{"id":608143,"date":"2026-04-16T14:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/608143\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:28:41","slug":"spring-portion-of-2025-26-empire-8-mens-golf-championship-to-take-place-april-19-20-at-lebanon-country-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/608143\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Portion of 2025-26 Empire 8 Men\u2019s Golf Championship to Take Place April 19-20 at Lebanon Country Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Men’s Golf | 4\/16\/2026 9:45:00 AM<\/p>\n


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The final two rounds of the 2025-26 Empire 8 Men\u2019s Golf Championship are set to take place from Lebanon Country Club in Lebanon, PA on April 19-20. St. John Fisher University holds a five-stroke lead over Russell Sage College after the Fall portion of the 2025-26 Empire 8 Championship. Fans can follow the final two rounds live this weekend,<\/a> as Sunday\u2019s action starts at 11 a.m. and Monday\u2019s final round tees off at 10 a.m.
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\nFall scores will combine with scores from rounds three and four this weekend to determine team and individual awards. The 2025-26 Empire 8 Champion receives an automatic berth into the 2026 NCAA Division III Men\u2019s Golf Championship, set for May 12-15 at Mission Resort Club in Howey-In-The-Hills, FL. Four-time Defending Champion St. John Fisher will look to win its 21st Empire 8 title this season, while Utica will attempt to win its second league crown. Nazareth University is the only other E8 institution to win a men\u2019s golf championship, earning back-to-back titles in 2002 and 2003.
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\nSt. John Fisher holds a five-stroke lead (603) over Russell Sage (608) heading into this weekend\u2019s action with Nazareth (613), SUNY Canton (615), Utica (618) and SUNY Oswego (628) all within 25 strokes of the team lead. The first two rounds of the 2025-26 Empire 8 Golf Championship were held at Teugega Country Club in Rome, NY on Sunday, Oct. 12 and Monday, Oct. 13. SUNY Poly and Keuka College are also set to compete this weekend.
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\nLuke Finlan of Russell Sage holds the individual lead heading into the final two rounds with a +6 total of 146, one stroke ahead of Colin Patterson of St. John Fisher. Kahontiio Lazore of SUNY Canton and Nick Years of St. John Fisher enter tied for third at +8. Jack Doran, also of St. John Fisher is fifth, while 2024-25 E8 Player of the Year Lincoln Crosby of Nazareth University is sixth.<\/p>\n

Below are the team scores and top individual scores<\/a> from the fall championship, as we head into this weekend\u2019s spring championship.

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\n2025-26 Empire 8 Men\u2019s Golf Championship Team Scores (After Round 2)

\nSt. John Fisher University \u2013 603 (308-295)

\nRussell Sage College \u2013 608 (304-304)

\nNazareth University \u2013 613 (306-307)

\nSUNY Canton \u2013 615 (301-314)

\nUtica University \u2013 618 (308-310)

\nSUNY Oswego \u2013 628 (317-311)

\nSUNY Poly \u2013 674 (337-337)

\nKeuka College \u2013 674 (339-335)<\/p>\n

2025-26 Empire 8 Men\u2019s Golf Championship Individual Leaders (After Round 2)

\nLuke Finlan, Russell Sage \u2013 146 (+6)

\nColin Patterson, St. John Fisher \u2013 147 (+7)

\nKahontiio Lazore, SUNY Canton \u2013 148 (+8)

\nNick Years, St. John Fisher \u2013 148 (+8)

\nJack Doran, St. John Fisher \u2013 149 (+9)

\nLincoln Crosby, Nazareth \u2013 152 (+12)

\nRyan Arp, Russell Sage \u2013 153 (+13)

\nTyce Holmick, SUNY Oswego \u2013 153 (+13)

\nRaine Rumble, SUNY Canton \u2013 153 (+13)

\nNathan Macdonald, Utica \u2013 154 (+14)

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\nAWARDS:\u00a0The Empire 8 champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship. The top five scorers at the end of the tournament (who played in all four rounds) will earn first-team all-conference honors with the next five finishers being named to the second team. Finishers 11-15 will earn third team accolades. The individual with the lowest four-round score will be named Empire 8 Player of the Year, while the lowest scoring first-year student-athlete will earn Empire 8 Rookie of the Year honors.<\/p>\n

THE COURSE: Over 100 years ago, Alexander Findlay arrived in the United States from Scotland with a plan to share his love of the sport this country has grown to adore. Lebanon was hatched from the mind of a traditional Scottish Architect, and continues to inspire the same awe it did in the early 1920s. Certified by both USGA and the Audubon Society, this revered course holds a distinguished reputation within the golfing community.\u00a0As a par 72 course nestled within Lebanon County’s rolling terrain, it offers an engaging blend of shot selection and hole lengths. Renowned for its picturesque beauty and versatility, it remains a coveted destination.

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