ATLANTA – The No. 10 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels recorded another excellent season under the leadership of Head Coach Jim Owen, as the men's golf team brought home several major wins and new records.

The Petrels began the season by taking eighth place at both the Gate City Invitational and the NCAA Division III Fall Preview. Oglethorpe went on to take runner-up at the Golfweek Division III Invitational, in which Michael O'Sullivan took the individual title. The team also recorded their first of many historical moments at the Golfweek Invitational after recording the lowest team score in program history on day two of the event.

The Petrels headed into spring ranked No. 10 in NCAA Division III and continued to show improvement and post stellar results. Oglethorpe took fourth of 18 at the Tiger Invitational, sixth of 30 at the Jekyll island Invitational, then wrapped the regular season with a victory at the Camp Lejeune Invitational.

At the Southern Athletic Association Championships, the Petrels claimed their second conference title in a row to give the program five total. Oglethorpe posted the best first round in conference championship history, recorded the all-time lowest round on day two, and marked the best finish in SAA championship history.

Beck Lewis took the individual title after breaking the SAA's individual low round record on the second day, and Tripp Murphy finished T4 after carding the lowest round for the team on the final day.

Oglethorpe capped the season with yet another appearance at the NCAA Division III National Championships, taking 12th as a team with Murphy finishing T28. The Petrels were one of only five teams with three or more eagles, thanks to O'Sullivan, Lewis and Colin Alexander. Alexander was out front for the Petrels on the final day as the team finished seventh in the field in par 5 scoring while Murphy ranked in the top 30 for par 4 scoring, and Lewis in the top 30 for par 5 scoring.

Award Winners

• Michael O'Sullivan: All-SAA first team and PING all-region team
• Beck Lewis: All-SAA first team and PING all-region team
• Tripp Murphy: All-SAA first team, PING All-region team, and SAA golfer of the week
• Sam Karman: All-SAA second team and NCAA Division III Fall Preview All-Tournament team
• Thomas Reininger: Petey award for breakthrough male athlete of the year
• Jim Owen: SAA Coach of the Year, Petey award for men's team coach of the year
• Team: Petey award for men's scholarly team and men's team of the year

Individual Leaders

• Beck Lewis ranked No. 47 in NCAA Division III with a 73.64 adjusted scoring average. In addition to writing himself into SAA history, the sophomore has now earned GCAA PING All-Region and All-SAA honors for each season of his collegiate career so far.
• Michael O'Sullivan finished his senior season ranked No. 32 in NCAA Division III with an adjusted scoring average of 73.57. His individual title at Golfweek marked his first collegiate solo win, and the senior consistently finished out front for the Petrels this season. This was O'Sullivan's first time being named to the All-SAA first team, and he now has three All-SAA nods to his name.
• Tripp Murphy nationally ranked No. 41 with a 73.64 adjusted scoring average. He was Oglethorpe's first SAA golfer of the week since 2021. The senior finished his collegiate career with three All-SAA nods and two GCAA PING All-Region nods.
• Sam Karman ranked No. 95 in NCAA Division III with an adjusted scoring average of 74.75. The sophomore received his first All-SAA nod.
• Thomas Reininger primarily led the men's golf B team this season and made steady improvement to land a spot in the national rankings. The freshman took low medalist honors at the Chick-fil-A Invitational early this season, and now ranks No. 143 in NCAA Division III with an adjusted scoring average of 75.43.

Team Notes/Stats

• Seven Petrels made their collegiate debut: JJ Gonzalez, Willem Jaron, Charles Lonsdale, Shash Pradhan, Thomas Reininger, Shawn Williams and Tim Williamson.
• The team graduated two seniors: Tripp Murphy and Michael O'Sullivan.  
• The Petrels began the season nationally ranked No. 14, then headed into the NCAA Championships as No. 9.
• The previous record for lowest SAA round was set by Oglethorpe's 2016 team.
• This season, Oglethorpe placed the highest number of Petrels on the GCAA PING All-Region team since 2017.

Season Notes

• The Petrels have continued the trend of finishing in the top three at each SAA Championship.
• Oglethorpe hosted both the Royal Lakes Fall Invitational and the Jekyll Island Invitational this season.
• This was David Potts' 18th season serving as an assistant coach.
• This was Head Coach Jim Owen's 29th year at the helm of men's golf, and 42nd year overall with Oglethorpe.