FINAL RESULTS
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. -- Freshman
Til Wagner (Charlotte, NC) posted a final round of one-under par 70 on Tuesday for a collegiate-best 54-hole score of four-under par 66-73-70—209 to finish first individually among the 125 golfers at the annual
Golfweek October Classic played at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Miramar Beach, Florida. Wagner earned a one-stroke victory for his medalist honors, winning the first collegiate tournament of his career and leading nationally-ranked No. 20 Hampden-Sydney College to a fourth-place finish among 25 teams with a 54-hole team score of 15-over par 867 (287-290-290).
Wagner, ranked No. 47 in the SCOREBOARD powered by clippd NCAA Division III Men's Golf Rankings, posted one eagle with a 'three' on the 546-yard, par five 17th hole, adding four birdies and nine pars during his final round on the 6,760-yard, par 71 Raven Golf Club layout, and finished with a combined two eagles, 11 birdies and 31 pars en route to the individual triumph. Til led the tournament field in eagles (2), tied for second in par 3 scoring (2.87, -2), tied for third in par 5 scoring (4.50, -6) and tied for ninth in birdies (11).
Wagner was followed by junior
Luke Combs (Newport News) (75-68-77—220, T-31st), junior
Groves Williams (Greenville, SC) (73-73-75—221, T-35th), senior
Jack Barnes (Manakin Sabot) (73-79-71—223, T-43rd) and sophomore
Matthew Teegardin (Charleston, SC) (79-76-74—229, T-64th). Combs had one birdie and 11 pars during his third round, finishing with nine birdies and 30 pars. Williams had three birdies and nine pars, finishing with seven birdies and 34 pars. Barnes had three birdies and 12 pars, finishing with seven birdies and 32 pars. Teegardin had two birdies and 13 pars, finishing with six birdies and 32 pars. Combs and Williams each tied for 17th in par 4 scoring (4.11, +3), and Williams also tied for 20th in pars (34).
The extremely-competitive tournament field featured eight of the Top 25 teams in latest Bushnell/Golfweek DIII Coaches' Poll, including No. 6 Illinois Wesleyan, who won the event with its eight-over par 295-278-287—860, along with No. 3 Huntingdon (AL), No. 10 Oglethorpe (GA), co-No. 11 Whitman (CA), No. 14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire, No. 16 Bethel (MN), the 20th-ranked Tigers and co-No. 23 Trinity (TX). In addition, six other schools participating in the tournament are each receiving votes in the latest poll.
H-SC has completed its fall campaign and will compete again next spring in 2027.