WILLIAMSBURG, Va.  – The No. 7 Methodist University men's golf "B-Team" concluded The Melee on Sunday, October 18th through Monday, October 19th at Williamsburg National Golf Club on the Jamestown course placing tied for fifth with a 36-hole team score of 313-301-614, +38 through two days of action.

THE ESSENTIALS
Event: The Melee
Location: Williamsburg National Golf Club (Par 72 – 6,707yds.); Williamsburg, Va.
Top teams: 1 – Batten University (297-303-600, +24), 2 – Drew University (293-312-605, +29), 3 – Salisbury University (310-300-610, +34)
Top individuals: 1 – Ryan Henneman, Salisbury University (73-70-143, -1), 2 – Dylan Muso, McDaniel College (72-72-144, E), 3 – Three players (148, +4)

BY THE NUMBERS

• Junior Landon Bergman led the Monarchs in the field, matching a career-best 18-hole score of 73 (+1) on day one with a birdie on the par-5 ninth. Day two would feature a similar story, snagging birdies on the par-5 ninth and the par-3 seventeenth for a 75 (+3), tallying a 73-75-148 (+4) in total, placing T-3rd on the leaderboard, becoming a new-best tournament placement for Bergman.
• Junior Karston Rennie performed smoothly on the back nine of day one, logging a birdie on the par-5 ninth and the par-3 twelfth to fire a 76 (+4) in the opening 18. Rennie concluded the final stanza with an additional birdie on the par-3 twelfth, dropping his day two total by one to score a 75 (+3), combining for a total score of 76-75-151 (+7) to rank out in T-12th overall.
• Sophomore Tyson Laviano's opening round score did not accumulate to the Monarchs total in Sunday's round, recording an 86 (+14) heading into the final 18. Monday's outing would be a different story for Laviano, totaling five birdies on the round to fire a 69 (-3), jumping up 24 spots in the leaderboard to become the final Methodist player inside the top 25 at T-23rd, respectively.
• Senior Ben Fox improved immensely on the back nine of Sunday's showing, scoring a birdie on the par-3 twelfth to fire an 80 (+8) in the opening round. Fox's day two tally did not accumulate to the Methodist's total, scoring an 84 (+12) with three birdies in the final outing to accumulate a total score of 80-84-164 (+20) for T-39th position.
• Sophomore Derek Pickerill made his collegiate debut for the nationally recognized Monarchs in The Melee. Pickerill's total in Sunday's round did not count as he would log an 84 (+12) on the day. He would ultimately finish the tournament strong in the closing round with an 82 (+10) to total 84-82-166 (+22) to place in T-44th.

 
UP NEXT
Methodist concludes their 2026 fall campaign traveling to compete in the O'Briant Jensen Memorial, hosted by (RV) Guilford College on Monday, October 26th through Tuesday, October 27th at The Cardinal by Pete Dye in Greensboro, N.C. Tee times for the opening-18 are to be announced.