2026 NCAA-II National Championship 
May 18-23 | Boulder City, Nev. (Boulder Creek GC)
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Boulder Creek, Nev. – The University of Central Missouri Men's Golf team heads to Boulder Creek, Nev., for the 2026 NCAA-II Men's Golf Championship starting Monday, May 18th at the Boulder Creek Golf Course. This is the 16th time the Mules have qualified for a National Championship. 

The NCAA-II Men's Golf Championship format starts with a 54-hole stroke play competition May 18-20, then the top eight teams qualify for match play May 21-22 to determine a national champion. 

The Mules are coming off a great Central/Midwest Regional, where they took third place, and Phillips took the individual title, going 5-under par. 

The lineup is CJ Phillips, Lawson Barks, Brooks Baldwin, Kale Flinton and Andrew Whittaker. Jack Hope will be a substitute for the Mules. 

Phillips has also been a consistent low scorer for the Mules, averaging 72.76 over 32 rounds. Phillips also has eight top-five finishes and won the MWSU Holiday Inn Express Classic, the Tulsa Cup and the NCAA Midwest/Central Regional individual title.

Brooks Baldwin tied for 10th at the Super Regional to make his third top-10th finish this spring. The senior 74.02 over 24 rounds. 

Flinton finished tied in 43rd in the Regional; he went 8-over par. The freshman has two top-10 finishes and has an average of 73.79 over 29 rounds. Sophomore Lawson Barks has been a mainstay in the roster for the Mules, compiling a 75.19 average over 26 rounds and a top-10 finish. 

Rounding out the lineup are Seniors Andrew Whittaker and Jack Hope. Whittaker holds a 76.42 average over 14 rounds and Hope has an average of 76.39 over 23 rounds.   

The Mules will begin stroke play on Monday, May 18th, at 2:16 p.m. (CT)

2026 D-II National Qualifiers 
ATLANTIC/EAST REGIONAL
Teams:
1. Gannon
2. Charleston (West Virginia)
3. Wheeling

Individuals:
1. Hector Arriaga, Glenville State
2. Adam Gill, West Liberty

CENTRAL/MIDWEST REGIONAL
Katke Golf Course, Big Rapids, Michigan; Ferris State University, host.
Teams:
1. Grand Valley State
2. Missouri- St. Louis
3. Central Missouri
4. Washburn

Individuals:
1. Cooper Scheck, Fort Hays State
2. Peyton Coahran, Winona State

SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Teams:
1. Nova Southeastern
2. West Florida
3. Lee
4. Georgia Southwestern
5. Florida Southern
6. Columbus State
7. Wingate

Individuals:
1. Octavio Laurent, University of South Carolina Beaufort
2. Gabriel Hull, Emmanuel University (Georgia)

SOUTH CENTRAL/WEST REGIONAL
Teams:
1. Western Washington
2. West Texas A&M
3. Cal State East Bay
T-4. Colorado Christian
T-4. Cal State San Marcos
6. Cal State San Bernardino

Individuals:
1. Dylan Bercan, Hawaii Hilo
2. Archie Wyatt, Colorado State University Pueblo