Frontier Conference/California Pacific Conference NAIA Qualifier
About
The 2025 Frontier Conference/California Pacific Conference NAIA Qualifier was held April 14–16, 2025, at Papago Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona. The event served as a qualifier for the NAIA national championship, featuring a 54-hole stroke play format. Teams from the Frontier and California Pacific Conferences competed for automatic berths, with the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears winning the men's team title. The tournament included a strong field of NAIA men's teams, with individual medalist honors going to Kristjan Vojteh Burkelca with a 7-under 209 aggregate. The event is highly competitive, meeting minimum participation requirements from both conferences to award national championship berths.
Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 - 16, 2025 | Papago GC | Kristjan Burkelca (-7) | -7 | 3.97 | See Results |
Results
Scoring Averages
Round Stats
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristjan Burkelca | -7 | 209 | 68 | 72 | 69 | +10.87 | 8.44 |
| T2 | Jake Johnson | -1 | 215 | 72 | 74 | 69 | +8.87 | 6.54 |
| T2 | Trey Alwert | -1 | 215 | 70 | 73 | 72 | +8.87 | 6.54 |
| 4 | Aidan McDonagh | +1 | 217 | 70 | 76 | 71 | +8.21 | 3.60 |
| 5 | Joe McGreevey | +2 | 218 | 77 | 72 | 69 | +7.87 | 3.17 |
| 6 | Carson Hupka | +3 | 219 | 70 | 73 | 76 | +7.54 | 3.03 |
| 7 | Justin Kiester | +5 | 221 | 73 | 74 | 74 | +6.87 | 2.98 |
| T8 | Fynn Junghans | +6 | 222 | 78 | 72 | 72 | +6.54 | 2.80 |
| T8 | Jared Smith | +6 | 222 | 68 | 78 | 76 | +6.54 | 2.80 |
| 10 | Ty Salvador | +10 | 226 | 76 | 75 | 75 | +5.21 | 2.25 |
| 11 | Tyler Avery | +11 | 227 | 75 | 77 | 75 | +4.87 | 2.17 |
| 12 | Kyle Kennah | +13 | 229 | 78 | 73 | 78 | +4.21 | 2.11 |
| T13 | Gabe Witham | +14 | 230 | 74 | 81 | 75 | +3.87 | 2.00 |
| T13 | Malik Edd | +14 | 230 | 78 | 80 | 72 | +3.87 | 2.00 |
| T13 | Joe Opitz | +14 | 230 | 77 | 76 | 77 | +3.87 | 2.00 |
| 16 | Nathan Piers | +16 | 232 | 76 | 80 | 76 | +3.21 | 1.85 |
| 17 | Jackson Hammond | +17 | 233 | 80 | 77 | 76 | +2.87 | 1.79 |
| 18 | Ethan Tseng | +18 | 234 | 77 | 78 | 79 | +2.54 | 1.73 |
| 19 | Mason Sylvester | +19 | 235 | 73 | 75 | 87 | +2.21 | 1.67 |
| 20 | Evan Molina | +21 | 237 | 79 | 79 | 79 | +1.54 | 1.61 |
| 21 | TJ Fierling | +22 | 238 | 78 | 83 | 77 | +1.21 | 1.57 |
| 22 | Mateusz Zarzycki | +24 | 240 | 84 | 81 | 75 | +0.54 | 1.51 |
| T23 | Tanner Cromwell | +27 | 243 | 84 | 80 | 79 | -0.46 | 1.45 |
| T23 | Leo Takaku | +27 | 243 | 78 | 87 | 78 | -0.46 | 1.45 |
| 25 | Kyler Cassel | +30 | 246 | 83 | 81 | 82 | -1.46 | 1.35 |
| 26 | Drew DeGeorge | +32 | 248 | 83 | 84 | 81 | -2.13 | 1.29 |
| T27 | Liam Argue | +37 | 253 | 87 | 85 | 81 | -3.79 | 1.23 |
| T27 | Zach Holt | +37 | 253 | 86 | 87 | 80 | -3.79 | 1.23 |
| 29 | Theron Peterson | +41 | 257 | 89 | 89 | 79 | -5.13 | 1.11 |
| 30 | Tyler Dendiu | +42 | 258 | 93 | 88 | 77 | -5.46 | 1.07 |
| 31 | Lewton Reed | +48 | 264 | 92 | 82 | 90 | -7.46 | 1.01 |
| 32 | Max Takaku | +54 | 270 | 96 | 88 | 86 | -9.46 | 0.97 |
| 33 | Zach Reis | +60 | 276 | 98 | 89 | 89 | -11.46 | 0.85 |
| 34 | Brandon Bisk | +61 | 277 | 96 | 93 | 88 | -11.79 | 0.65 |
| 35 | R.J. Ramone | +75 | 291 | 94 | 97 | 100 | -16.46 | 0.35 |
| 36 | Tristan Fladager | +99 | 315 | 108 | 107 | 100 | -24.46 | 0.05 |
| 37 | JT Slivinski | - | 169 | 87 | - | 82 | -4.26 | - |
| 38 | Hudson Reinke | - | 86 | - | 86 | - | -4.86 | - |
| 39 | SeongYun Kim | - | 93 | 93 | - | - | -11.47 | - |
