PENFIELD, N.Y.  The fourth and final round started early this morning before a weather delay forced everyone off the course. Following a noon resumption, Methodist briefly dropped to second place but then reclaimed the top spot after finishing the tournament with a score of 23-over par 1,175.
 
The Monarchs had to sweat it out before being crowned national champions, as Methodist had a two-stroke lead and Illinois Wesleyan University still had about 20 holes remaining in the round. However, the Titans could not close the gap and fell more behind, by five strokes.

JUST THE FACTS
Event: 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship
Course: Midvale Golf Country Club (Par 72, 6,558 yds.); Cobblestone Creek Country Club (Par 72, 6,770 yds.)
Top teams: 1 – Methodist (303-298-292-282–1175; +23), 2 – Illinois Wesleyan University (290-305-290-295–1180; +28), 3 – Emory University (300-305-285-292–1182; +30)
Top individuals:  1 – Edward Coffren, University of Lynchburg (68-73-69-70–280; -8), 2 – Will Karkoc, Bethel University (68-70-75-68–281; -7), 3 – Kevin Mu, Emory (69-73-69-71–282; -6)

ROUND FOUR (CONTINUATION)

• From yesterday's recap: Methodist's two Jack Nicklaus award finalists have caught fire in the final round. Ruby's hot start of three consecutive birdies has contributed to his score of –5 through 11 holes. Walts made even par through his first seven holes of the round before punching in birdies on holes 8, 9, and 10, putting him at –3 through 12. Ruby and Walts are blemish free in the final round thus far.
• Ryan posted a clean front nine with a pair of birdies, pausing the round with a –1 after a bogey on 13 (his final hole of the day). With a birdie and two bogeys, Spampinato dropped in another birdie on his final hole of the day (12) to put his round score at even par with six holes to go. Not currently scoring for Methodist in the final round is Brewer, who sits at three strokes over par.
• During his last seven holes, Haden Ruby registered a bogey and a birdie to end the round with a 67 (-5).
• Chase Walts recorded one bogey across his last six holes, making his final round score a 70 (-2).
• Aiden Spampinato concluded the round with an even-par score, 72, following a bogey and a birdie during his last six holes.
• Caleb Ryan, the final scoring member for Methodist, had an up-and-down end to the round. He recorded a double bogey and a birdie on holes 15 and 16, putting him at even par, but then ended the day with a bogey, going one-over.
• Beau Brewer registered four bogeys to wrap up his first national title event, finishing the round with a seven-over 79.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• With the victory, the Monarchs now have won 15 national championships. This is also the first back-to-back title since they did it in 1998 and 1999.
• Methodist saved their best round for last, as its 282 (-6) is the lowest score among all teams in any round for the tournament.
• The Monarchs were in 19^th place after the first round. The No. 1 team in the nation left that result in the past and clawed its way back for the largest comeback in program history at the national tournament.