Men's Golf District III Championship Recap
Top-ranked Indian Hills finished in first, while Iowa Western took third place.
NEWTON, Kan. - Two ICCAC teams finished in the top three at this week's NJCAA Division I Men's Golf District III Championship in Newton, Kan. Indian Hills, who is currently the top-ranked team in the NJCAA, won the meet by a margin of 27 strokes over runner-up Dodge City, while Iowa Western finished in third place.
Indian Hills finished the meet with a team score of 825, which was 39 shots under par, while Iowa Western finished with a team score of 861.
Warrior sophomore Julien Sale won the tournament with a total score of 202, which was five shots better than Sale's teammate and runner-up, Joe Kim. Indian Hills had four of the top six finishers at the meet. In fact, the Warriors' four golfers (Julien Sale, Joe Kim, George Clarke, Ricky Sanders) finished at par or better in 11 of their 12 rounds at the meet.
Iowa Western had four golfers finish in the top 20 at the district meet. AJ Nolin, Joel Dunford and Parker McEachern all tied for eighth place with a total score of 217 (+1), while Tom Westernberger finished tied for 12th place at 218 (+2).
Indian Hills has now won five of their past six tournaments that they have played in this season and eight overall. The Warriors will finish the season at the NJCAA National Championship on May 15-18 in Lubbock, Texas.
Team Results:
| Finish | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total |
+/- |
| 1 |
Indian Hills |
277 |
280 | 268 | 825 | -39 |
| 2 | Dodge City | 292 | 280 | 280 | 852 | -12 |
| 3 | Iowa Western | 295 | 284 | 282 | 861 | -3 |
| 4 | Hutchinson | 287 | 294 | 291 | 872 | +8 |
| 5 | Barton County | 297 | 301 | 293 | 891 | +27 |
| 6 | Garden City | 298 | 298 | 302 | 898 | +34 |
Individual Results:
| Place | Name | School | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | +/- |
| 1 | Julien Sale | Indian Hills | 65 | 70 | 67 | 202 | -14 |
| 2 | Joe Kim | Indian Hills | 71 | 69 | 67 | 207 | -9 |
| 3 | George Clarke | Indian Hills | 70 | 70 | 69 | 209 | -7 |
| 4 | Nick Kagy | Dodge City | 72 | 69 | 69 | 210 | -6 |
| T5 | Ricky Sanders | Indian Hills | 71 | 75 | 65 | 211 | -5 |
| T8 | AJ Nolin | Iowa Western | 75 | 70 | 72 | 217 | +1 |
| T8 | Joel Dunford | Iowa Western | 72 | 73 | 72 | 217 | +1 |
| T8 | Parker McEachern | Iowa Western | 75 | 68 | 74 | 217 | +1 |
| T12 | Joe Hodgson | Indian Hills | 73 | 70 | 75 | 218 | +2 |
| T12 | Tom Westenberger | Iowa Western | 73 | 73 | 72 | 218 | +2 |
| T22 | Albert Nilsson | Iowa Western | 81 | 76 | 66 | 223 | +7 |
| T22 | Maxime LeClerc | Indian Hills | 77 | 71 | 75 | 223 | +7 |
| T31 | Brandt Radloff | Iowa Western | 77 | 78 | 77 | 232 | +16 |