NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships
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.
Tournament information | |
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Location | United States |
Established | 1975 |
Course(s) | 2019: Keene Trace Golf Club Nicholasville, Kentucky |
Format | Stroke play |
Month played | May |
Current champion | |
Team: Illinois Wesleyan Individual: Sam Goldenring (Williams College) |
It is a stroke play team competition, but there is also an award for the lowest scoring individual competitor.[1]
Cal State Stanislaus (formerly Stanislaus State) is the most successful program, with 12 national titles. Methodist, with 11 national titles, are the team currently in Division III with the most national championships.
Illinois Wesleyan is the reigning national champions.
Results
Year | Site (Host team) |
Par | Team championship | Individual championship | ||||||
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Champion | Score | Runner-up | Score | Champion | Score | |||||
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 State | 1,222 | Southeastern Massachusetts | 1,225 | David Downing (Southeastern Massachusetts) |
296 | ||
1978 | Wooster, OH (Wooster) |
72 (288) |
Stanislaus State | 1,223 | Allegheny | 1,232 | Jim Quinn (Oswego State) |
299 | ||
1979 | Hampden Sydney, VA (Hampden–Sydney) |
72 (288) |
Stanislaus State | 1,269 | Slippery Rock | 1,318 | Mike Bender (Stanislaus State) |
312 | ||
1980 | Pella, IA (Central) |
72 (288) |
Stanislaus State | 1,156 | Ramapo | 1,177 | Mike Bender (Stanislaus State) |
286 | ||
1981 | Greensboro, NC (Greensboro) |
72 (288) |
Stanislaus State | 1,262 | Roanoke | 1,265 | Ryan Fox (UNC Greensboro) |
306 | ||
1982 | Springfield, OH (Wittenberg) |
72 (288) |
Ramapo | 1,200 | Cal State Stanislaus | 1,201 | Cliff Smith (Stanislaus State) |
295 | ||
1983 | Wooster, OH (Wooster) |
72 (288) |
Allegheny | 1,229 | Ramapo | 1,231 | Matt Clarke (Allegheny) |
297 | ||
1984 | Oswego, NY (SUNY Oswego) |
72 (288) |
Stanislaus State | 1,210 | Methodist | 1,216 | Bob Osborne (Redlands) |
294 | ||
1985 | Rochester, NY (Rochester) |
72 (288) |
Stanislaus State | 1,211 | UC San Diego | 1,213 | Brian Goldsworthy (Central) |
297 | ||
1986 | Wilkes Barre, PA (King's) |
71 (284) |
Cal State Stanislaus | 1,208 | UC San Diego | 1,217 | Eric Meerbach (WPI) |
296 | ||
1987 | Delaware, OH (Ohio Wesleyan) |
72 (288) |
Cal State Stanislaus | 1,200 | UC San Diego | 1,214 | Pat Weishan (UC San Diego) |
289 | ||
1988 | Greensboro, NC (Greensboro) |
71 † (284) |
Cal State Stanislaus | 888 | Greensboro | 914 | Glenn Andrade (Cal State Stanislaus) |
218 | ||
1989 | Pella, IA (Central) |
72 (288) |
Cal State Stanislaus | 1,202 | Methodist | 1,210 | John McCullough (Methodist) |
295 | ||
1990 | Atlanta, GA (Emory) |
72 (288) |
Methodist | 1,172 | Gustavus Adolphus Ohio Wesleyan |
1,202 | Rob Pilewski (Methodist) |
289 | ||
1991 | Lincoln, NE (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
72 (288) |
Methodist | 1,209 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1,224 | Lee Palms (Emory) |
300 | ||
1992 | Wooster, OH (Wooster) |
72 (288) |
Methodist | 1,200 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1,213 | Jon Lindquist (Gustavus Adolphus) |
283 | ||
1993 | San Diego, CA (San Diego) |
72 (288) |
UC San Diego | 1,190 | Ohio Wesleyan | 1,202 | Ryan Jenkins (Methodist) |
294 | ||
1994 | Fayetteville, NC (Methodist) |
72 (288) |
Methodist | 1,177 | UC San Diego | 1,201 | Scott Scovil (Christopher Newport) |
289 | ||
1995 | Terre Haute, IN (Rose–Hulman) |
72 † (216) |
Methodist | 899 | Otterbein | 917 | Ryan Jenkins (Methodist) |
218 | ||
1996 | Saratoga Springs, NY (Skidmore) |
72 (288) |
Methodist | 1,184 | Skidmore | 1,186 | Mike Adamson (Methodist) |
285 | ||
1997 | Westerville, OH (Otterbein) |
72 (288) |
Methodist | 1,191 | Greensboro | 1,226 | Brion McLaughlin (Methodist) |
297 | ||
1998 | Atlanta, GA (Emory) |
72 (288) |
Methodist | 1,143 | Otterbein | 1,179 | Chad Collins (Methodist) |
283 | ||
1999 | Williamstown, MA (Williams) |
72 (288) |
Methodist | 1,190 | UC San Diego | 1,217 | 284 | |||
2000 | Olivet, MI (Olivet) |
71 † (284) |
Greensboro | 881 | Methodist | 882 | Kevin O'Connell (Greensboro) |
211 | ||
2001 | St. Louis, MO (Maryville) |
71 (284) |
Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 1,162 | Guilford | 1,163 | Chad Collins (Methodist) |
281 | ||
2002 | Lincoln, NE (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
71 (284) |
Guilford | 1,212 | Greensboro | 1,218 | Chris Noll (Wesley) |
293 | ||
2003 | Delaware, OH (Ohio Wesleyan) |
71 (284) |
Averett | 1,175 | Wesley | 1,180 | Janne Mommo (Averett) |
281 | ||
2004 | Redlands, CA (Redlands) |
72 (288) |
Gustavus Adolphus | 1,178 | Redlands | 1,190 | Chad Poling (Ohio Wesleyan) |
282 | ||
2005 | Howey-in-the-Hills, FL | 72 (288) |
Guilford | 1,174 | Redlands | 1,199 | Colin Clark (Guilford) |
290P | ||
2006 | Lincoln, NE (Nebraska Wesleyan) |
71 (284) |
Nebraska Wesleyan | 1,193 | Redlands | 1,203 | 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 | ||
2008 | Atlanta, GA (Emory) |
71 (284) |
St. John's (MN) | 1,192 | Redlands | 1,195 | Clinton Dammann (Saint John's) |
285 | ||
2009 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 72 (288) |
Oglethorpe | 1,164 | La Verne | 1,168 | Olafur Loftsson (Oglethorpe) |
285P | ||
2010 | Hershey, PA | 71/72 (287) |
Methodist | 1,177 | Guilford | 1,178 | Tain Lee (Claremont–Mudd–Scripps) |
280 | ||
2011 | Greensboro, NC | 72 (288) |
Greensboro | 1,167 | Illinois Wesleyan | 1,173 | Chris Morris (Centre) |
274 | ||
2012 | Howey-in-the-Hills, FL | 72 (288) |
Oglethorpe | 1,171 | Transylvania | 1,191 | Anthony Maccaglia (Oglethorpe) |
282 | ||
2013 | Miramar Beach, FL | 71/72 (286) |
Texas–Tyler | 1,167 | Transylvania | 1,174 | Brad Shigezawa (Claremont–Mudd–Scripps) |
283 | ||
2014 | Greensboro, NC | 72 (288) |
Schreiner | 1,185 | Oglethorpe | 1,190 | Bobby Holden (Redlands) |
279 | ||
2015 | 72 (288) |
Methodist[2] | 1,173 | LaGrange | 1,176 | Kelby Scharmann (La Verne) |
279 | |||
2016 | Penfield, NY | 72/71 (287) |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 1,198 | Huntingdon College | 1,204 | Evan Cox (Virginia Wesleyan) |
295P | ||
2017 | Howey-in-the-Hills, FL | 72 (288) |
Wittenberg University | 1,180 | Guilford | 1,182 | Josh Gibson (Hope College) |
287P | ||
2018 | Greensboro, NC | 72 (288) |
Methodist | 1,159 | Washington and Lee | 1,170 | Brian Peccie (Washington and Lee) |
285P | ||
2019 | Nicholasville, KY | 72 (288) |
Illinois Wesleyan | 1,174 | Huntingdon College | 1,177 | Sam Goldenring (Williams College) |
285 | ||
2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic |
- † One of the four scheduled rounds was cancelled
- P Individual championship determined by playoff
Multiple winners
Team
The following schools have won more than one team championship:
Individual
The following men have won more than one individual championship:
- 3: Chad Collins
- 2: Mike Bender, Ryan Jenkins
Individual champion's school
The following schools have produced more than one individual champion:
- 9: Methodist
- 5: Cal State Stanislaus
- 2: Oglethorpe, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Redlands
See also
References
- "Division III Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
- "Methodist overcomes five-shot deficit to win its 11th DIII national title". NCAA. Retrieved January 21, 2016.