Spartan Men shoot a final round team score of 334 to finish in 5th place
Spartan Men shoot a final round team score of 334 to finish in 5th place.
Final Results (including round 4) of the 2024 NJCAA Div. III National Golf Championship at Chautauqua Golf Club (Par 72) in Chautauqua, NY.
Men:
*Spartan Men shoot a final round team score of 334 to finish in 5th place.
*Brock Thompson had the low Spartan score of the day with an 81 and Charlie Fuder added an 83.
*With their top 5 finish, the Spartans have finished in the top five in 11 of the past 12 seasons.
*Sandhills CC shot a 287 and won their 4th consecutive national championship with a new 4-day record of 1140 (291-280-282-287)
*Daniel Aitken of Sandhills CC won the individual championship with a -5 four-day total of 283. He beat teammate and 2023 champion Ben Read by 1 shot.
Complete results of the championship can be found here: https://jccjayhawks.com/events/njcaa-championship
Men's Team Results:
1.Sandhills CC (Pinehurst, NC) - 291-280-228-287= 1140
2.Georgia Military College (Milledgeville, GA) -300-291-295-302= 1188
3.DuPage CC (Glen Ellyn, IL)- 300-304-310-311= 1225
4.SUNY Niagara (Sanborn, NY) - 316-330-309-313=1268
5.M State (Fergus Falls, MN)- 322-328-322-334= 1306
6.Ulster CC (Stone Ridge, NY)- 337-328-322-325= 1312
7.RCSJ-Gloucester (Sewell, NJ)- 335-352-318-323=1328
8.Delta College (University Center, MI)- 341-326-328-344= 1339
9.Hudson Valley Community College (Garden City, NY)- 342-344-324-337= 1347
10..Jamestown CC (Jamestown, NY)- 343-331-328-357=1359
11.Westmoreland County Community College (Youngwood, PA)- 379-355-337-363=1434
M State Individual Results
30.Brock Thompson- 80-85-77-81= 323
T35.Charlie Fuder- 80-82-81-83= 326
T38.Adam Vatnsdal- 79-83-83-84= 329
T50.Markus Nelson- 83-89-81-86= 339
52.Riley Stromlund- 90-78-86-86= 340
M State Head Coach Jason Retzlaff Quotes:
"I was very pleased with the week our men had. The final round was the toughest for conditions and they hung in there. They competed and fought for every shot. Going into the week, we felt a realistic goal for our team was to finish in the top five and we accomplished that. We had different players throughout the week step up and shine at different times. It was another great experience at Chautauqua playing golf and spending time together as a team. The entire season and our players were a pleasure to coach. All seven of our players are not only good golfers but high-quality individuals. I appreciate all of their work and the way they represented M State.."
Charlie Fuder chips onto the green on the 15th hole in the final round of the championship. (Photo taken by Jeff Haukos).
