Pablo Castro Driving at 2026 NCAA Division III National Championship (5-14-26)

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Men’s Golf On Top with 18 to Play at National Championship

Titans lead by five strokes over Washington and Lee

5/14/2026 5:44:00 PM

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team leads by five strokes after three rounds at the NCAA Division III Men's Golf National Championship. The Titans carded a third round even-par to extend their lead at the par 72, 6778-yard El Campeón Golf Course in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Thursday, May 14.

The Green and White, sitting at five-under for the tournament, lead Washington and Lee by five strokes with 18 holes to play. Kenyon is in third-place at one-over. Aurora and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps are chasing in a tie for fourth-place at two-over par for the tournament.

In his penultimate round repping the Green and White, senior Juney Bai (Mokena, Ill.-Lincoln Way-Central) captained the Titan squad. Bai finished with a one-under 71 to vault up the leaderboard into 13th-place with a 54-hole score of 214.

Sophomore Pablo Castro (Palatine, Ill.-Palatine) is also one-under for the tournament (214) after his third round of even-par 72. Castro finished with two birdies in his final six holes and is in a tie for 13th-place.

In the leadoff spot, senior Michael Spitzer (Hinsdale, Ill.-Hinsdale Central) began his round with an eagle on hole one and recorded four additional birdies to finish with a one-under par, 71. The senior moved into 16th-place at 215 for the tournament.

Freshman Ryan Andrews (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) is the fourth Titan within the top-25 individually, as he is in a tie for 24th-place with a 54-hole total of 217. Andrews carded a third round score of two-over 74.

Adrian Jordan of Kenyon and Alan Van Asch of Lynchburg share the individual lead at seven-under par.

Illinois Wesleyan looks to earn its third national title in seven seasons with 18 holes to play Friday, May 15. Tee times will be released here.

IWU Individual Standings
T13. Juney Bai 73-70-71=214
T13. Pablo Castro 73-69-72=214
T16. Michael Spitzer 73-71-71=215
T24. Ryan Andrews 70-73-74=217
61. Aidan Healy 72-69-82=223

Team Standings
1. Illinois Wesleyan 288-279-288=855
2. Washington and Lee 290-280-290=860
3. Kenyon 286-291-284=861
T4. Aurora 288-291-283=862
T4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 284-288-290=862
6. Carnegie Mellon 281-290-292=863
7. Methodist 284-291-291=866
8. Mary Hardin-Baylor 289-296-283=868
9. Emory 288-288-295=871
10. Sewanee 293-291-288=872
11. Huntingdon 297-288-288=873
12. Dubuque 300-285-295=880
T13. LeTourneau 292-298-292=882
T13. Guilford 299-295-288=882
15. Oglethorpe 291-292-307=890
16. Drew 297-293-302=892
17. Transylvania 291-307-298=896
18. John Carroll 295-296-307=898

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