By: Evan O'Kelly, Associate Commissioner for Communications

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – For the 16th time the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Men’s Golf Championships are hosted by the Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course, with the three-round tournament set to kick off on Monday morning.
 
It will be the 18th overall running of the conference tournament dating back to its inception in 2008, and for the first time since it was founded it will take place across three days. The men’s 54-hole event will now run Monday-Wednesday, avoiding a 36-hole day of competition on Monday which occurred at the previous championships. The new format mirrors the NCAA regional and national championships format in the coming weeks.
 
2026 GNAC Men’s Golf Championships
April 20-22, 2025 | Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course | Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Live Results Available Online Here | GNAC Men’s Golf Championships History
Course Information: Par – 71 | Yardage – 6,466 | Hole-By-Hole Course Tour
Monday, April 20: Round 1 – 9:20 a.m. (Pacific)
Tuesday, April 21: Round 2 – 7:30 a.m. (Pacific)
Wednesday, April 22: Round 3 – 7:52 a.m. (Pacific)
 

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About the Course
The Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort has spared nothing to deliver the ultimate golf experience, once described as “America's Most Beautiful Resort Golf Course” by Golf Digest. As a golfer, your experience begins with a thrilling high-speed ride in a sleek mahogany boat, whisking you across the waters of Lake Coeur d’Alene to a land of meticulously manicured fairways—and that's just the beginning. Gorgeous lake views on nearly every hole await, with every feature—from hole design to luxury carts and personalized forecaddie service—all expertly curated and attended to.
 

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GNAC Men’s Golf Championships Records
54-Hole Total – 199, Aidan Thain, WWU, 67-64-68 (Apr. 18-19, 2022)
Single Round – 62, Ryan Ho, WWU (Apr. 22, 2024)
54-Hole Total, Team – 837, Simon Fraser, 277-281-279 (Apr. 20-21, 2015) 837, Western Washington, 276-279-282 (Apr. 18-19, 2016)
Single Round, Team – 273, Western Washington (Apr. 22, 2024)
 

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Western Washington University Vikings
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 17): #25
NCAA Regional Ranking (as of April 10): #1
2025-26 Team Scoring Average: 287.0 (1st in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 11 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024)
GNAC Individual Champions: 10 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
2025 GNAC Championships Finish: 2nd, 869 (301-286-282)
Head Coach: Luke Bennett (13th season)
 
2026 Lineup
1. Conrad Brown (Jr., Burlington, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 70.7 GNAC Rank: 1 Clippd Rank: 48
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2023 – T9th place, 224 (79-71-74)
2. Rex Wilson (So., Burlington, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 72.5 GNAC Rank: 5 Clippd Rank: 165
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
3. Peter Dionne-Yahr (Sr., Kent, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 72.7 GNAC Rank: 6 Clippd Rank: 263
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – T13th place, 222 (77-71-74) | 2024 – 4th place, 208 (67-72-69)
4. Christopher Zamani (Jr., Sammamish, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 73.1 GNAC Rank: 8 Clippd Rank: 302
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
5. Nick Ennis (Jr., Everett, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 72.0 GNAC Rank: 4 Clippd Rank: N/A
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – T2nd place, 213 (73-69-71) | 2024 – T6th place, 210 (70-66-74) *Competed for Saint Martin’s
 
The Vikings have been the conference’s top team from start-to-finish in 2025-26, entering the championship tournament as the top-ranked NCAA west region team and No. 25 in the Clippd national rankings. WWU’s memorable season featured team victories at the Kevin Bishop Invitational on Sept. 26-27, the CSU

Monterey Bay Otter Invitational Oct. 13-14 and most recently at the CSU San Marcos Fujikura Invitational Feb. 9-10. WWU holds a team scoring average of 287.0 strokes per round – 1.8 strokes lower than the next-closest GNAC team. Fronting the group is the conference’s top individual player through the regular season in junior Conrad Brown. He leads the GNAC with a scoring average of 70.7 strokes per round and is the league’s top nationally-ranked player at No. 48 according to Clippd. Brown’s current stroke average is second in GNAC single-season history, behind only WWU’s Jordan Lee who set the GNAC record at 70.3 strokes per round in 2023. Brown will be competing at the GNAC Championships for the second time in his career, after finishing tied for ninth as a freshman in 2023.
 
Senior Peter Dionne-Yahr will lead the Vikings at this year’s championship, which will be his third with the program. His top finish at the event was fourth place as a sophomore in 2024, and his career average of 72.88 strokes across 88 rounds is fifth-lowest in GNAC history. Junior Nick Ennis is another Viking with two conference tournaments under his belt, including a tie for second place on last year’s leaderboard. Although Rex Wilson and Chris Zamani will be making the conference tournament debuts, they rank fifth and eighth in the GNAC, respectively. The Vikings’ entire championship lineup ranks within the top-eight in the conference in terms of stroke average. WWU has won a GNAC-record 11 conference titles in men’s golf, and will look for its first frigid plunge into the Coeur d’Alene Lake since its most recent crown in 2024.
 

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Simon Fraser University Red Leafs
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 17): #39
NCAA Regional Ranking (as of April 10): #6
2025-26 Team Scoring Average: 288.8 (2nd in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 4 (2015, 2018, 2023, 2025)
GNAC Individual Champions: 4 (2014, 2015, 2017, 2024)
2025 GNAC Championships Finish: 1st, 859 (301-278-280)
Head Coach: Krysta Schaus (2nd season)
 
2026 Lineup
1. Denby Carswell (Jr., Burnaby, B.C.) Stroke Avg: 71.9 GNAC Rank: 3 Clippd Rank: 106
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – T2nd place, 213 (76-68-69) | 2024 – T12th place, 216 (73-72-71)
2. Brendan O’Brien (Jr., Victoria, B.C.) Stroke Avg: 73.2 GNAC Rank: 9 Clippd Rank: 322
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – 8th place, 218 (71-75-72) | 2024 – T14th place, 217 (73-72-72)
3. Justin Bjornson (Jr., Surrey, B.C.) Stroke Avg: 73.0 GNAC Rank: 7 Clippd Rank: 310
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – T13th place, 222 (77-73-72) | 2024 – 17th place, 218 (72-74-72)
4. Maxwell Corcoran (So., Ottawa, Ont.) Stroke Avg: 74.2 GNAC Rank: 13 Clippd Rank: 446
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – T2nd place, 213 (77-68-68)
5. Ben Buchner (Fr., Amherstburg, Ont.) Stroke Avg: 75.8 GNAC Rank: 28 Clippd Rank: 967
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
 
The last four GNAC Championships men’s golf team titles have alternated between the Vikings and the Red Leafs, who claimed their fourth trophy at last year’s event. Although the Vikings enter this year’s tournament as the favorite based on rankings, the Red Leafs return four players who each contributed to last year’s GNAC Championships title. Headlining the list is two-time all-conference performer Denby Carswell, who is third in the GNAC this season at 71.9 strokes per round. Carswell tied for second at last year’s conference tournament, after tying for 12th on his way to GNAC Freshman of the Year honors in 2024. Across 79-career rounds played, Carswell’s career scoring average of 72.13 strokes per round ranks him third all-time among GNAC players. Max Corcoran matched Carswell with a tie for second place at last year’s conference tournament, staking his claim as 2025 GNAC Freshman of the Year. Also back from last year’s championship-winning roster are Brendan O’Brien, who finished eighth, and Justin Bjornson, who finished tied for 13th. The Red Leafs’ bid to become the first repeat champion since WWU in 2016-17 will be rounded out by freshman Ben Buchner, who will see the championship course for the first time. Regardless of the outcome this week, the Red Leafs stand in very strong position to advance to the NCAA regional championships as they appeared at No. 6 in the latest west region rankings released April 10.
 

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Northwest Nazarene University Nighthawks
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 17): #121
2025-26 Team Scoring Average: 299.1 (4th in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 1 (2014)
GNAC Individual Champions: 1 (2025)
2025 GNAC Championships Finish: 3rd, 880 (294-298-288)
Head Coach: Fred Sutton (4th season)
 
2026 Lineup
1. Dylan Christensen (Sr., Tremonton, Utah) Stroke Avg: 74.8 GNAC Rank: 20 Clippd Rank: 511
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – T18th place, 234 (77-81-76)
2. Kasey Gaff (Jr., Stockton, Calif.) Stroke Avg: 73.4 GNAC Rank: 10 Clippd Rank: 388
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – T9th place, 219 (75-74-70) | 2024 – 22nd place, 223 (76-72-75)
3. JJ Brigowatz (Fr., Phoenix, Ariz.) Stroke Avg: 75.6 GNAC Rank: 26 Clippd Rank: 671
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
4. Noah Larson (So., Vancouver, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 75.8 GNAC Rank: 29 Clippd Rank: 773
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
5. Jack Duffy (Fr., Edmonds, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 75.6 GNAC Rank: 25 Clippd Rank: 960
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
 
The Nighthawks enjoyed their first-ever individual champion at last year’s GNAC Championships, with Ben Mulder becoming the first NNU player to garner medalist honors. This year’s lineup features a pair of returners from last season’s third-place finishing team in senior Dylan Christensen and junior Kasey Gaff. Gaff has the most experience on the squad, tying for ninth at last year’s GNAC Championships as he’ll prepare to play the championship course for the third time. Gaff’s scoring average of 73.4 strokes per round ranks him 10th in the GNAC in 2025-26. Christensen meanwhile will play the CDA Resort course for the second time. NNU’s lineup will also feature three underclassmen in sophomore Noah Larson and freshmen JJ Brigowatz and Jack Duffy. All three will be playing their first collegiate tournaments at the championship course.
 

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Saint Martin’s University Saints
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 17): #131
2025-26 Team Scoring Average: 299.9 (5th in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: 1 (2021)
GNAC Individual Champions: 2 (2008, 2021)
2025 GNAC Championships Finish: 4th, 884 (302-291-291)
Head Coach: Anne Bahr (4th season)
 
2026 Lineup
1. Rasmus Tamker (Jr., Stockholm, Sweden) Stroke Avg: 74.0 GNAC Rank: 12 Clippd Rank: 389
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – 11th place, 220 (74-76-70)
2. Parker Sawatzky (So., Olympia, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 74.4 GNAC Rank: 16 Clippd Rank: 694
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
3. Gavin Klein (Jr., Bozeman, Mont.) Stroke Avg: 77.4 GNAC Rank: 35 Clippd Rank: 1,076
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – 6th place, 215 (70-74-71)
4. Davis Sheets (So., Richland, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 79.0 GNAC Rank: N/A Clippd Rank: N/A
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – T18th place, 234 (80-75-79)
5. Carter Sheets (Sr., Richland, Wash.) Stroke Avg: 76.7 GNAC Rank: 31 Clippd Rank: 972
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – 7th place, 216 (78-67-71) | 2024 – 23rd place, 224 (74-73-77) | 2022 – 21st place, 230 (78-72-80)
 
The Saints will rely on an experienced cast of players to carry them up the leaderboard at this year’s tournament. Senior Carter Sheets will be making his fourth GNAC Championships appearance – the most of any player in the field of 25. He is coming off his best-ever GNAC Championships finish, taking seventh last year. Also back for SMU is junior Gavin Klein, whose sixth-place finish in 2025 was the best on the team. Junior Rasmus Tamker, who was 11th last year, and sophomore Davis Sheets – Carter’s younger brother – will give SMU two more players who will be seeing the CDA Resort course for the second time. The Saints’ lone newcomer is sophomore Parker Sawatzky, who ranks second on the team this season with a scoring average of 74.4 strokes per round.
 

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Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets
Clippd National Ranking (as of April 17): #143
2025-26 Team Scoring Average: 297.9 (3rd in GNAC)
GNAC Championships Team Titles: None
GNAC Individual Champions: None
2025 GNAC Championships Finish: 5th, 943 (327-313-303)
Head Coach: Adam Buie (5th season)
 
2026 Lineup
1. Bowdie Fox (Jr., Grand Island, Neb.) Stroke Avg: 75.4 GNAC Rank: 23 Clippd Rank: 639
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
2. Aubrey Kelley (Fr., Emigrant, Mont.) Stroke Avg: 74.5 GNAC Rank: 18 Clippd Rank: 712
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
3. Mark Pramounmat (Fr., Samut Prakan, Thailand) Stroke Avg: 75.2 GNAC Rank: 22 Clippd Rank: 708
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: None.
4. Pete Netrnilweerachot (So., Chon Buri, Thailand) Stroke Avg: 75.6 GNAC Rank: 27 Clippd Rank: 904
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – T21st place, 239 (82-77-80)
5. Kaopun Akmaneenin (So., Nonthaburi, Thailand) Stroke Avg: 76.6 GNAC Rank: 30 Clippd Rank: 1,030
Previous GNAC Championships Experience: 2025 – 24th place, 245 (90-78-77)
 
A new-look Montana State Billings lineup will look to improve upon last year’s fifth-place finish at the GNAC Championships. Only sophomores Pete Netrnilweerachot and Kaopun Akmaneenin return with championship experience, while the Yellowjackets’ 1-through-3 players in this year’s lineup are newcomers. One thing on the side of the youthful Yellowjackets is momentum, with junior Bowdie Fox and freshman Mark Pramounmat claiming each of the last two GNAC Player of the Week awards of the 2025-26 season. Freshman Aubrey Kelley has the team’s top scoring average this year at 74.5 strokes per round which ranks him 18th in the conference.