Columbia, Worley to Compete at NAIA Men's Golf National Championships
May 15, 2023
Mesa, Ariz. - The 71st Annual NAIA Men's Golf National Championship is set to take place May 16-19 at the Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona.
The 156-player field consists of 22 automatic qualifying teams, who won their respective conference/independent tournament or were ranked in the final Top 25 for the conference's second automatic berth. Automatic berths are given to conferences who have six or more schools declared at the beginning of the season. Conferences with 12+ schools who finish the conference tournament are eligible for a second automatic qualifier, as long as the second team is rated in the final regular-season Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The Columbia Cougars qualified as a team as the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Tournament Champion. The Cougars will tee off round one at 12:20 PM on hole 10 and will be paired with Park (Mo.) and Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.). Round two for the Cougars will begin at 7:10 AM on hole one.
Additionally, Spencer Worley of William Woods will tee off at 2:00 PM on hole 10. Worley earned a bid as the AMC individual medalist. Worley will tee of from hole one at 8:50 AM to start round two.
Live scoring will be available HERE.
2023 Men's Golf National Championships Team Qualifiers (listed alphabetically)
2023 Men's Golf National Championships Individual Qualifiers (listed alphabetically by last name)
The 156-player field consists of 22 automatic qualifying teams, who won their respective conference/independent tournament or were ranked in the final Top 25 for the conference's second automatic berth. Automatic berths are given to conferences who have six or more schools declared at the beginning of the season. Conferences with 12+ schools who finish the conference tournament are eligible for a second automatic qualifier, as long as the second team is rated in the final regular-season Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The Columbia Cougars qualified as a team as the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Tournament Champion. The Cougars will tee off round one at 12:20 PM on hole 10 and will be paired with Park (Mo.) and Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.). Round two for the Cougars will begin at 7:10 AM on hole one.
Additionally, Spencer Worley of William Woods will tee off at 2:00 PM on hole 10. Worley earned a bid as the AMC individual medalist. Worley will tee of from hole one at 8:50 AM to start round two.
Live scoring will be available HERE.
2023 Men's Golf National Championships Team Qualifiers (listed alphabetically)
| School | Qualification Method | Team Titles | Individual Titles |
| Bellevue (Neb.) | North Star Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Benedictine (Ariz.) | Host Berth | - | - |
| British Columbia | Cascade Tournament Champion | 1 | - |
| Campbellsvile (Ky.) | Mid-South Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Coastal Georgia | At-Large | 2 | 1 |
| Columbia (Mo.) | American Midwest Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Dalton State (Ga.) | Southern States Tournament Champion | 1 | 2 |
| Doane (Neb.) | Great Plains Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Cal Pac Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Friends (Kan.) | KCAC Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Houston-Victoria (Texas) | Red River Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Keiser (Fla.) | The Sun Tournament Champion | 1 | 1 |
| Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid South 2nd Automatic Qualifier | - | - |
| Marian (Ind.) | Crossroads League Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Midway (Ky.) | River States Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Northwestern Ohio | Wolverine Hoosier Regular Season | - | - |
| Oklahoma City | At-Large | 11 | 5 |
| OUAZ (Ariz.) | At-Large | - | - |
| Park (Mo.) | Heart Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Point (Ga.) | Appalachian 2nd Automatic Qualifier | - | - |
| Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Frontier Conference Tournament | - | - |
| Roosevelt (Ill.) | Chicagolands Tournament Champion | - | - |
| Southeastern (Fla.) | At-Large | - | - |
| Taylor (Ind.) | At-Large | - | - |
| The Master's (Calif.) | GSAC Tournament Champion | - | 1 |
| Truett McConnell (Ga.) | Appalachian Tournament Champion | - | - |
| USC Beaufort (S.C.) | At-Large | - | - |
| Victoria (B.C.) | Continental Tournament Champion | - | 1 |
| Wayland Baptist (Texas) | Sooner Tournament Champion | - | - |
2023 Men's Golf National Championships Individual Qualifiers (listed alphabetically by last name)
| Leon Acikalin | Arizona Christian |
| Freddy Bullock | Dordt (Iowa) |
| Hunter Clay | Reinhardt (Ga.) |
| Max Mylett | Arizona Christian |
| Pontus Nordstrom | Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) |
| Brandon Petzak | Madonna (Mich.) |
| Matthew Politte | Holy Cross (Ind.) |
| Mateo Quiroga | Missouri Valley |
| Caden Stubb | Bushnell (Ore.) |
| Jørgen Viken | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
| Spencer Worley | William Woods (Mo.) |