Battle for the Belt (Men's)
About
The Battle for the Belt, a collegiate golf tournament held at Hot Springs Country Club in Arkansas in September 2025, saw Henderson State University claim the men's championship with a 13-under team score of 851. Union University finished runner-up at 11-under 853, led by Andrew Westmoreland, who took individual medalist honors after shooting 12-under across three rounds. Harding University rounded out the podium in third (even par), with standout performances by Dennis Staykov (9-under, T2) and Jose Arzu (1-under, top ten). The event featured 13 teams and 71 individual golfers battling for leadership, fluctuating scores, and a unique wrestling-style championship belt awarded to the winner.
Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 - 30, 2025 | Hot Springs CC | Andrew Westmoreland (-12) | -12 | 2.51 | See Results |
| Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2024 | Hot Springs CC | Tobey Kim, Elliot-Han Monteremal (-7) | -7 | 2.33 | See Results |
Results
Scoring Averages
Round Stats
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tobey Kim | -7 | 209 | 67 | 70 | 72 | +7.13 | 8.23 |
| T1 | Elliot-Han Monteremal | -7 | 209 | 69 | 70 | 70 | +7.13 | 8.23 |
| T3 | Baptiste Touchard | -4 | 212 | 65 | 72 | 75 | +6.13 | 5.07 |
| T3 | Maxime Lam | -4 | 212 | 73 | 68 | 71 | +6.13 | 5.07 |
| T3 | Philipp Pakosch | -4 | 212 | 70 | 68 | 74 | +6.13 | 5.07 |
| T6 | Jacob Knowlton | -3 | 213 | 71 | 73 | 69 | +5.80 | 4.32 |
| T6 | Chase Kisver | -3 | 213 | 72 | 72 | 69 | +5.80 | 4.32 |
| T6 | Alex Gerrard | -3 | 213 | 72 | 69 | 72 | +5.80 | 4.32 |
| T9 | Logan McDonald | -2 | 214 | 70 | 70 | 74 | +5.47 | 3.57 |
| T9 | Alex Hadden | -2 | 214 | 73 | 73 | 68 | +5.47 | 3.57 |
| T11 | Jesse Rouse | -1 | 215 | 69 | 69 | 77 | +5.13 | 3.23 |
| T11 | Oscar Darlington | -1 | 215 | 69 | 71 | 75 | +5.13 | 3.23 |
| T13 | Alexian Rouault | E | 216 | 78 | 68 | 70 | +4.80 | 3.02 |
| T13 | Blane Burk | E | 216 | 73 | 71 | 72 | +4.80 | 3.02 |
| T13 | Rory Gorman | E | 216 | 72 | 71 | 73 | +4.80 | 3.02 |
| T13 | Colin Purifoy | E | 216 | 75 | 68 | 73 | +4.80 | 3.02 |
| T13 | Owen Page | E | 216 | 72 | 72 | 72 | +4.80 | 3.02 |
| T18 | Maddox Bullen | +1 | 217 | 75 | 73 | 69 | +4.47 | 2.89 |
| T18 | Will Blake | +1 | 217 | 76 | 69 | 72 | +4.47 | 2.89 |
| T20 | Tyler Collier | +2 | 218 | 68 | 77 | 73 | +4.13 | 2.48 |
| T20 | Ratio Visuttipinate | +2 | 218 | 73 | 75 | 70 | +4.13 | 2.48 |
| T20 | Kongpop Kaikaew | +2 | 218 | 75 | 71 | 72 | +4.13 | 2.48 |
| T20 | Alois Casalonga | +2 | 218 | 71 | 72 | 75 | +4.13 | 2.48 |
| T20 | Oliver Gemmel | +2 | 218 | 74 | 71 | 73 | +4.13 | 2.48 |
| T20 | Max Courange | +2 | 218 | 75 | 69 | 74 | +4.13 | 2.48 |
| T26 | Matt Nicell | +3 | 219 | 74 | 69 | 76 | +3.80 | 2.11 |
| T26 | Elijah Galvan | +3 | 219 | 70 | 73 | 76 | +3.80 | 2.11 |
| T26 | Anniston McIlwain | +3 | 219 | 75 | 70 | 74 | +3.80 | 2.11 |
| 29 | Gus Fritz | +4 | 220 | 81 | 72 | 67 | +3.47 | 2.02 |
| T30 | Ben Marckmann | +5 | 221 | 69 | 77 | 75 | +3.13 | 1.96 |
| T30 | Ethan Wilkins | +5 | 221 | 69 | 75 | 77 | +3.13 | 1.96 |
| T30 | Mack Moore | +5 | 221 | 78 | 69 | 74 | +3.13 | 1.96 |
| 33 | Wil Griffin | +6 | 222 | 74 | 74 | 74 | +2.80 | 1.87 |
| T34 | Philip Hallstrom | +7 | 223 | 73 | 71 | 79 | +2.47 | 1.86 |
| T34 | Thomas Barnes Grimes | +7 | 223 | 75 | 71 | 77 | +2.47 | 1.86 |
| T34 | Rangel Cavazos | +7 | 223 | 77 | 75 | 71 | +2.47 | 1.86 |
| T37 | Aidan Rooke | +8 | 224 | 77 | 71 | 76 | +2.13 | 1.81 |
| T37 | Connor Goens | +8 | 224 | 75 | 72 | 77 | +2.13 | 1.81 |
| T39 | Nathan London | +9 | 225 | 73 | 78 | 74 | +1.80 | 1.77 |
| T39 | Luke Cote | +9 | 225 | 73 | 71 | 81 | +1.80 | 1.77 |
| T39 | Blake Heimberger | +9 | 225 | 73 | 77 | 75 | +1.80 | 1.77 |
| T39 | Jacob Peetoom | +9 | 225 | 75 | 72 | 78 | +1.80 | 1.77 |
| T43 | Davis Byrd | +10 | 226 | 72 | 78 | 76 | +1.47 | 1.68 |
| T43 | Pierce Geminden | +10 | 226 | 72 | 78 | 76 | +1.47 | 1.68 |
| T43 | Bo Gentry | +10 | 226 | 76 | 76 | 74 | +1.47 | 1.68 |
| T46 | Miguel Mora | +11 | 227 | 73 | 75 | 79 | +1.13 | 1.61 |
| T46 | Cooper Williams | +11 | 227 | 79 | 71 | 77 | +1.13 | 1.61 |
| T48 | Valentin Cerda Romiti | +12 | 228 | 82 | 73 | 73 | +0.80 | 1.57 |
| T48 | Liam Meaden | +12 | 228 | 82 | 75 | 71 | +0.80 | 1.57 |
| T48 | Zach Olsen | +12 | 228 | 76 | 76 | 76 | +0.80 | 1.57 |
| T48 | Trent Pollard | +12 | 228 | 74 | 75 | 79 | +0.80 | 1.57 |
| T48 | Roby Cooper | +12 | 228 | 74 | 73 | 81 | +0.80 | 1.57 |
| T53 | Mathieu Zerwin | +13 | 229 | 80 | 77 | 72 | +0.47 | 1.44 |
| T53 | Owen Derryberry | +13 | 229 | 77 | 77 | 75 | +0.47 | 1.44 |
| T55 | Noah Carpenter | +14 | 230 | 76 | 77 | 77 | +0.13 | 1.37 |
| T55 | Dennon Norman | +14 | 230 | 75 | 75 | 80 | +0.13 | 1.37 |
| T57 | Brieuc Caillaux | +15 | 231 | 74 | 75 | 82 | -0.20 | 1.33 |
| T57 | Colby Scroggins | +15 | 231 | 76 | 79 | 76 | -0.20 | 1.33 |
| T59 | Brode Horton | +16 | 232 | 77 | 78 | 77 | -0.53 | 1.29 |
| T59 | Davan Smith | +16 | 232 | 80 | 75 | 77 | -0.53 | 1.29 |
| T59 | Magnus Fabian | +16 | 232 | 79 | 79 | 74 | -0.53 | 1.29 |
| T62 | Pedro Benjumea | +17 | 233 | 79 | 76 | 78 | -0.87 | 1.21 |
| T62 | Jack Roche | +17 | 233 | 75 | 76 | 82 | -0.87 | 1.21 |
| T64 | Noah Lepers | +19 | 235 | 83 | 75 | 77 | -1.53 | 1.16 |
| T64 | Carson Stookey | +19 | 235 | 78 | 81 | 76 | -1.53 | 1.16 |
| T64 | Daniel Taylor | +19 | 235 | 74 | 77 | 84 | -1.53 | 1.16 |
| T67 | Callum Brown | +23 | 239 | 82 | 79 | 78 | -2.87 | 1.08 |
| T67 | Oscar Sandberg | +23 | 239 | 82 | 75 | 82 | -2.87 | 1.08 |
| T67 | Sawyor Hamilton | +23 | 239 | 78 | 77 | 84 | -2.87 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Tristun Burnham | +24 | 240 | 75 | 81 | 84 | -3.20 | 1.02 |
| T71 | Carson Slaughter | +25 | 241 | 78 | 72 | 91 | -3.53 | 0.98 |
| T71 | Jesse Tandoy | +25 | 241 | 87 | 75 | 79 | -3.53 | 0.98 |
| 73 | Landry Rogers | +26 | 242 | 87 | 78 | 77 | -3.87 | 0.93 |
| 74 | Noah Patrick | +33 | 249 | 87 | 82 | 80 | -6.20 | 0.91 |
| T75 | Neville Chirewa | +40 | 256 | 92 | 83 | 81 | -8.53 | 0.90 |
| T75 | Elijah Murray | +40 | 256 | 86 | 81 | 89 | -8.53 | 0.90 |
| T77 | Jason Curry | +50 | 266 | 92 | 90 | 84 | -11.87 | 0.94 |
| T77 | Marvin Johnson | +50 | 266 | 90 | 95 | 81 | -11.87 | 0.94 |
| 79 | Hunter Edwards | +52 | 268 | 89 | 95 | 84 | -12.53 | 0.74 |
| 80 | Izaihya Moore | +54 | 270 | 91 | 87 | 92 | -13.20 | 0.64 |
| 81 | David Moore | +57 | 273 | 96 | 86 | 91 | -14.20 | 0.54 |
| T82 | Drake Dodson | +61 | 277 | 98 | 89 | 90 | -15.53 | 0.44 |
| T82 | Zion Hall | +61 | 277 | 92 | 92 | 93 | -15.53 | 0.44 |
| T82 | Jayden Headd | +61 | 277 | 97 | 89 | 91 | -15.53 | 0.44 |
| 85 | Todd Haney | +74 | 290 | 109 | 97 | 84 | -19.87 | 0.04 |
| 86 | Kaden Armstrong | - | 160 | 83 | 77 | - | -3.33 | - |
