Purdue Fort Wayne Men and Oakland Women Take Early Leads in 2026 #HLGOLF Championships
April 25
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FLA. (April 25, 2026) – The 2026 #HLGOLF Championships started on Saturday with Purdue Fort Wayne men’s golf and Oakland women’s golf topping the leaderboard.
PFW’s Nick Holder is atop the men’s individual leaderboard after a six-under 66 in the opening round while Northern Kentucky’s Eva Maley leads the women’s competition following a one-under 72.
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— Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) April 26, 2026
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— Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) April 25, 2026
Dig Deeper:
Purdue Fort Wayne holds a one-shot lead over Green Bay and a two-shot lead over Wright State in the men’s standings.
Oakland and Youngstown State round out the top five on the men’s leaderboard.
Holder was one shot off the championship low round score posted by Mikkel Mathiesen in 2022.
GB’s Mason Haupt is in second individually after a four-under 68 while YSU’s Ryan Sam and OAK’s Rakshit Dahiya are tied for third.
Oakland posted a first-round score of 309 to take a four-shot lead on the women’s team leaderboard.
YSU is in second place, one shot ahead of Purdue Fort Wayne in third.
Maley leads by three strokes individually.
Five student-athletes are tied for second on the women’s leaderboard.
The 2026 Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships will continue Sunday at Mission Resort + Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
The women’s teams will tee off in the morning, starting at 7:30 a.m. ET, followed by the men’s teams in the afternoon.
Visit championship central for live scoring links, round two tee times and more information on the championships.