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Collegiate golf tournament
Mid-American Conference Men's golf championships
Conference golf championship
SportMen's golf
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Number of teams8
Played1947–present
Last contest2024
Current championBall State
Most championshipsKent State (28)
Official websitemac-sports.com/index.aspx?path=mgolf

The Mid-American Conference men's golf championships is the conference championship tournament for men's golf in the Mid-American Conference, a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). All eight conference members qualify for the championship meet, which is played in stroke play format and held in three rounds over a three-day period in late April or early May. The winning team receives a regional berth to the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. The tournament began in 1947 and is rotated to different courses each year, with the various conference members acting as host. Through the 2022 championship, Kent State has won the most conference titles with 28, followed by Ohio with 18.

History and format

The championship was organized in 1947, the first season of play for the conference after it had formed in late 1946. The initial championship, held in Detroit and won by the Wayne Tartans, had the original four conference members. For many years, the men's golf championship, along with the men's track and field championship and tennis championship, were rotated together amongst conference members as part of a two-day MAC "sports carnival" in late May. Beginning in 1973, the championship was held at two sites, with the opening rounds in one location and the concluding rounds at another. The location of the final rounds in one year would serve as the host for the opening rounds the following year. This format continued through 1978 and then returned to a single-site host in 1979.

The number of participating schools stood at nine in 2006 and was as high as 10 between 1977 and 1985 and again from 1998 through 2005. It was reduced to eight following the announcement in May 2020 that Akron was eliminating its men's golf team. Although the championship is no longer held in conjunction with the tennis and track and field championships, until 1993, the conference rotated the tournament to the home courses of each conference member. Since the 1994 championship, held at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, the championship has rotated to neutral-site courses in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. After three years at Firestone, the tournament was held for two years at Quail Hollow Country Club in Concord, Ohio, and then began a four-year run at The Medallion Club in Westerville, Ohio from 1999 through 2002. After the 2003 championship was held at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois, the tournament returned to The Medallion Club for two more years in 2004 and 2005. Since 2006, the tournament has been held at a different course each year in Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. The Medallion Club hosted again in 2007 and Rich Harvest Farms in 2012, while courses such as Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, and Brickyard Crossing in Indianapolis have also hosted multiple times. Virtues Golf Club, previously known as Longaberger Golf Club, hosted for the fourth time in 2017, followed by Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 2018, and Club Walden in Aurora, Ohio, in 2019.

The tournament has always used stroke play as its competition format, and was initially a two-round tournament through 1967, with a third round added in 1968. Since 1973 the tournament has been played over four rounds with few exceptions. The last tournament to include only three rounds was the 2012 championship, after the final round was canceled due to rain. The 2019 tournament was only two rounds after rain forced cancellation of the final two rounds. An individual conference champion is also determined by the tournament. If two or more golfers finish tied for medalist honors, they are all awarded. The exception for this was the 1980 and 1982 MAC Medalists where a playoff was held to break the tie. At the conclusion of the tournament, the MAC season awards are given out, including Coach of the Year, Golfer of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and the naming of All-MAC teams.

By year

Year Venue Location Team champion Medalist (school)
1947 Detroit, Michigan Wayne Clyde McEntyre (Butler)
Gordon Verville (Wayne)
1948 Athens Country Club Athens, Ohio Miami Bob Ludlow (Butler)
1949 Kalamazoo, Michigan Western Michigan Clyde McEntyre (Butler)
1950 Oxford Country Club Oxford, Ohio Miami Clyde McEntyre (Butler)
1951 Athens Country Club Athens, Ohio Ohio Dave Rambo (Ohio)
1952 Meadowview Golf Course Kent, Ohio Ohio Roger Pedigo (Ohio)
1953 Kalamazoo, Michigan Ohio Don Kelly (Western Michigan)
1954 Oxford Country Club Oxford, Ohio Kent State
Ohio
Danny Forlani (Kent State)
Dick Smail (Ohio)
1955 Athens Country Club Athens, Ohio Ohio Dave Moore (Ohio)
Dick Smail (Ohio)
1956 Bowling Green Country Club Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green Ray Bovee (Western Michigan)
1957 Meadowview Golf Course Kent, Ohio Ohio Jack Freeman (Marshall)
1958 Kalamazoo, Michigan Ohio Linden Meade (Marshall)
1959 Oxford Country Club Oxford, Ohio Ohio Charles Vandlik (Ohio)
1960 Athens Country Club Athens, Ohio Ohio Bill Santor (Ohio)
1961 Bowling Green, Ohio Ohio Pete Byer (Marshall)
1962 Meadowview Golf Course Kent, Ohio Marshall Jim Ward (Marshall)
Pete Byer (Marshall)
1963 Kalamazoo, Michigan Ohio Nick Karl (Ohio)
1964 Oxford Country Club Oxford, Ohio Ohio Stu Hughes (Bowling Green)
1965 Athens Country Club Athens, Ohio Ohio Dick Shepard (Marshall)
1966 Toledo Country Club Toledo, Ohio Marshall Jon Feaganes (Marshall)
1967 Bowling Green, Ohio Ohio Tome Bohardt (Bowling Green)
Terry Beard (Ohio)
1968 Meadowview Golf Course Kent, Ohio Kent State Herm Kaiser (Marshall)
1969 Kalamazoo, Michigan Ohio Chris Roderick (Miami)
1970 Hueston Woods Oxford, Ohio Miami Chris Roberick (Miami)
Bill Schumaker (Miami)
1971 Athens Country Club Athens, Ohio Ohio Dan Strimple (Kent State)
1972 Belmont Country Club Toledo, Ohio Bowling Green Steve Blowers (Bowling Green)
1973 Belmont Country Club
Bowling Green State University Golf Course
Toledo, Ohio
Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green Mike Morrow (Kent State)
1974 Bowling Green State University Golf Course
Meadowview Golf Course
Bowling Green, Ohio
Kent, Ohio
Miami Kent Walters (Bowling Green)
1975 Meadowview Golf Course
Lake Dostral Country Club
Kent, Ohio
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Ball State Mike Soli (Northern Illinois)
1976 Lake Dostral Country Club
Hueston Woods
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Oxford, Ohio
Northern Illinois Mike Soli (Northern Illinois)
1977 Hueston Woods
Athens Country Club
Oxford, Ohio
Athens, Ohio
Kent State Ned Weaver (Kent State)
1978 Ohio University Country Club
Central Michigan University Golf Course
Athens, Ohio
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Bowling Green Greg Dick (Northern Illinois)
1979 Ypsilanti, Michigan Ohio Tim Hirt (Toledo)
1980 DeKalb, Illinois Ohio Tim Hirt (Toledo)
1981 Muncie, Indiana Miami Tim Hirt (Toledo)
1982 Toledo, Ohio Ball State Mark Chapleski (Miami)
1983 Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green Kirk Schooley (Ball State)
1984 Windmill Lakes Golf Club Ravenna, Ohio Kent State Jim Muething (Miami)
1985 Kishwaukee Country Club DeKalb, Illinois Northern Illinois Karl Zoller (Kent State)
1986 Moors Golf Club Portage, Michigan Ball State Mark Brewer (Miami)
1987 Hueston Woods Golf Course Oxford, Ohio Miami Mark Brewer (Miami)
1988 Athens Country Club Athens, Ohio Miami Rob Moss (Kent State)
1989 Delaware Country Club Muncie, Indiana Miami Sean Gorgone (Miami)
1990 Huron Golf Club Ypsilanti, Michigan Miami Sean Gorgone (Miami)
1991 Toledo Country Club Toledo, Ohio Miami Dave Moreland (Kent State)
1992 Forrest Creason Golf Course Bowling Green, Ohio Kent State
Miami
Mike Stone (Toledo)
1993 Windmill Lakes Ravenna, Ohio Kent State Eric Frishette (Kent State)
1994 Firestone Country Club Akron, Ohio Kent State Maarten van den Berg (Miami)
1995 Kent State Bryan DeCorso (Kent State)
1996 Miami Maarten van den Berg (Miami)
1997 Quail Hollow Country Club Concord, Ohio Kent State Jamie Broce (Ball State)
Tim Rice (Toledo)
1998 Kent State Kyle Voska (Miami)
1999 Medallion Club Westerville, Ohio Kent State Danny Sahl (Kent State)
2000 Kent State Ben Curtis (Kent State)
2001 Kent State Jon Mills (Kent State)
2002 Toledo Eric Phippps (Miami)
2003 Rich Harvest Farms Sugar Grove, Illinois Kent State Mark Weghorst (Miami)
2004 Medallion Club Westerville, Ohio Toledo Brad Heaven (Toledo)
2005 Kent State Ryan Yip (Kent State)
Tommy Wiegand (Kent State)
2006 Brickyard Crossing Indianapolis, Indiana Kent State Marc Bourgeois (Kent State)
Tommy Wiegand (Kent State)
2007 Medallion Club Westerville, Ohio Eastern Michigan Graham Hill (Eastern Michigan)
2008 Longaberger Golf Club Nashport, Ohio Eastern Michigan Ciaran McAleavey (Toledo)
2009 Brickyard Crossing Indianapolis, Indiana Kent State John Hahn (Kent State)
2010 Longaberger Golf Club Nashport, Ohio Kent State Brett Cairns (Kent State)
John Hawn (Kent State)
2011 TPC River's Bend Maineville, Ohio Kent State Mackenzie Hughes (Kent State)
2012 Rich Harvest Farms Sugar Grove, Illinois Kent State Corey Conners (Kent State)
2013 Longaberger Golf Club Nashport, Ohio Kent State Taylor Pendrith (Kent State)
2014 Prairie View Golf Club Carmel, Indiana Kent State Corey Conners (Kent State)
2015 The Mayfield Sand Ridge Club Chardon, Ohio Miami Johnny Watts (Ball State)
2016 Highland Meadows Golf Club Sylvania, Ohio Kent State George Baylis (Akron)
2017 Virtues Golf Club Nashport, Ohio Kent State Gisli Sveinbergsson (Kent State)
2018 Sycamore Hills Golf Club Fort Wayne, Indiana Kent State Ian Holt (Kent State)
2019 Club Walden Aurora, Ohio Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Duncan McNeill (Toledo)
2020 Sycamore Hills Golf Club Fort Wayne, Indiana Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Sycamore Hills Golf Club Fort Wayne, Indiana Kent State Chris Vandette (Kent State)
2022 White Eagle Golf Club Naperville, Illinois Kent State Josh Gilkison (Kent State)
2023 Canebrake Golf Club Athens, Alabama Northern Illinois Barend Botha (Toledo)
2024 The Club at Chatham Hills Westfield, Indiana Ball State Barend Botha (Toledo)

By school

Of the 12 full-time members of the MAC, eight schools compete in men's golf as of 2020. Central Michigan dropped men's golf after the 1985 season followed by Western Michigan in 1988 and Akron in 2020. Northern Illinois was the most recent addition to the championship, beginning play in 1998 after having previously competed in the MAC from 1975 through 1986.

Program Tenure Titles Years won
Kent State 1952–present 28 1954, 1968, 1977, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Ohio 1947–present 18 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1979, 1980
Miami 1948–present 13 1948, 1950, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2015
Bowling Green 1953–present 5 1956, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1983
Ball State 1975–present 4 1975, 1982, 1986, 2024
Eastern Michigan 1973–present 3 2007, 2008, 2019
Northern Illinois 1975–1986
1998–present
3 1976, 1985, 2023
Toledo 1951–present 2 2002, 2004
Marshall 1953–1969
1998–2005
2 1962, 1966
Western Michigan 1948–1988 1 1949
Wayne 1947 1 1947
Akron 1993–2020 0
Butler 1947–1950 0
Central Michigan 1973–1985 0
Cincinnati 1948–1952 0
Western Reserve 1947–1955 0

Former conference members shaded in ██ silver
– shared title

References

  1. Miller, Chuck (May 23, 1952). "Carnival Offers Varied Sports". Kent Stater. Vol. XXVIII, no. 108. p. 2.
  2. ^ Baptist, Bob (May 11, 1973). "Golfers shoot for MAC title". Daily Kent Stater. Vol. XVII, no. 105. p. 22.
  3. ^ Mid-American Conference Men's Golf Record Book (PDF). Mid-American Conference. 2016. p. 20. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. Pignolet, Jennifer; Thomas, George M. (May 14, 2020). "University of Akron to eliminate men's golf and cross country, women's tennis". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. "No. 18 Kent State Runs Away With Fourth MAC Championship". Kent State University. May 6, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  6. ^ Seuffert, Ron (May 21, 1974). "Golfers' comeback falls short". Daily Kent Stater. Vol. XVIII, no. 109. p. 12. Records for the Mid-American Conference do not list winners or competitors for 1974
  7. "Eastern Michigan, Kent State share title in rain-shortened championship". Mid-American Conference. April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019. The Golden Flashes earned the league's automatic NCAA Regional qualifying spot on a tiebreaker -- cumulative total of non-counting scores (151-154).

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