Heart of America Conference Championship
About
The Heart Men's Golf Conference Championship took place April 14–15, 2025, at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate in Overland Park, Kansas. The event was hosted by the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) and featured a field of NAIA men's golf teams competing over 36 holes of stroke play. The tournament serves as the conference championship where teams and individuals compete for the conference title and the opportunity to advance to NAIA regional and national championships. The format generally includes counting the best four scores from each five-player team per round. The championship provides a highly competitive setting for NAIA programs primarily in the Midwest region.
Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 - 15, 2025 | Nicklaus GC at LionsGate | Gavin Dines, Hunter Schmidt (+7) | +7 | 3.27 | See Results |
| Apr 29 - 30, 2024 | The Preserve on Rathbun Lake, Moravia, IA | Guillermo Cervantes (-7) | -7 | 3.46 | See Results |
Results
Scoring Averages
Round Stats
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Cervantes | -7 | 209 | 68 | 72 | 69 | +5.66 | 8.44 |
| 2 | Josh Killingsworth | -5 | 211 | 72 | 68 | 71 | +4.99 | 6.54 |
| 3 | Cholnan Nunya | -4 | 212 | 70 | 71 | 71 | +4.66 | 4.93 |
| T4 | Santiago Valdes | -3 | 213 | 73 | 68 | 72 | +4.32 | 4.30 |
| T4 | Colby Unruh | -3 | 213 | 73 | 67 | 73 | +4.32 | 4.30 |
| T4 | Dylan Comstock | -3 | 213 | 71 | 73 | 69 | +4.32 | 4.30 |
| T7 | Patrick Neal | -2 | 214 | 70 | 74 | 70 | +3.99 | 3.17 |
| T7 | Jack Tarvin | -2 | 214 | 70 | 77 | 67 | +3.99 | 3.17 |
| 9 | Mike Evertsen | -1 | 215 | 70 | 75 | 70 | +3.66 | 3.01 |
| T10 | Yong Junn | E | 216 | 71 | 73 | 72 | +3.32 | 2.93 |
| T10 | Jack Winkel | E | 216 | 75 | 69 | 72 | +3.32 | 2.93 |
| T10 | Harrison Froling | E | 216 | 74 | 70 | 72 | +3.32 | 2.93 |
| T13 | Theo Baker | +1 | 217 | 74 | 71 | 72 | +2.99 | 2.40 |
| T13 | Max Templeman | +1 | 217 | 72 | 72 | 73 | +2.99 | 2.40 |
| T13 | Craig Bland | +1 | 217 | 73 | 72 | 72 | +2.99 | 2.40 |
| T13 | Cade Basson | +1 | 217 | 70 | 74 | 73 | +2.99 | 2.40 |
| T17 | Gabe Beardsley | +2 | 218 | 74 | 72 | 72 | +2.66 | 2.11 |
| T17 | Cade Coon | +2 | 218 | 69 | 73 | 76 | +2.66 | 2.11 |
| T17 | Andon Herrera | +2 | 218 | 73 | 73 | 72 | +2.66 | 2.11 |
| 20 | Ziwen Zhong | +3 | 219 | 71 | 71 | 77 | +2.32 | 1.93 |
| 21 | Cole Fischman | +4 | 220 | 74 | 72 | 74 | +1.99 | 1.90 |
| 22 | Drew Lisec | +5 | 221 | 74 | 72 | 75 | +1.66 | 1.87 |
| T23 | Dominic Hoskin | +7 | 223 | 74 | 76 | 73 | +0.99 | 1.83 |
| T23 | Jacob Luett | +7 | 223 | 75 | 78 | 70 | +0.99 | 1.83 |
| T25 | Saxen Hii | +8 | 224 | 74 | 74 | 76 | +0.66 | 1.75 |
| T25 | Gavin Dines | +8 | 224 | 71 | 76 | 77 | +0.66 | 1.75 |
| T25 | Dominic McCain | +8 | 224 | 78 | 73 | 73 | +0.66 | 1.75 |
| T28 | Noah Hughes | +9 | 225 | 77 | 74 | 74 | +0.32 | 1.63 |
| T28 | Garrett Rikel | +9 | 225 | 77 | 76 | 72 | +0.32 | 1.63 |
| T28 | Cole Wiese | +9 | 225 | 79 | 70 | 76 | +0.32 | 1.63 |
| T31 | Luke Galeazzi | +10 | 226 | 79 | 74 | 73 | -0.01 | 1.51 |
| T31 | Logan Barnes | +10 | 226 | 79 | 77 | 70 | -0.01 | 1.51 |
| T33 | Nelius De Jager | +11 | 227 | 75 | 77 | 75 | -0.34 | 1.43 |
| T33 | Trace White | +11 | 227 | 72 | 80 | 75 | -0.34 | 1.43 |
| T33 | Austin Hafner | +11 | 227 | 74 | 78 | 75 | -0.34 | 1.43 |
| T33 | Brevin Wilson | +11 | 227 | 78 | 77 | 72 | -0.34 | 1.43 |
| T37 | Gabe McKeown | +13 | 229 | 76 | 77 | 76 | -1.01 | 1.27 |
| T37 | Jonathan Paramananthan | +13 | 229 | 75 | 77 | 77 | -1.01 | 1.27 |
| T39 | Alijah Dopson | +14 | 230 | 78 | 79 | 73 | -1.34 | 1.21 |
| T39 | Conner Bross | +14 | 230 | 80 | 78 | 72 | -1.34 | 1.21 |
| 41 | Frederick Walker | +17 | 233 | 79 | 73 | 81 | -2.34 | 1.13 |
| T42 | Francois Assaud | +18 | 234 | 75 | 78 | 81 | -2.68 | 1.09 |
| T42 | Jared Martinson | +18 | 234 | 79 | 77 | 78 | -2.68 | 1.09 |
| T44 | Jesse Frye | +28 | 244 | 87 | 84 | 73 | -6.01 | 1.01 |
| T44 | Logan Winn | +28 | 244 | 83 | 80 | 81 | -6.01 | 1.01 |
| T44 | Matt Dunham | +28 | 244 | 82 | 80 | 82 | -6.01 | 1.01 |
| 47 | Robert Hopper | +30 | 246 | 85 | 82 | 79 | -6.68 | 0.85 |
| 48 | Griffin Haugh | +31 | 247 | 83 | 86 | 78 | -7.01 | 0.65 |
| 49 | Vance Ross | +40 | 256 | 92 | 79 | 85 | -10.01 | 0.45 |
| T50 | Alexander Blase | +45 | 261 | 90 | 80 | 91 | -11.68 | 0.25 |
| T50 | Alex Johnson | +45 | 261 | 86 | 87 | 88 | -11.68 | 0.25 |
| T52 | Gabe Grier | - | 152 | 74 | 78 | - | -0.35 | - |
| T52 | Jules Garret | - | 152 | 73 | 79 | - | -0.35 | - |
| 54 | Ben Lemke | - | 156 | 81 | 75 | - | -2.35 | - |
| 55 | Trey Sauder | - | 73 | - | - | 73 | +1.67 | - |
| T56 | Joaquin Calderon | - | 74 | - | - | 74 | +0.67 | - |
| T56 | Colin Pasitney | - | 74 | - | - | 74 | +0.67 | - |
| 58 | Sebastian Liffers | - | 76 | - | - | 76 | -1.33 | - |
| 59 | Valentin Bosdari | - | 77 | - | 77 | - | -1.64 | - |
