Tournament: 73rd Annual NAIA Men's Golf National Championship
Keiser University Tournament Finish/Score: 4th of 29 / +15 (289-281-297, 867)
Location: TPC Deere Run , Silvis, Illinois
Course Information: Par 71,7,091 yards
The No. 1-ranked Keiser men's golf closed out the 2024-25 season with a fourth-place finish at the 73rd Annual NAIA Men's Golf National Championship played at played at TCP Deere Run (Par 71, 7,091) in Silvis, Illinois. The finish marks Keiser's seventh straight year placing in the top 5 at the NAIA National Championship.
The Seahawks finished five strokes back from No. 4 Lindsey Wilson, which took home this year's Red Banner. Keiser shot a 15-over, 867, to place behind the Raiders (+10, 862), No. 2 Oklahoma City (+12, 864 – second place), and No. 8 Wayland Baptist (+14, 866 – third place).
The Seahawks were led by Nateesh Ganesh, who finished sixth with a 2-under, 211. The top-10 finish was the fourth of the season for the first-year Seahawk, who was named to this year's NAIA All-Tournament Team.
The Seahawks end the year with four tournament victories and seven the top-2 seven finishes. Keiser claimed its fourth Sun Conference Championship this season while claiming five all-conference honorees, the Sun Conference Golfer of the Year (William Brun Solum), the Sun Conference Freshman of the Year (Adam Buchanan).
1. Jack Whaley of Dalton State at 8-under (61-72-72, 205)
2. Rodolphe Cicala of Faulkner at 5-under (65-72-71, 208)
T3. Rio Saigal of Lindsey Wilson at 4-under (68-67-74, 209)
T3. Vedant Sirohi of Webber Int'l at 4-under (70-67-72, 209)
T3. Patrick Neal of MidAmerica Nazarene at 4-under (69-71-69, 209)
Nateesh Ganesh (-2) (69-70-72, 211) (6th Place)
- Named to the NAIA All-Tournament Team
- Recorded fourth top-10 finish of the year
- Shot a 1-under on Par 3s and 3-under on Par 4s
- Posted 38 par putts
- Notched eight birdies
- Recorded one eagle
Adam Buchanan (+5) (75-69-74, 218) (T-21st Place)
- Notched 32 par putts
- Had nine birdies
William Brun Solum (+10) (73-72-78, 223) (T-43rd Place)
- Notched a 3-under on Par 5s
- Recorded 23 par putts
- Tallied a team-best 13 birdies
Yann Ferrando (+10) (72-70-81, 223) (T-43rd Place)
- Shot a 1-under on Par 3s and Par 5s
- Posted 27 par putts
- Carded eight birdies
- Led the field with two eagles
Iver Sokhan-Sanj (+12) (75-77-73, 225) (T-54th Place)
- Shot 1-under on Par 5s
- Posted 27 par putts
- Carded nine birdies
1. No. 4 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (+10)
2. No. 2 Oklahoma City (+12)
3. No. 8 Wayland Baptist (+14)
4. No. 1 Keiser (+15)
T5. No. 9 MidAmerica Nazarene (+20)
T5. No. 3 Dalton State (Ga.) (+20)
7. No. 17 Bellevue (Neb.) (+21)
8. No. 5 OUAZ (+27)
9. No. 12 The Master's (Calif.) (+28)
10. No. 6 Texas Wesleyan (+31)
11. No. 16, William Carey (+35)
12. No. 10 British Columbia (+36)
13. No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan (+37)
14. No. 23 William Woods (Mo.) (+39)
15. Victoria (B.C.) (+42)
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(Did not make the cut to Round Three)
T16. No. 20 Mount Mercy (Iowa) (+24)
T16 No. 18 Northwestern (Iowa) (+24)
T18. No. 7 Friends (Kan.) (+27)
T18. (rv) Reinhardt (+27)
20. No. 13 Marian (Ind.) (+28)
T21. No. 19 Southeastern (Fla.) (+29)
T21. No. 15 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (+29)
T23. (rv) Lawrence Tech (+31)
T23. St. Ambrose (+31)
25. No. 21 Campbellsville (Ky.) (+33)
26. No. 11 Coastal Georgia (+34)
27. No. 25 Northwestern Ohio (+37)
28. Midway (Kan.) (+38)
29. Southwest (N.M.) (+67)
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