NAIA men's golf championship
NAIA men's golf championship Sport Golf Founded 1952 Country United States and Canada Most recent champion(s) Dalton State (2)Official website NAIA.com
The NAIA men's golf championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of men's NAIA collegiate golf in the United States and Canada. It has been held each year since 1952.[ 1] [ 2]
The most successful program is Oklahoma City , with 11 NAIA national titles. Dalton State is the reigning national champion, having won their second national title in 2024.
Results
NAIA men's golf championships
Year
Site
Host course
Team championship
Individual champion
Score
Champion
Score
Runner-up
Score
1952
Abilene, TX
Abilene Country Club
North Texas State
1123
Hardin–Simmons
1171
Marion Hiskey (North Texas State )
–
1953
Abilene, TX
Abilene Country Club
Hardin–Simmons
570
North Texas State
576
Tommy Hale (Hardin–Simmons )
–
1954
Abilene, TX
Abilene Country Club
North Texas State
556
Hardin–Simmons
564
Marion Hiskey (North Texas State )
–
1955
Abilene, TX
Abilene Country Club
North Texas State
569
Hardin–Simmons
584
Ray Ferguson (North Texas State )
–
1956
San Diego, CA
Mission Valley Country Club
Lamar Tech
591
San Diego State
619
Bunky Johnson (Lamar Tech )
–
1957
Beaumont, TX
Tyrell Park Country Club
Lamar Tech
1178
Rollins
1196
Jim Curti (Rollins )
–
1958
Beaumont, TX
Tyrell Park Country Club
Lamar Tech
1162
Central State (OK)
1219
Eddie Langer (Lamar Tech )
–
1959
Quincy, IL
Quincy Country Club
Western Illinois
1186
Lamar Tech
1192
Jim King (Western Illinois )
282
1960
Bemidji, MN
Bemidji Country Club
Lamar Tech
1185
Central State (OK)
1192
Bill Wright (Western Washington )
285
1961
Shawnee, OK
Elks Country Club
Lamar Tech
1164
Texas Wesleyan
1187
Bill Levely (Lamar Tech )
287
1962
Davenport, IA
Emeis Park and Golf Course
Western Illinois
1210
Texas Wesleyan
1216
Steve Spray (Eastern New Mexico )
290
1963
Kansas City, MO
Swope Memorial Golf Course
Eastern New Mexico
1191
Washburn
1197
Steve Spray (Eastern New Mexico )
288
1964
Fort Worth, TX
Meadowbrook Country Club
Texas Wesleyan
1197
Appalachian State
1220
Craig Mertz (East Texas State )
294
1965
Rockford, IL
Rockford Country Club
East Texas State
1201
Eastern New Mexico
1202
Craig Mertz (East Texas State )
282
1966
Shawnee, OK
Elks Country Club
Southwestern Louisiana
1178
Western Illinois
1205
Don Iverson (Wisconsin State–La Crosse )
282
1967
Davenport, IA
Emeis Park and Golf Course
Southwestern Louisiana
1177
Detroit College
1192
John Bohmann (Texas Lutheran )
286
1968
Bemidji, MN
Bemidji Country Club
IUP
1162
Detroit College
1192
Rick Hrip (IUP )
287
1969
Fort Worth, TX
Meadowbrook Country Club
Texas Wesleyan
1192
Appalachian State
1206
Ken Hyland (Malone )
290
1970
Liberty, MO
Claycrest Country Club
Campbell
1209
Southwest Texas State
1213
Jimmy Chapman (Southwest Texas State )
297
1971
Rockford, IL
Rockford Country Club
St. Bernard
1192
Columbus (GA)
1197
Sammy Rachels (Columbus (GA) )
290
1972
Roswell, NM
New Mexico Military Institute Golf Course
U.S. International
1147
Columbus (GA)
1150
Gaylord Burrows (Eastern Illinois ) & Jim McAnally (Angelo State )
283
1973
Gramling, SC
Village Green Country Club
Wofford
875
Campbell
889
Jay Overton (Campbell ) & Mike Zack (St. Bernard )
213
1974
Aberdeen, SD
Prairiewood Country Club
U.S. International
1212
St. Bernard
1215
Dan Frickey (Washburn )
294
1975
Fort Worth, TX
Woodhaven Country Club
Texas Wesleyan
1192
Sam Houston State
1195
Dan Gray (Texas Wesleyan )
288
1976
Burlington, NC
Alamance Country Club
Gardner–Webb
1193
Elon
1194
Will Brewer (David Lipscomb )
289
1977
Bay City, MI
Bay Valley Country Club
Gardner–Webb
1190
Sam Houston State
1200
Jim Bromley (Campbell )
284
1978
Huntsville, TX
Elkins Lake Country Club
Sam Houston State
1206
Elon
1222
Greg Brown (Point Loma )
290
1979
Greensboro, NC
Cardinal Country Club
Sam Houston State
1168
Gardner–Webb
1196
Robert Thompson (Sam Houston State )
284
1980
Bay City, MI
Bay Valley Country Club
Sam Houston State
1172
Texas Wesleyan & IUP
1194
Tom Allbright (Sam Houston State ) & Danny Mijovic (Texas Wesleyan )
284
1981
Huntsville, TX
Waterford National Country Club
Sam Houston State
882
Texas Wesleyan
896
Danny Mijovic (Texas Wesleyan )
216
1982
Burlington, NC
Alamance Country Club
Elon
1179
Texas Wesleyan
1185
Danny Mijovic (Texas Wesleyan )
286
1983
Fort Worth, TX
Woodhaven Country Club
Cameron
1141
Texas Wesleyan
1148
Dow Brian (Texas Wesleyan ), Bill Brooks (Guilford ), & Danny Mijovic (Texas Wesleyan )
280
1984
Bay City, MI
Bay Valley Country Club
Limestone
1176
Saginaw Valley State
1183
Chip Johnson (Limestone )
285
1985
Phoenix, AZ
Goodyear Country Club
Huntingdon
1166
Guilford
1186
Dan Penny (Huntingdon )
288
1986
Montgomery, AL
Oak Hollow Country Club
Huntingdon
1170
Guilford
1176
Jon Hough (Kennesaw ) & Rob Odom (Guilford )
286
1987
Angola, IN
Zollner Country Club
Huntingdon
1137
Guilford
1162
Joe Durant (Huntingdon )
277
1988
Montgomery, AL
Wynlakes Country Club
Huntingdon
1149
Mobile
1172
David Schreyer (Huntingdon )
279
1989
Bay City, MI
Bay Valley Country Club
Guilford
1187
Huntingdon
1193
Nicky Martin (Huntingdon )
285
1990
Angola, IN
Zollner Country Club
Texas Wesleyan
1171
Texas Lutheran
1190
Andy Fuller (Texas Wesleyan )
286
1991
Oklahoma City, OK
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club
North Florida
1200
Oklahoma City
1221
Cameron Beckman (Texas Lutheran )
295
1992
Angola, IN
Zollner Country Club
Huntingdon
1152
North Florida
1161
Jamie Burns (North Florida ) & Scott Gardner (Cumberland (KY) )
278
1993
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
TPC at Sawgrass
North Florida
1139
Glenville State & Huntingdon
1194
Jamie Burns (North Florida )
281
1994
Tulsa, OK
Tulsa Country Club
Huntingdon
1173
Berry
1181
Henrik Nyström (Lynn )
277
1995
Owasso, OK
Bailey Ranch Golf Club
Texas Wesleyan
1181
West Florida
1182
Steve Armstrong (Pfeiffer )
278
1996
Broken Arrow, OK
The Club at Indian Springs
Lynn
1205
Berry
1206
Steve Galko (Texas Wesleyan )
290
1997
Tulsa, OK
Tulsa Country Club
Mobile
1152
Huntingdon
1182
Keith Hoard (Spring Hill )
282
1998
Tulsa, OK
Southern Hills Country Club
Berry
1196
Texas Wesleyan
1197
Chris Gaines (Texas Wesleyan )
294
1999
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
PGA National
Texas Wesleyan
1177
Simon Fraser
1189
Brent Osachoff (Simon Fraser )
289
2000
Albuquerque, NM
Isleta Eagle Golf Club
Malone
1151
Berry
1158
David Tuyo (Mobile )
282
2001
Albuquerque, NM
Isleta Eagle Golf Club
Oklahoma City
1176
Oklahoma Christian
1184
Justin Walters (Huntingdon )
284
2002
Palm Coast, FL
Matanzas Woods Golf Club
Oklahoma City
900
Berry
904
Tyrone van Aswegen (Oklahoma City )
218
2003
Palm Coast, FL
Matanzas Woods Golf Club
Oklahoma City
1164
Berry
1176
Nicolas Allain (Oklahoma City )
282
2004
Olathe, KS
Prairie Highlands Golf Club
Oklahoma City
1170
Johnson & Wales (FL)
1180
Chad Wensel (The Master's )
283
2005
Olathe, KS
Prairie Highlands Golf Club
Johnson & Wales (FL)
1133
Oklahoma Christian
1161
Jim Renner (Johnson & Wales (FL) )
281
2006
Olathe, KS
Prairie Highlands Golf Club
Oklahoma City
1154
Johnson & Wales
1170
Joe Prince (Point Loma Nazarene )
284
2007
Plymouth, IN
Indiana National Golf Club
Oklahoma City
1154
Wayland Baptist
1172
Daniel Mitchell (Oklahoma City )
282
2008
Plymouth, IN
Indiana National Golf Club
British Columbia
1156
Oklahoma Christian
1168
Sam Cyr (Point Loma Nazarene )
280
2009
Silvis, IL
TPC at Deere Run
Oklahoma Christian
1181
Texas Wesleyan
1185
Sam Cyr (Point Loma Nazarene )
282
2010
Silvis, IL
TPC at Deere Run
Oklahoma City
1184
Oklahoma Christian
1189
Justin Lower (Malone )
280
2011
Silvis, IL
TPC at Deere Run
Oklahoma Christian
1150
British Columbia
1172
Oscar Stark (Oklahoma Christian )
280
2012
Salem, Ore.
Creekside Golf Club
Oklahoma City
1176
Oklahoma Christian
1179
Carson Kallis (Victoria )
283
2013
Salem, Ore.
Creekside Golf Club
Oklahoma City
1148
Texas Wesleyan
1176
Sondre Ronold (Oklahoma City )
283
2014
Daytona Beach, FL
LPGA International
Coastal Georgia
865
Oklahoma City
869
James Marchesani (Oklahoma City )
211
2015
Daytona Beach, FL
LPGA International
Coastal Georgia
1145
William Woods
1156
Sean Elliott (Dalton State )
272
2016
Silvis, IL
TPC at Deere Run
Oklahoma City
1164
British Columbia
1172
David Ravetto (Texas Wesleyan )
281
2017
Silvis, IL
TPC at Deere Run
Grand View
1197
Cardinal Stritch
1202
Rowan Lester (Texas Wesleyan )
287
2018
Silvis, IL
TPC at Deere Run
Oklahoma City
1127
Dalton State
1140
S. M. Lee (Dalton State )
272
2019
Mesa, AZ
Las Sendas Golf Club
Texas Wesleyan
1166
Coastal Georgia
1175
Mark Johnson (Coastal Georgia )
286
2020
Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Silvis, IL
TPC at Deere Run
Dalton State
1171
Texas Wesleyan
1172
Corey Matthey (Morningside )
280
2022
Silvis, IL
TPC at Deere Run
Keiser
1130
Dalton State
1133
Jakob Stavang Stubhaug (Keiser )
276
2023
Mesa, AZ
Las Sendas Golf Club
British Columbia
1157
The Master's
1160
Easton Johnson (The Master's )
280
2024
Dalton, GA
Dalton Country Club
Dalton State
1182
Texas Wesleyan
1183
Juan Ricardo Dávila (Texas Wesleyan)
288
Team titles
The following schools have won an NAIA team championship:
Multiple winners
Individual champion
The following men have won more than one individual championship:
Individual champion's school
The following schools have produced more than one individual champion:
12 champions: Texas Wesleyan
5 champions: Huntingdon , Oklahoma City
4 champions: Point Loma Nazarene
3 champions: Lamar Tech , North Texas State
2 champions: Campbell , Dalton State , East Texas State , Eastern New Mexico , Guilford , Malone , The Master's , North Florida , Sam Houston State , Texas Lutheran
See also
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