The No. 1-ranked Keiser men's golf team travels to Silvis, Illinois, for the 74th Annual NAIA Men's Golf National Tournament May 12-15. The Seahawks will be one of 29 teams vying for this year's title in a field that features 23 of the 25 squads listed in the Final NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25. This year's National Championship will be played at TCP Deere Run (Par 70, 6,703) and will also include 11 individual qualifiers to bring the total number of golfers to 156.
Last time out, the Seahawks captured their second straight Sun Conference Championship on Tuesday, posting a final-round 295 (+11) to secure the team title at The Fountains Country Club.
The Seahawks finished the three-round event even-par (852), holding an impressive 24-stroke lead over second-place and No. 3-ranked Webber Int'l (876). The title was the fifth in program history as Keiser has won four of the last five Sun Conference Championships.
Leading the charge was Iver Sokhan-Sanj, who delivered a clutch performance with a final-round 69 (-2) to earn individual medalist honors. He became just the third Seahawk to win SUN medalist honors (Adam Buchanan - 2025; Javier Neira Garcia - 2022) as the First-Team All-Sun Conference selection picked up his fourth individual win of the season.
Yann Ferrando (First-Team All-Conference) provided key support, finishing tied for second in the final round with a 73 (+2), while Jack Peters (First-Team All-Sun Conference) added a top-10 effort despite a challenging round, finishing tied for seventh.
Matus Cedzo and Achilleas Lazaridis rounded out the scoring lineup, contributing important strokes to help Keiser maintain its edge down the stretch.
When: May 12-15, 2026
Course: TPC Deere Run (Par 70, 6,703 yards)
Where: Silvis, Illinois
Format: 18 holes Tuesday, 18 holes Wednesday, 18 holes Thursday (cut day), No. 18 holes Friday
Field: No. 1 Keiser, No. 2 Oklahoma City, No. 3 Dalton State (Ga.), No. 4 Renhardt (Ga.), No. 5 Webber Int'l, No. 6 OUAZ, No. 7 Missouri Valley, No. 8 USAO (Okla.), No. 9 Texas Wesleyan, No. 10 Coastal Georgia, No. 11 Friends (Kan.), No. 12 Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.), No. 13 Marian (Ind.), No. 14 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), No. 15 MindAmerica Nazarene, No. 16 British Columbia, No. 17 Point, No. 18 Hastings (Neb.), No. 19 Wayland Baptist (Texas), No. 20 Cumberlands (Ky.), No. 23 Victoria (B.C.), No. 24 Grand View (Iowa), No. T-25 Rocky Mountain (Mont.), (rv) UNOH, (rv) Southwest (N.M.), (rv) Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Columbia College, Saint Abromse, IU-East. Individuals: Seth Bishop (The Master's), Sam Dykema (Indiana Wesleyan), Gustav Fredriksson (Cumberland [Tenn.]), Hudson Hobbs (Arizona Christian), Camron Jones (Grace), JJ Kaczynski (Viterbo), Christopher Riddle (Crowley's Ridge), Jordan Walford (Definace), Jose Vidal (Oakland City), Spencer Worley (William Woods)
1. Iver Sokhan-Sanj - So. / Lorenskog, Norway
Claiming his fourth individual title of the season, Sokhan-Sanj became the third golfer in Keiser history to earn SUN medalist honors, shooting 6-under, 207. The native of Lorenskog, Norway, has an adjusted stroke average of 69.9 and ranks No. 6 in the nation (clippd)
2. Yann Ferrando - Jr. / Biscarose, France
Ferrando opened the season with seven top-5 finishes, tying for second at the Sun Conference Championship. He has posted an adjusted scoring average of 69.3 and is ranked No. 5 in the nation (clippd)
3. Jack Peters - Fr. / Ballyclare, Northern Ireland
Peters posted eighth top-10 finish of the season, placing tied for seventh at the Sun Conference Championship. He enters this week's action with an adjusted scoring average of 70.7 and is ranked No. 16 in the nation (clippd)
4. Matus Cedzo - Fr. / Prague, Czech Republic
Cedzo enters this week's action with one tournament win on the year (Seahawk Shootout – Sept 16). The first-year Seahawk has tallied an adjusted scoring average of 71.4 and is currently ranked No. 29 in the nation (clippd)
5. Achilleas Lazaridis - Jr. / Limassol, Cyprus
Lazaridis will be making his seveth appearance of the season for the Seahawks. He enters the week with an adjusted scoring average of 73.6
Alternate
Leone Ferragamo - Fr. / Florence, Italy
Ferragamo will be making his first appearance for the Seahawks this season.
- The Seahawks enter the week ranked No. 1 in the current NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll (May 1)
- Keiser also ranks No. 1 in the latest Bushnell / Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll (May 8)
- The Seahawks are coming off their second straight Sun Conference title, shooting an impressive 24-stroke lead over second-place and No. 3-ranked Webber Int'l (876)
- Leading the charge was Iver Sokhan-Sanj, who delivered a clutch performance with a final-round 69 (-2) to earn individual medalist honors
- He became just the third Seahawk to win SUN medalist honors (Adam Buchanan - 2025; Javier Neira Garcia - 2022) as the First-Team All-Sun Conference selection picked up his fourth individual win of the season
- The Seahawks have won six tournaments and finished in the top 5 nine times this season
- The Seahawks are 86-2-0 versus NAIA schools this season (clippd)
- Keiser has now placed in the top five in the NAIA Men's Golf Championship in six consecutive seasons
- The Seahawks won the 2021 NAIA National Championship
- The 2026 NAIA National Championship field has 23 of the 25 teams ranked in the Final NAIA Coaches' Top 25
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