HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - Staked to a huge 16-shot lead heading into Friday's final round, the Oglethorpe University men cruised to a final round score of 304 (+16) to earn the program its second NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship today at the El Campeon course in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Complete Leaderboard
The Petrels posted a four-day total of 1171 (+19), 20 shots clear of second-place Transylvania University (1191, +39). Oglethorpe freshman Anthony Maccaglia won the individual national title with a four-round total of 282 (-6).
Methodist University, the 10-time winner of this event, finished in third place at 1192 (+40).
Oglethorpe led wire-to-wire and was never seriously threatened after advancing its first-round lead from four to 14 shots on Day Two. And after improving their lead by two more shots on Day Three and eliminating any remaining doubts to the final result, the Petrels enjoyed a leisurely stroll around the course on Friday afternoon en route to the team's inevitable coronation as national champions.
With the victory, Oglethorpe becomes just the sixth men's golf program to win multiple Division III titles. Only Cal State Stanislaus (12 titles) and Methodist University (10 titles) have more championships than Oglethorpe's two. Head coach Jim Owen also led Oglethorpe to its first men's golf team national title in 2009.
"I couldn't be happier for this group of guys," said Owen. "After the fall season, they really embraced the team concept and started minimizing their mistakes. I knew coming down here we had a great chance to win, but never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined a 20 stroke victory."
Maccaglia (pictured left) shot rounds of 68, 71, 68 and 75 to earn medalist honors. The freshman posted the sixth-lowest score in relation to par (-6) in the history of the event.
Oglethorpe is also just the third school in Division III history to have more than one individual win medalist honors at the Division III men's national championship. Methodist has had nine individuals win medalist honors while Cal State Stanislaus has had five. Maccaglia joins former Petrel Olafur Loftsson, who won top honors the same year that Oglethorpe captured its first men's title (2009).
In addition to Maccaglia's medalist effort, Oglethorpe sophomore Hayden Jones finished second among all individuals with an even par four-day total of 288 (71-71-72-74). His final-round 74 tied for team-best final round honors with fellow sophomore Anthony Amodeo and he earned First Team All-America status by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) based on his performance. The 1-2 finish by Maccaglia and Jones is the first time that teammates have finished 1-2 at the Division III men's national championship since 2005 when Guilford College's Colin Clark and Dave Patterson of Guilford finished tied for first (Clark won in a playoff).
Maccaglia's title also represents the second consecutive individual medalist honor for a SCAC men's golfer (Chris Morris of Centre – 2011) and the third in four years (Olafur Loftsson of Oglethorpe – 2009). Overall, it is the 30th individual national championship for a SCAC student-athlete.
Maccaglia, who earned the Arnold Palmer Award for being the tournament medalist and the Phil Mickelson Award as the nation's best freshman by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), is just the fourth freshman to win individual medalist honors in the history of the event. Brion McLaughlin of Methodist in 1997, Chad Collins of Methodist in 1998 and Olafur Loftsson of Oglethorpe in 2009 also won as first-year players.
Joining Maccaglia and Jones in Oglethorpe's national championship effort was sophomore Anthony Amodeo, who finished at +14 for the championship (75-79-74-74--302), senior Matt Rebitch, who finished at +15 (73-72-76-82--303) and junior Eric Quinn, the 2012 SCAC Men's Golfer-of-the-Year, who finished with a four-day score of +25 (73-78-81-81--313).
Petrels Soar to NCAA Men's Golf Title; Second Championship in Four Years for Oglethorpe
Posted: May 18, 2012
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