2025-26 Men's Golf Season Recap

LIMA, OH - It's been a successful five-year stretch for UNOH men's golf finishing first or second in the conference each of those seasons. The 2025-26 Racers broke through as WHAC Champions for the first time since 2023 and fifth time in program history after finishing runners up the previous two years. They won the WHAC Men's Championship tournament over Lawrence Tech by 16 strokes, the conference's largest margin since 2019 (UNOH - 43 strokes), giving them the season sweep in WHAC events. UNOH also claimed the team title at the WHAC Fall Preview in September by the same margin over the Blue Devils ending the year 29-0 against WHAC opponents. It's just the second undefeated conference campaign in program history (2018-19: 30-0) improving UNOH to 57-1 against WHAC teams over the last two years.

They claimed two other team victories throughout the season including the first tournament of the year at the UNOH Fall Invitational in August and a Development Team title at the Beaver Fall Classic in October. At the UNOH Fall Invitational, the Racers logged the program's lowest 54-hole tournament in program history shooting 17-under par over the two days. Their 11-under performance at the Music City Classic in April also landed in the program's top five all-time.

The spring half of the season also highlighted the program's biggest day over day move since 2019 at the Music City Classic where they fought through a tough day one to jump three spots from seventh to fourth in the final round. The Racers topped seven ranked teams in that tournament including No. 13 Marian, No. 14 Lindsey Wilson, No. 18 Cumberlands, No. 19 Hastings, No. 21 Indiana Wesleyan, No. 23 Southeastern and No. 24 Rocky Mountain. 

The impressive campaign resulted in the program's fifth lowest four-player average in 18 seasons at 294.23 led by Guillermo Garron who averaged 73.58 over ten events. Jose Luis Vargas ended just a fraction of a stroke behind his teammate shooting 73.69 with the two combining for one individual title, eight top fives, and eleven top tens this season.

Garron was joined by Oliver Rogers with the two sharing the honor of Co-Golfers of the Year in the WHAC and both earning All-WHAC First Team honors. Kyle Sutton became the program's third Newcomer of the Year in the last five seasons while also earning All-WHAC Second Team.

The 2025-26 team was also successful off the links putting five players on the WHAC academic team which tied the program record while setting a new program mark with four NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

2025-26 UNOH Men's Golf

WHAC Tournament Champions

Season Result: NAIA National Championship Tournament

National Rankings

Preseason: 25

Highest: 19

Final: Receiving Votes

Team Titles

August 25-26: UNOH Fall Invitational

September 22-23: WHAC Fall Preview

October 4-5: Beaver Fall Classic (DEV)

April 20-21: WHAC Men's Championship

Individual Titles

Jose Luis Vargas: UNOH Fall Invitational (8/26)

Jaiden Pass: LTU Collegiate Kickoff (9/2)

Jaiden Pass: WHAC Fall Preview (9/23)

Team Lows

Round: 277 (-11) - UNOH Fall Invitational, 8/25 (1st Round)

36-holes: 565 (-11) - Music City Collegiate (October 6-7)

54-holes: 847 (-17) - UNOH Fall Invitational (August 25-26)

Individual Lows

Round: 67 (-5) - Adrian Martin, Beaver Fall Classic, 10/4 (1st Round) & Jose Luis Vargas, Music City Collegiate, 10/6 (2nd Round)

36-holes: 138 (-6) - Jose Luis Vargas, Music City Collegiate (October 6-7)

54-holes: 208 (-8) - Jose Luis Vargas, UNOH Fall Invitational (August 25-26)

Conference Awards

WHAC Coach of the Year: Eric West

WHAC Co-Golfers of the Year: Oliver Rogers & Guillermo Garron

WHAC Newcomer of the Year: Kyle Sutton

WHAC First Team: Jose Luis Vargas, Guillermo Garron, Oliver Rogers

WHAC Second Team: Kyle Sutton, Luke S. Turner

WHAC Champions of Character Team: Guillermo Garron

WHAC Golfer of the Week: Jose Luis Vargas (2x), Jaidan Pass (2x), Guillermo Garron (2x)

Academic Honors

NAIA Scholar-Athletes: Adrian Martin, Jordan Johnstone, Luke S. Turner, Oscar Lind

WHAC Academic Team: Adrian Martin, Jordan Johnstone, Luke S. Turner, Oscar Lind, Jaiden Pass