GPAC Conference Championship
About
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Men's Golf Championship is an NAIA conference tournament typically held in April, with the 2025 event scheduled at Beatrice Country Club in Beatrice, Nebraska. The championship features a 54-hole stroke play format played over two days, with 36 holes on the first day and 18 holes on the second day, starting around 8:30 a.m. Central Time. Around 10 to 12 teams compete, each fielding five players with the top four scores counting toward the team total each round. Qualification is based on conference membership and performance during the regular season. The conference champion earns an automatic berth to the NAIA Men’s Golf National Championship. The competition is highly regarded within the NAIA and offers both team and individual titles.
Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21 - 22, 2025 | Beatrice CC | Axton Miller (-7) | -7 | 2.33 | See Results |
| Apr 29 - 30, 2024 | Beatrice CC | Jack Laven (E) | E | 2.39 | See Results |
Results
Scoring Averages
Round Stats
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Axton Miller | -7 | 209 | 71 | 71 | 67 | +7.52 | 8.23 |
| 2 | Gabe Escalera | -5 | 211 | 71 | 71 | 69 | +6.85 | 6.35 |
| T3 | Qwenton Caldwell | E | 216 | 72 | 70 | 74 | +5.19 | 4.90 |
| T3 | Jack Laven | E | 216 | 77 | 70 | 69 | +5.19 | 4.90 |
| T5 | Evan Smith | +2 | 218 | 75 | 74 | 69 | +4.52 | 4.07 |
| T5 | Connor Calahan | +2 | 218 | 74 | 73 | 71 | +4.52 | 4.07 |
| T7 | Janlo Zaayman | +3 | 219 | 77 | 73 | 69 | +4.19 | 3.11 |
| T7 | Caleb Douma | +3 | 219 | 72 | 75 | 72 | +4.19 | 3.11 |
| T9 | Peyton Bettcher | +4 | 220 | 75 | 70 | 75 | +3.85 | 2.97 |
| T9 | Joshua Wassmer | +4 | 220 | 76 | 70 | 74 | +3.85 | 2.97 |
| 11 | Dakota Munger | +5 | 221 | 74 | 73 | 74 | +3.52 | 2.76 |
| 12 | Finn Coull | +6 | 222 | 74 | 74 | 74 | +3.19 | 2.48 |
| 13 | Henry Kosmicki | +7 | 223 | 72 | 80 | 71 | +2.85 | 2.25 |
| T14 | Tyler Show | +8 | 224 | 77 | 73 | 74 | +2.52 | 2.16 |
| T14 | Ben Ngelingkong | +8 | 224 | 72 | 78 | 74 | +2.52 | 2.16 |
| T14 | Ray Greller | +8 | 224 | 71 | 81 | 72 | +2.52 | 2.16 |
| 17 | Cameron Binder | +9 | 225 | 76 | 75 | 74 | +2.19 | 1.96 |
| T18 | Thomas Houdayer | +10 | 226 | 74 | 79 | 73 | +1.85 | 1.91 |
| T18 | Ariel Lev | +10 | 226 | 75 | 81 | 70 | +1.85 | 1.91 |
| T20 | Jacob Hellman | +11 | 227 | 74 | 75 | 78 | +1.52 | 1.85 |
| T20 | David Chacon | +11 | 227 | 73 | 79 | 75 | +1.52 | 1.85 |
| T20 | Ryan Cavanaugh | +11 | 227 | 75 | 79 | 73 | +1.52 | 1.85 |
| 23 | Jake Richmond | +12 | 228 | 74 | 74 | 80 | +1.19 | 1.75 |
| 24 | Darragh McGrath | +13 | 229 | 79 | 74 | 76 | +0.85 | 1.72 |
| 25 | Thavichakree Arunmala | +14 | 230 | 74 | 75 | 81 | +0.52 | 1.68 |
| 26 | Blake Eddy | +15 | 231 | 76 | 75 | 80 | +0.19 | 1.63 |
| T27 | Caden Koole | +16 | 232 | 79 | 76 | 77 | -0.15 | 1.59 |
| T27 | Toby Knevett | +16 | 232 | 75 | 77 | 80 | -0.15 | 1.59 |
| T27 | Leyton Roetman | +16 | 232 | 79 | 74 | 79 | -0.15 | 1.59 |
| T27 | Trevin Cunningham | +16 | 232 | 76 | 78 | 78 | -0.15 | 1.59 |
| T31 | Blake Skoumal | +18 | 234 | 78 | 80 | 76 | -0.81 | 1.42 |
| T31 | Wout Kerkhofs | +18 | 234 | 81 | 78 | 75 | -0.81 | 1.42 |
| T33 | Tyler Clouse | +19 | 235 | 76 | 78 | 81 | -1.15 | 1.33 |
| T33 | Ted Bengston | +19 | 235 | 82 | 75 | 78 | -1.15 | 1.33 |
| T35 | Gregorio Fernandez | +20 | 236 | 83 | 75 | 78 | -1.48 | 1.25 |
| T35 | Jack Bloom | +20 | 236 | 81 | 75 | 80 | -1.48 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Billy Lyons | +21 | 237 | 79 | 78 | 80 | -1.81 | 1.14 |
| T38 | Justin Webert | +22 | 238 | 82 | 82 | 74 | -2.15 | 1.10 |
| T38 | Braxton Tremain | +22 | 238 | 83 | 76 | 79 | -2.15 | 1.10 |
| 40 | Isaiah Breems | +23 | 239 | 81 | 80 | 78 | -2.48 | 1.02 |
| T41 | Jaxson Fullerton | +24 | 240 | 79 | 79 | 82 | -2.81 | 0.98 |
| T41 | Drew Norberg | +24 | 240 | 80 | 83 | 77 | -2.81 | 0.98 |
| 43 | Carlos Filipczak | +27 | 243 | 82 | 83 | 78 | -3.81 | 0.90 |
| 44 | Lane Tvedt | +28 | 244 | 76 | 84 | 84 | -4.15 | 0.89 |
| 45 | Jacob Dowd | +29 | 245 | 82 | 81 | 82 | -4.48 | 0.84 |
| 46 | Oliver Kardos | +31 | 247 | 78 | 85 | 84 | -5.15 | 0.64 |
| 47 | Braden Fleischman | +34 | 250 | 86 | 76 | 88 | -6.15 | 0.44 |
| 48 | Hunter Bailey | +35 | 251 | 84 | 85 | 82 | -6.48 | 0.24 |
| 49 | Jimmie Cunningham | +41 | 257 | 82 | 89 | 86 | -8.48 | 0.04 |
| 50 | Nicolas Silva Riveros | - | 152 | 77 | - | 75 | +1.06 | - |
| 51 | Max Nielsen | - | 153 | - | 74 | 79 | +0.59 | - |
| 52 | Ryker Dunkley | - | 156 | 76 | 80 | - | -0.59 | - |
| T53 | Brock Rogers | - | 162 | - | 79 | 83 | -3.92 | - |
| T53 | Cauy Walters | - | 162 | 76 | 86 | - | -3.59 | - |
| 55 | Logen Hoshauer | - | 169 | 87 | 82 | - | -7.09 | - |
| 56 | Jackson Childs | - | 172 | 89 | - | 83 | -8.94 | - |
| 57 | Jack Millard | - | 76 | - | - | 76 | +0.73 | - |
| 58 | Keegan Bronson | - | 80 | - | - | 80 | -3.27 | - |
| 59 | Ryan Flannery | - | 89 | - | 89 | - | -11.56 | - |
| T60 | Gavin Buttshaw | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Brock Heusinkvelt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Trevor Seeley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Ben Brodin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Brady Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Carson Pedersen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Caden Van Groningen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Santiago Nieto | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Drew Van Roekel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Brock Lutterman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T60 | Trey Van Roekel | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
