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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Hunter Schmidt | +7 | 223 | 75 | 76 | 72 | +8.79 | 8.44 |
| T1 | Gavin Dines | +7 | 223 | 75 | 72 | 76 | +8.79 | 8.44 |
| 3 | Patrick Neal | +9 | 225 | 77 | 75 | 73 | +8.13 | 4.93 |
| 4 | Santiago Valdes | +12 | 228 | 74 | 74 | 80 | +7.13 | 4.30 |
| T5 | Jack Tarvin | +15 | 231 | 79 | 78 | 74 | +6.13 | 4.12 |
| T5 | Josh Killingsworth | +15 | 231 | 73 | 84 | 74 | +6.13 | 4.12 |
| T7 | Drew Lisec | +16 | 232 | 77 | 75 | 80 | +5.79 | 3.08 |
| T7 | Charlie Santonsson | +16 | 232 | 76 | 77 | 79 | +5.79 | 3.08 |
| 9 | Colby Unruh | +17 | 233 | 79 | 77 | 77 | +5.46 | 2.98 |
| T10 | Dylan Comstock | +19 | 235 | 77 | 78 | 80 | +4.79 | 2.91 |
| T10 | Gabe Beardsley | +19 | 235 | 81 | 75 | 79 | +4.79 | 2.91 |
| 12 | Harrison Froling | +20 | 236 | 80 | 81 | 75 | +4.46 | 2.40 |
| 13 | Chad Coburn | +21 | 237 | 79 | 81 | 77 | +4.13 | 2.31 |
| 14 | Frederick Walker | +22 | 238 | 79 | 82 | 77 | +3.79 | 2.22 |
| T15 | Frank Haege | +23 | 239 | 81 | 76 | 82 | +3.46 | 2.17 |
| T15 | Mateo Cadario | +23 | 239 | 83 | 77 | 79 | +3.46 | 2.17 |
| T17 | Brad Storrer | +25 | 241 | 83 | 78 | 80 | +2.79 | 2.02 |
| T17 | Jack Winkel | +25 | 241 | 86 | 78 | 77 | +2.79 | 2.02 |
| T17 | Yong Junn | +25 | 241 | 80 | 78 | 83 | +2.79 | 2.02 |
| T20 | Krish Gupta | +26 | 242 | 84 | 80 | 78 | +2.46 | 1.89 |
| T20 | Francois Assaud | +26 | 242 | 80 | 80 | 82 | +2.46 | 1.89 |
| T20 | Luke Galeazzi | +26 | 242 | 78 | 79 | 85 | +2.46 | 1.89 |
| T23 | Gabe Grier | +27 | 243 | 83 | 82 | 78 | +2.13 | 1.77 |
| T23 | Calvin McNeeley | +27 | 243 | 82 | 81 | 80 | +2.13 | 1.77 |
| T23 | Cylas Worley | +27 | 243 | 85 | 80 | 78 | +2.13 | 1.77 |
| T23 | Ziwen Zhong | +27 | 243 | 80 | 81 | 82 | +2.13 | 1.77 |
| 27 | Carter Jackson | +28 | 244 | 79 | 82 | 83 | +1.79 | 1.61 |
| 28 | Theo Baker | +29 | 245 | 83 | 81 | 81 | +1.46 | 1.57 |
| T29 | Cole Wiese | +31 | 247 | 82 | 82 | 83 | +0.79 | 1.53 |
| T29 | Jonathan Paramananthan | +31 | 247 | 80 | 85 | 82 | +0.79 | 1.53 |
| 31 | Tyler Pedretti | +32 | 248 | 82 | 80 | 86 | +0.46 | 1.43 |
| 32 | Keegan Feder | +34 | 250 | 84 | 81 | 85 | -0.21 | 1.39 |
| T33 | Jacob Thomas | +36 | 252 | 82 | 80 | 90 | -0.87 | 1.35 |
| T33 | Ben Lemke | +36 | 252 | 89 | 83 | 80 | -0.87 | 1.35 |
| 35 | Timothy Wacker | +37 | 253 | 87 | 82 | 84 | -1.21 | 1.27 |
| T36 | Noah Hughes | +38 | 254 | 85 | 87 | 82 | -1.54 | 1.23 |
| T36 | Cody Leon | +38 | 254 | 90 | 82 | 82 | -1.54 | 1.23 |
| 38 | Brock Jenkins | +39 | 255 | 82 | 81 | 92 | -1.87 | 1.15 |
| 39 | Saxen Hii | +40 | 256 | 87 | 85 | 84 | -2.21 | 1.11 |
| 40 | Jacob Luett | +42 | 258 | 86 | 87 | 85 | -2.87 | 1.07 |
| 41 | Jesse Frye | +43 | 259 | 86 | 87 | 86 | -3.21 | 1.03 |
| 42 | Francis Resurreccion | +44 | 260 | 91 | 87 | 82 | -3.54 | 0.98 |
| 43 | Brady Walker | +45 | 261 | 87 | 90 | 84 | -3.87 | 0.96 |
| 44 | Trevor Shelton | +58 | 274 | 87 | 96 | 91 | -8.21 | 0.85 |
| 45 | Rioth Wort | +66 | 282 | 93 | 99 | 90 | -10.87 | 0.65 |
| 46 | Leighton Meeker | +82 | 298 | 99 | 104 | 95 | -16.21 | 0.45 |
| 47 | Griffin Haugh | +84 | 300 | 105 | 99 | 96 | -16.87 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Austin Strubbe | +92 | 308 | 93 | 111 | 104 | -19.54 | 0.05 |
| 49 | Noah Pirtle | - | 161 | - | 83 | 78 | +2.34 | - |
| 50 | Andrew Burdett | - | 165 | - | 81 | 84 | +0.34 | - |
| T51 | Ryan Van Eyk | - | 168 | - | 83 | 85 | -1.17 | - |
| T51 | Nolan Gordon | - | 168 | - | 79 | 89 | -1.17 | - |
| 53 | Alvaro Rodriguez | - | 170 | 89 | - | 81 | -1.81 | - |
| 54 | Keenan James | - | 177 | - | 84 | 93 | -5.67 | - |
| 55 | Hayden Hoekstra | - | 189 | 88 | 101 | - | -11.15 | - |
| T56 | Garrett Rikel | - | 85 | 85 | - | - | -1.29 | - |
| T56 | Sebastian Liffers | - | 85 | 85 | - | - | -1.29 | - |
| 58 | Colin Pasitney | - | 86 | 86 | - | - | -2.29 | - |
| 59 | William Schwartz | - | 88 | - | 88 | - | -5.00 | - |
| 60 | Valentin Bosdari | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | -6.29 | - |
| 61 | Mitchel Coffey | - | 93 | - | - | 93 | -10.33 | - |
| 62 | Trey Sauder | - | 96 | 96 | - | - | -12.29 | - |
| T63 | Gannon Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T63 | Cade McGill | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T63 | Cade Freeze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T63 | Jake Gilbert | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
