2012 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships - Results

Official 2012 NCAA DIII Men's Golf Championship Program

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The Illinois Wesleyan men's golf team finished ninth in the 2012 NCAA Division III Golf Tournament at the Mission Inn Resort & Club at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.

After a final day score of 303, Illinois Wesleyan ended at 51-over par 1203. The national champion and wire-to-wire leader was Oglethorpe with a total of 1171, 20 strokes better than second place Transyvania at 1191 and third place Methodist at 1192.

Illinois Wesleyan senior Dex Reese (Glenview, Ill., Glenbrook South HS) finished tied for third with a 290 total [72-74-75-69] as he shot a 69 on Friday on the par 72, 6926-yard El Campeon Course. It was two shots better than any of the other 81 final day players.
Reese finished ninth in the 2011 tourney.

Freshman Teddy Kon (Chicago, Ill., St. Patrick HS) [80-71-77-77] shot a 77 for the second straight day and finished with  305 total, good for a tie for 47th place.

Senior Shane Smith (Godfrey, Ill., Marquette Catholic HS) [80-72-75-81] and junior Stefan Johnson (Williams Bay, Wis., Marian Catholic HS) [73-81-77-77] both ended up with 308 totals and tied for 54th while fresman Gabe Aprati (New Lenox, Ill., Providence Catholic HS) [74-80-78-80] tied for 62nd with a four-day score of 312.

The individual national champion was Oglethorpe's Anthony Maccaglio with a score of 6-under par 282 after shooting a 75 on the final day. Hayden Jones of Oglethorpe placed second at even par 288 and Jeremy Sanders of Redlands joined Reese in third with a 2-over 290 total.

A total of 41 teams and 209 players were competing in the championships at the start of the tournament.