Midland College Chaparrals Golf Finish Year with a 3rd Place Finish in the NJCAA Men's Division I Golf National Tournament
Midland College Chaparrals golf, led by Coach Walter Williams, Finish in 3rd Place at the National Tournament in Hobbs, NM
Midland College Golf
NJCAA Men's Division I National Golf Tournament
May 14-17, 2024
Hobbs, NM
The Midland College golf team finished the 2023-2024 year with a third place finish in the National Tournament in Hobbs, NM, seven strokes behind national champion New Mexico Junior College and four strokes behind second place Odessa College.
The MC national tournament team consisted of sophomores Tom Watson, Thomas Vestergaard, Logan Zurn and Max Cavazos along with freshmen Oscar Holm Bredkjaer and Benjamin Lund-Ravn. Zurn and Holm Bredkjaer had been the statistical leaders for the team throughout the year.
Headed into Friday's final round the Chaps were in a three-way tie for first place along with NMJC and OC. Despite a solid final 18-holes, the Chaps ceded ground to the eventual national champion Thunderbirds.
Midland College's Tom Watson finished in a tie for second place in the individual standings, a narrow two strokes behind the individual champion. Lund-Ravn finished in a tie for fourth place followed by Holm Bredkjaer who finished tied for 13th place. Watson and Lund-Ravn were named to the All-NJCAA First Team while Holm Bredkjaer was named to the All-NJCAA Second Team.
NJCAA National Tournament Individual Standings (final):
https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=player&tid=29152
NJCAA National Tournament Team Standings (final):
https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=29152
2023-2024 was another in a long list of strong performances for the Midland College golf team. The team, led by head coach Walt Williams, was consistently ranked in the top three NJCAA men's division I teams throughout the school year.
The team will look a bit different in 2024-2025 with the loss of sophomores Cavazos, Jack Cubitt, Vestergaard, Watson and Zurn as well as freshman Holm Bredkjaer who will be continuing his collegiate golf career at NCAA DI University of San Francisco next season. Zurn has inked with the University of Texas - San Antonio (NCAA I) for next year as well.
Go Chaps!