Methodist Captures 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship at Midvale CC; Lynchburg’s Edward Coffren Wins Individual Title
Penfield, N.Y. – Methodist University solidified its place atop the Division III golf landscape with a resilient team victory at the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship, held at Midvale Country Club in Penfield, New York. Entering the week as the No. 1-ranked team in the country, the Monarchs closed with a tournament-best final round to finish at +23, securing a five-shot win over Illinois Wesleyan (+28) and a seven-shot margin over Emory (+30).
Methodist’s path to the title wasn’t without adversity. A second-round 15-over threatened to derail their championship hopes, but a composed +4 third round and a dominant 4-under final round flipped the leaderboard. Senior Haden Ruby was key to the comeback, firing a closing-round 67 to finish T-5 individually.
The individual championship went to Edward Coffren of Lynchburg, who delivered four impressive rounds of 68-73-69-70 to finish at 8-under-par, becoming the national champion by one shot over Bethel (MN)’s Will Karkoc (-7).
Final Team Standings
Methodist – +23
Illinois Wesleyan – +28
Emory – +30
Washington and Lee – +31
Carnegie Mellon – +33
Huntingdon – +38
Lynchburg – +39
Oglethorpe – +41
Aurora – +43
Sewanee – +45
T11. Rochester – +47
T11. Gettysburg – +47
T13. Kenyon – +50
T13. Carleton – +50John Carroll – +51
Wittenberg – +57
Willamette – +68
Amherst – +80
Top 10 Individual Performances
Edward Coffren – Lynchburg (-8)
Will Karkoc – Bethel (MN) (IND) (-7)
Kevin Mu – Emory (-6)
Leonardo Vieira – Carnegie Mellon (E)
T5. Aaron Buck – Redlands (+1)
T5. Haden Ruby – Methodist (+1)Griffin Pohl – Illinois Wesleyan (+2)
T8. Jack Burr – Huntingdon (+3)
T8. Mattias Morris – Aurora (+3)Jonathan McEwen – Washington and Lee (+4)
