#1 MC Chaps Golf Makes Strong Showing at NCAA DI Grier Jones Invitational Tournament
The MC golf team demonstrated their considerable talents at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational, hosted by Wichita State University
Midland College Golf
Grier Jones Shocker Invitational Tournament
October 5-7, 2025
Wichita, KS
The Midland College golf team had an outstanding showing at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational Tournament in Newton, KS. The Grier Jones event was hosted by Wichita State University and featured a field of 17 teams. 11 NCAA Division I teams and six NJCAA Division I teams comprised the field which was played at the Sand Creek Station Golf Course in Newton, KS. The Sand Creek Station course proved to be a familiar one to several of the MC Chap golf team members as it was the site of their 2025 NJCAA Men's Division I National Championship victory.
The Chaparrals outpaced all but four of the NCAA Division I teams and outdistanced the other five NJCAA Division I teams in the tournament field. Midland College shot a 54-hole team score of 871 which was seven overpar. MC finished 5th in the team standings behind NCAA Division I universities Kansas City, St. Thomas (MN), Wichita State and Drake.
Grier Jones Shocker Invitational Final Team Results:
https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239457/scoring/team?displayMode=score
In the individual medalist race, MC sophomore Scott Spark was electrifying over three rounds recording scores of 72-65-70 for a 54 hole score of 207 (nine underpar) which was good enough for second place. Spark finished four strokes behind Kansas City's Mason Haley who won the event. Midland College freshmen Oskar Falshoj and Leo Powell finished in T-38th and T-52nd to round out the top three Chaparrals.
Grier Jones Shocker Invitational Final Individual Results:
https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/239457/scoring/player
Next up for the Chaparrals is another long road trip, this time to Mathews, LA for the NCAA Division I LaTour Invitational Tournament hosted by Nicholls State University (October 21-22). The LaTour Invitational will be played at the LaTour Golf Club in Mathews. The LaTour Invitational will mark the end of the fall semester of tournament play for the Chaps.
https://www.latourgolfclub.com/
Participating teams include: Loyola University (LA), Spring Hill College (AL), University of New Orleans, Southern University, Houston Christian University, the University of the Incarnate Word, Louisiana State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Prairie View A&M University, East Texas A&M University, University of South Dakota, Texas Southern University, Jackson State University, the host team Nicholls State University and the Midland College Chaparrals. Spring Hill College plays in NCAA DII while the MC Chaparrals are the lone NJCAA program in the tournament.
Go Chaps!