HADLEY, Mass. – Trinity is set to host the 2026 NESCAC Men's Golf Championship at Fox Hopyard Golf Club (Par 71 / 6,912 yards) in East Haddam, Connecticut on April 24-26. The 2026 championship marks the second year of a three-day, 54-hole event and includes all 10 NESCAC teams that sponsor men's golf vying for the title. Waves will tee off at 11 a.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
2025 NESCAC Championship Recap | Results
In the first 54-hole NESCAC Championship event in conference history at Taconic Golf Club in Williamstown, Massachusetts, the Amherst Mammoths came from behind in the final round of the 2025 NESCAC Men’s Golf Championship to capture their first conference title since 1997 and ninth overall. The Mammoths combined to post a three-day total of 896 (292-298-306).
Amherst entered the final day in third place and five strokes behind two-day leader Hamilton. The Continentals dropped seven strokes to fall to third by the end of the final round, which allowed Amherst and Trinity to duke it out for the title.
Both teams were tied through 16 holes. On the 17th, both teams posted two pars and three bogeys and on the final hole, five Mammoths posted par on the par-5 18th to secure the NESCAC title by three strokes over the Bantams.
Amherst junior Paari Kaviyarasu garnered medalist honors, finishing the tournament at +4 with rounds of 68-75-74. Kaviyarasu posted five birdies in the final round and 12 for the championship. Kaviyarasu is the first outright NESCAC medalist at the championship since 1999-00.
Trinity (294-292-313-899) finished as the NESCAC Runners-Up for the sixth time in program history. Hamilton (290-295-318-903) placed third while Bowdoin (299-304-311-914) and Middlebury (302-304-316-922) rounded out the top five teams.
NESCAC Championship History
Seven different institutions have won a NESCAC Men's Golf Championship. Williams leads the way with 13 titles (last: 2017). Middlebury owns 10 titles (last: 2023) while defending champion Amherst has won nine championships. Hamilton won its fourth title in 2022 and Trinity has captured three titles, all since 2010. Tufts and Wesleyan each own one NESCAC title with the Jumbos claiming their first championship in 2024 and the Cardinals won their title in 1987.