{"id":287459,"date":"2026-04-27T00:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/287459\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T00:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:54:10","slug":"oakland-and-purdue-fort-wayne-lead-the-way-entering-final-day-of-2026-hlgolf-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/287459\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland and Purdue Fort Wayne Lead the Way Entering Final Day of 2026 #HLGOLF Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\tHOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FLA. (April 26, 2026) \u2013\u00a0The 2026 #HLGOLF Championships continued on Sunday with Oakland women\u2019s golf extending its lead while Oakland men\u2019s golf moved into a tie with Purdue Fort Wayne at the top of the men\u2019s leaderboard.
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\nDetroit Mercy\u2019s Ariel Chang, Northern Kentucky\u2019s Eva Maley and Oakland\u2019s Olivia Hemmila lead the women\u2019s competition.
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\nOn the men\u2019s side, Oakland\u2019s Rakshit Dahiya and Wright State\u2019s Shane Ochs are at the top of the individual standings.<\/p>\n

With one round to go in our men’s #HLGOLF<\/a> championship, we have a tie at the top!@OaklandMGolf<\/a> and @MastodonMGolf<\/a> lead the field followed by @WrightStateGolf<\/a> and @GBPhoenixGolf<\/a>.<\/p>\n

#OurHorizon<\/a> ??| #MajorExperiences<\/a> ?? pic.twitter.com\/quziGLIDXr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) April 26, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Here is our women’s #HLGOLF<\/a> leaderboard with one round to go!@OaklandWGolf<\/a> leads @YSUWomensGolf<\/a> by nine strokes followed by @NKUNorseWGolf<\/a> in third.#OurHorizon<\/a> ??| #MajorExperiences<\/a> ?? pic.twitter.com\/hTrXcv6htY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) April 26, 2026<\/a>
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\n\tOakland holds a nine-shot lead in the women\u2019s standings after posting a team score of 307 on Sunday.
\n\tThe Golden Grizzlies are seeking their third consecutive women\u2019s #HLGOLF title.
\n\tYoungstown State is in second place, six shots ahead of Northern Kentucky in third.
\n\tNKU\u2019s Cammy Reed, OAK\u2019s Logan Bentley and YSU\u2019s Maddi Shoults are four shots behind individual leaders Chang, Maley and Hemmila,
\n\tOakland posted a team score of 295 on Sunday to move into a tie for first place with Purdue Fort Wayne.
\n\tThe Golden Grizzlies and Mastodons will each look to secure their second League title with Oakland previously winning in 2021 while Purdue Fort Wayne won the championship in 2023.
\n\tNine-time League champion Wright State is one shot behind the leaders with Green Bay three shots back of the Raiders.
\n\tDetroit Mercy\u2019s Bavake Sihota and GB\u2019s Mason Haupt are tied for third, three shots behind Dahiya and Ochs.
\n\tThe 2026 Horizon League Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Golf Championships will conclude Monday at Mission Resort + Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
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\n\t\tThe women\u2019s teams will tee off in the morning, starting at 7:30 a.m. ET, followed by the men\u2019s teams in the afternoon.
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\n\tVisit championship central<\/a> for live scoring links, final round tee times and more information on the championships. <\/p>\n

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