Complete Results

BOARDMAN, Ohio -- The Allegheny College men's golf team clinched its third consecutive Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) championship with a runaway final round at the Mill Creek Golf Course's South Course on a cool and cloudy Saturday.

After trading leads with Washington and Jefferson College during the third round and entering Saturday's action with a one-stroke lead over the Presidents, the Gators put together the best round of the entire tournament with a cumulative 294 (+14). The Blue and Gold outpaced W&J by 21 strokes over the last 18 holes, spurred by a remarkable performance on the back nine. The Gators were a combined 2-over with only four bogeys on the back nine, whereas the Presidents were 14-over with 13 bogeys and one double. That turned a neck-and-neck competition into a 22-shot victory.

Each of Allegheny's four counting scores were either a 72 (+2) or 75 (+5). Christopher Hoffman (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) and Connor Bell (Montrose, Colo./Montrose) both fired 72s, one off the tournament low for the final round, while Dylan Kochis (Saint Augustine, Fla./B. Reed Henderson (Pa.)) and Mekayl Maajid (Lahore, Pakistan/Roots Ivy International) both carded 75s. All four placed in the top 10 and earned All-PAC honors.

Hoffman, the individual runner-up and 2025-26 PAC Newcomer of the Year, found himself in an unlikely battle for the medalist trophy. Grove City College's Luke Gronbeck held a 12-stroke lead after 54 holes, but needed a 12-foot putt on No. 18 for par and to avoid a playoff scenario with Hoffman. With a 14-over 84, Gronbeck snuck out of Mill Creek with the title with a four-round score of 292 (+8), just ahead of Hoffman's 293 (+9).

Allegheny head coach Jeff Groff earned additional hardware. Groff was voted the PAC Men's Golf Coach of the Year by his peers for a third straight season after leading the Gators to another championship. 
 

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Team Results
1. Allegheny - 300-300-309-294 - 1,203 (+67)
2. W&J - 307-302-301-315 - 1,225 (+89)
3. Grove City - 303-311-307-320 - 1,241 (+105)
4. Saint Vincent - 313-317-307-311 - 1,248 (+112)
5. Thiel - 322-304-314-326 - 1,266 (+130)
6. Westminster - 314-312-325-316 - 1,267 (+131)
7. Waynesburg - 310-331-323-321 - 1,285 (+149)
8. Bethany - 325-333-322-311 - 1,291 (+155)
9. Hiram - 336-332-333-320 - 1,321 (+185)
10. Geneva - 327-340-333-325 - 1,325 (+189)

Allegheny Results
2. Christopher Hoffman - 73-72-76-72 - 293 (+9)
4. Dylan Kochis - 75-72-76-75 - 298 (+14)
8. Connor Bell - 76-79-78-72 - 305 (+21)
T-9. Mekayl Maajid - 76-77-79-75 - 307 (+23)
n/a. Gasparo Porco - n/a-n/a-82-80 (+22)

Up Next
Allegheny earned the automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division III Championships at the Mission Resort + Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. The first round is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12.