NORMAN, Okla. – Guilford College’s men’s golf team ranked 13th in the most recent NCAA Division III Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll released Friday. The selections were made by Division III men’s golf coaches in the Golf Coaches’ Association of America.
The Quakers earned 216 points, which was 16 points behind 12th ranked Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Earning the top spot in the poll was reigning National Champion Illinois Wesleyan University with 423 points and 15 first-place votes. Emory University was ranked second with 408 points and two first-place votes, while Huntingdon College rounded out the top-three with 384 points.
Guilford finished tied for fourth at the O’Briant-Jensen Memorial Golf Tournament held at The Cardinal by Pete Dye on October 28-29. First-round leader James Mishoe shot 72 on the second day and earned a share of third place at 140 (-2).
Zachary Evens finished in a share of 25th place among 120 individuals with a five-over 147. Addison Manring also finished in a share of 25th at 147.
Coach Adam Crawford’s Quakers pick back up next month at The Club at Savannah Harbor Classic March 9-10.
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Ranking 1 Illinois Wesleyan (15) 423 1 2 Emory (2) 408 2 3 Huntingdon 384 3 4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 371 4 5 Hampden-Sydney 356 5 6 St. Thomas (MN) 320 6 7 Gustavus Adolphus 297 7 8 Wittenberg 283 9 9 Carnegie Mellon 278 8 10 NYU 258 10 11 Methodist 257 11 12 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 232 13 13 Guilford 216 12 14 Redlands 179 16 15 Southwestern (TX) 168 14