LIGONIER, Pa. –  The No. 8 Methodist University men's golf team battled against the nation's best squads at the Tartan Invitational, hosted by No. 6 Carnegie Mellon University at Laurel Valley Country Club, concluding the event in fifth out of 18 teams on Monday afternoon, being the Monarchs second top five placement for the fall of 2026.

THE ESSENTIALS
Event: Tartan Invitational
Location: Laurel Valley Country Club (Par 72 – 7258 yards); Ligonier, Pa.
Top teams: 1 – No. 3 Emory University (292-284-299-875, +11), 2 – No. 6 Carnegie Mellon University (300-297-282-879, +15), 3 – No. 2 Kenyon University (290-297-300-887, +23)
Top individuals: 1 – Joshua Wang, No. 6 Carnegie Mellon University (74-72-67-213, -3), 2 – Hall Chapman, No. 12 Washington & Lee University (75-71-69-215, -1), 3 – Connor Fitch, No. 1 Huntingdon College (71-68-77-216, E)

FINAL ROUND

• Freshman Griffin Lawlor jumped up two spots on the leaderboard to rank out in fifth place overall, becoming the best finish so far of Lawlor's collegiate career. In total, Lawlor would fire the Monarchs best 18-hole score of the day, 71 (-1) with three birdies on each side, tallying a 217 (+1) in total.
• Senior Todd Moyer displayed consistency from his second-round score, totaling two birdies on the par-4 thirteenth and the par-5 eighteenth to log a 75 (+3) at the conclusion of round three. Moyer would collect a 223 (+7) individually for T-16th position.
• Freshman Cooper Reitsma's domination continued into round three on the course, going on a par-run on the front nine for a four-hole stretch and snagging three birdies on the back nine. Reitsma recorded a 75 (+3) in round three for a 54-hole tally of 224 (+8) for Methodist, placing in T-25th, respectively.
• Sophomore Jack Haeflinger was the final Methodist player that counted for the Monarchs team score, maintaining ground with Moyer and Reitsma's number, tallying a 76 (+4) on the day for a 231 (+15) individually, finishing in T-52nd on the leaderboard.
• Junior William Plageman's score did not count in the round for the Monarchs, landing birdies on the par-4 seventh and the par-5 eleventh to fire an 85 (+13), combining his tallies in the first two rounds for a 238 (+22) to rank out in T-70th position.

UP NEXT
Methodist returns to play on Monday, October 26th through Tuesday, October 27th for the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial, hosted by No. 23 Guilford College at The Cardinal by Pete Dye in Greensboro, N.C. Tee times for day one are to be announced.