The tournament took place at the TPC at Deere Run Golf Club in Silvis, Ill.   The TPC at Deere Run, which opened in 2000, is the annual site of the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic.  

Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) led the Owls at the national championships.  Nash finished in a tied for 12th individually.  He shot rounds of 73, 73, 73 and 76 for a four-day total of 295 (+11).  Nash finished 15 strokes behind individual champion Justin Lower (Malone College).  Lower finished the tournament -4.  Nash was an All-Tournament recipient.

Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) finished in a tie for 31st.  Wilson shot rounds of 71, 77, 76 and 77.  He finished +17 for the tournament.

WWU Individual Leaders

Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) - T-12th - 295 (+11)

Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) - T-31st - 301 (+17)

Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) - T-80th - 316 (+32)

Senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) - 87th - 318 (+34)

Freshman Chris Rienert (Parkville, Mo.) - 98th - 339 (+55)

The Owls received an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the American Midwest Conference/Dakota Athletic Conference/Unaffiliated Grouping championship on May 1.

In the nine-team field, William Woods shot a 601 (+25) and defeated second place Minot State University by 28 strokes. The Owls took two of the top four spots in the AMC/DAC/UG tournament. Sophomore J.D. Nash (Dixon, Mo.) won top individual honors with a 36-hole score of 144. Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) grabbed fourth place at 152. Senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) was right behind in sixth place with a score of 153.

The 156-player championships field was comprised of 21 automatic qualifying teams from NAIA affiliated conferences and unaffiliated groupings and seven at-large selections, which are determined using the final Top 25 rating released on April 30. Saint Ambrose (Iowa) qualified as the host institution. Nine individuals earned a spot in the event through automatic qualification and two were at-large selections.

William Woods did not make the final cut at last season's championships. The Owls finished tied for 27th after the first three rounds. Sophomore Nick Wilson (Rocheport, Mo.) was the highest finisher for the Owls. Wilson was tied for 103rd individually after three rounds. Wilson shot rounds of 90, 79 and 70.

In its first appearance at the national championships in 2008, the Owls also failed to make the final cut. The Owls finished 25th after three rounds. Junior Austin Waibel (Boonville, Mo.) and senior Kyle Kovar (Columbia, Mo.) made their first appearance at the national tournament in 2008.

You can view the complete results from the tournament at the NAIA Men's Golf web page.