York
Established1975
Course(s)2025: Midvale Country Club
Cobblestone Creek Country Club
Par2025: 72 (both)
Length2025: 6,558 yards (5,997 m) (Midvale)
6,770 yards (6,190 m) (Cobblestone Creek)
Format Stroke play
Month playedMay
Current champion
Team: Methodist
Individual: Edward Coffren (Lynchburg)

The NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships is the annual golf tournament, typically played in mid-May, to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate golf in the United States. It has been played annually since 1975, when it split-away from the NCAA College Division Men's Golf Championships when the NCAA split into its current three-division structure.

Contents

It is a stroke play team competition, but there is also an award for the lowest scoring individual competitor. [1]

Methodist is the most successful program, with 15 national titles and are the reigning national champions.

Results

YearSite
(Host team)
ParTeam championshipIndividual championship
ChampionScoreRunner-upScoreChampionScore
1975 Martin, TN
(Tennessee–Martin)
72 † Wooster 907 Hampden–Sydney 909 Charles Baskervill
(Hampden–Sydney)
278
1976 Springfield, OH
(Wittenberg)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State 1,221 Ashland 1,228 Dan Lisle
(Stanislaus State)
298
1977 Gambier, OH
(Kenyon)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State1,222 Southeastern Massachusetts 1,225 David Downing
(Southeastern Massachusetts)
296
1978 Wooster, OH
(Wooster)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State1,223 Allegheny 1,232 Jim Quinn
(Oswego State)
299
1979 Hampden Sydney, VA
(Hampden–Sydney)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State1,269 Slippery Rock 1,318 Mike Bender
(Stanislaus State)
312
1980 Pella, IA
(Central)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State1,156 Ramapo 1,177 Mike Bender
(Stanislaus State)
286
1981 Greensboro, NC
(Greensboro)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State1,262 Roanoke 1,265 Ryan Fox
(UNC Greensboro)
306
1982Springfield, OH
(Wittenberg)
72
(288)
Ramapo1,200Stanislaus State1,201 Cliff Smith
(Stanislaus State)
295
1983Wooster, OH
(Wooster)
72
(288)
Allegheny1,229Ramapo1,231 Matt Clarke
(Allegheny)
297
1984 Oswego, NY
(SUNY Oswego)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State1,210 Methodist 1,216 Bob Osborne
(Redlands)
294
1985 Rochester, NY
(Rochester)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State1,211 UC San Diego 1,213 Brian Goldsworthy
(Central)
297
1986 Wilkes Barre, PA
(King's)
71
(284)
Stanislaus State1,208UC San Diego1,217 Eric Meerbach
(WPI)
296
1987 Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State1,200UC San Diego1,214 Pat Weishan
(UC San Diego)
289
1988Greensboro, NC
(Greensboro)
71 †
(284)
Stanislaus State888 Greensboro 914 Glenn Andrade
(Stanislaus State)
218
1989Pella, IA
(Central)
72
(288)
Stanislaus State1,202Methodist1,210 John McCullough
(Methodist)
295
1990 Atlanta, GA
(Emory)
72
(288)
Methodist1,172 Gustavus Adolphus
Ohio Wesleyan
1,202 Rob Pilewski
(Methodist)
289
1991 Lincoln, NE
(Nebraska Wesleyan)
72
(288)
Methodist1,209Gustavus Adolphus1,224 Lee Palms
(Emory)
300
1992Wooster, OH
(Wooster)
72
(288)
Methodist1,200Gustavus Adolphus1,213 Jon Lindquist
(Gustavus Adolphus)
283
1993 San Diego, CA
(San Diego)
72
(288)
UC San Diego1,190Ohio Wesleyan1,202 Ryan Jenkins
(Methodist)
294
1994 Fayetteville, NC
(Methodist)
72
(288)
Methodist1,177UC San Diego1,201 Scott Scovil
(Christopher Newport)
289
1995 Terre Haute, IN
(Rose–Hulman)
72 †
(216)
Methodist899 Otterbein 917 Ryan Jenkins
(Methodist)
218
1996 Saratoga Springs, NY
(Skidmore)
72
(288)
Methodist1,184 Skidmore 1,186 Mike Adamson
(Methodist)
285
1997 Westerville, OH
(Otterbein)
72
(288)
Methodist1,191Greensboro1,226 Brion McLaughlin
(Methodist)
297
1998Atlanta, GA
(Emory)
72
(288)
Methodist1,143Otterbein1,179 Chad Collins
(Methodist)
283
1999 Williamstown, MA
(Williams)
72
(288)
Methodist1,190UC San Diego1,217284
2000 Olivet, MI
(Olivet)
71 †
(284)
Greensboro881Methodist882 Kevin O'Connell
(Greensboro)
211
2001 St. Louis, MO
(Maryville)
71
(284)
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1,162 Guilford 1,163 Chad Collins
(Methodist)
281
2002Lincoln, NE
(Nebraska Wesleyan)
71
(284)
Guilford1,212Greensboro1,218 Chris Noll
(Wesley)
293
2003Delaware, OH
(Ohio Wesleyan)
71
(284)
Averett 1,175 Wesley 1,180 Janne Mommo
(Averett)
281
2004 Redlands, CA
(Redlands)
72
(288)
Gustavus Adolphus1,178 Redlands 1,190 Chad Poling
(Ohio Wesleyan)
282
2005 Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 72
(288)
Guilford1,174Redlands1,199 Colin Clark
(Guilford)
290P
2006Lincoln, NE
(Nebraska Wesleyan)
71
(284)
Nebraska Wesleyan 1,193Redlands1,203 Stephen Goodridge
(Rochester)
289
2007 Anderson, IN
(Anderson)
72
(288)
St. John's (MN) 1,204 La Verne 1,216 Scott Harris, Jr.
(St. John Fisher)
287
2008Atlanta, GA
(Emory)
71
(284)
St. John's (MN)1,192Redlands1,195 Clinton Dammann
(Saint John's)
285
2009 Port St. Lucie, FL 72
(288)
Oglethorpe 1,164La Verne1,168 Olafur Loftsson
(Oglethorpe)
285P
2010 Hershey, PA 71/72
(287)
Methodist1,177Guilford1,178 Tain Lee
(Claremont–Mudd–Scripps)
280
2011Greensboro, NC72
(288)
Greensboro1,167 Illinois Wesleyan 1,173 Chris Morris
(Centre)
274
2012Howey-in-the-Hills, FL72
(288)
Oglethorpe1,171 Transylvania 1,191 Anthony Maccaglia
(Oglethorpe)
282
2013 Miramar Beach, FL 71/72
(286)
Texas–Tyler 1,167Transylvania1,174 Brad Shigezawa
(Claremont–Mudd–Scripps)
283
2014Greensboro, NC72
(288)
Schreiner 1,185Oglethorpe1,190 Bobby Holden
(Redlands)
279
201572
(288)
Methodist [2] 1,173 LaGrange 1,176 Kelby Scharmann
(La Verne)
279
2016Penfield, NY72/71
(287)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps1,198 Huntingdon 1,204 Evan Cox
(Virginia Wesleyan)
295P
2017Howey-in-the-Hills, FL72
(288)
Wittenberg 1,180Guilford1,182 Josh Gibson
(Hope)
287P
2018Greensboro, NC72
(288)
Methodist1,159 Washington and Lee 1,170 Brian Peccie
(Washington and Lee)
285P
2019 Nicholasville, KY 72
(288)
Illinois Wesleyan 1,174Huntingdon1,177 Sam Goldenring
(Williams)
285
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Wheeling, WV 71/70
(283)
Illinois Wesleyan1,155Methodist1,168 Will Hocker
(Webster)
285
2022 Howey-in-the-Hills, FL 72/71
(287)
Methodist1,168Hampden–Sydney1,176 Andre Chi
(Methodist)
283
2023Nicholasville, KY72
(288)
Carnegie Mellon 1,151 Piedmont 1,157 Josh Hebrink
(Piedmont)
281
2024Boulder City, NV72
(288)
Methodist1,131Carnegie Mellon1,132 Michael O'Sullivan
(Oglethorpe)
276
2025Penfield, NY72
(288)
Methodist1,175Illinois Wesleyan1,180 Edward Coffren
(Lynchburg)
280

Multiple winners

Team

The following schools have won more than one team championship:

Individual

The following men have won more than one individual championship:

Individual champion's school

The following schools have produced more than one individual champion:

See also

References

  1. "Division III Men's Golf Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  2. "Methodist overcomes five-shot deficit to win its 11th DIII national title". NCAA. Retrieved January 21, 2016.