ATLANTA, Ga. (May 25, 2026) - Piedmont University claimed their third consecutive CCS Men’s Golf Championship title at Dalton Golf & Country Club in Dalton, Georgia, finishing with a three-round total of +28 to edge runner-up Huntingdon College (+38) by ten strokes.
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TEAM STANDINGS
The Lions opened with a pair of difficult rounds (+13, +14) on Day 1 of the tournament before a resurgent final round of +1 on Day 2 to seal the program’s third championship. Huntingdon, the nation’s top-ranked Division III program entering the tournament, posted rounds of +12, +16, and +10 in a strong but ultimately runner-up showing. Asbury and Covenant tied for third at +66, followed by LaGrange (+70), Maryville (+75), and Belhaven (+106).
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION
Jack Burr capped a historic collegiate career by claiming the individual championship at +4 (rounds of -2, +7, -1). The senior from Milton, Georgia, finished the tournament with a commanding five-stroke margin over runner-up Drew Silman of Covenant (+5). Burr closed the year ranked No. 7 nationally and No. 5 regionally, posted a 70.1 scoring average over 32 rounds this season, and earning First Team All-CCS selections four times over the course of his career.
TOP INDIVIDUAL FINISHERS
Behind individual champion Jack Burr (+4), Covenant’s Drew Silman (+5) finished as runner-up with rounds of +1, +2, +2, capping a steady tournament for the Scots. Piedmont freshman Braden Kiley finished +6 alongside Covenant’s Cole Godwin and Piedmont’s Jacob DeJesus, all tying for third. In the final round, Kiley finished with a -2 in the final round and Godwin posted a remarkable -4 to charge up the leaderboard. Huntingdon’s Cole Humphrey and LaGrange’s Albin Nirup tied for sixth at +7, with Nirup shooting even par in the final round for LaGrange’s best individual result of the weekend.
NOTABLE THREE-ROUND PERFORMANCES
The final round produced several noteworthy scoring efforts as players made their championship push. Cole Godwin’s -4 final round was the best of the tournament’s closing day, vaulting him into a share of third place. Burr’s -1 final round reinforced his championship pedigree, while Braden Kiley’s -2 closing 18 delivered Piedmont valuable team points and underscored his Rookie of the Year selection. Remo Scholl (Piedmont) also closed with -1 to finish tied for twelfth.
LIONS & HAWKS REPRESENT CCS AT THE NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Piedmont earned the conference’s automatic bid while Huntingdon earned an at-large bid to the NCAA DIII Men's National Championship on May 12-15, 2026 at the Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
Huntingdon finishing 10th out of 43 teams and Piedmont narrowly missing the cut. Huntingdon, the nation’s top-ranked program entering the tournament, posted rounds of +9, +4, E, and +3 for a four-round total of +16, climbing one spot in the final. At the conclusion of the tournament, Burr was named a First Team All-American for the second consecutive year, capping a historic senior season.
Piedmont entered the national stage sitting tied for 23rd after two rounds at +32 (+9, +23) and was led throughout by junior Jacob DeJesus, who stabilized with a strong back nine in round two and posted the team’s best individual result. Freshman Braden Kiley was the Lions’ top climber over the first two days, jumping 21 spots with a round-two 74 (+2) that featured a two-under finish on the final nine.
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ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE OF THE SOUTH (CCS)
The CCS is an NCAA Division III athletic conference that began play during the 2022-23 academic year. The conference features nine member institutions (Agnes Scott College, Asbury University, Belhaven University, Covenant College, Huntingdon College, LaGrange College, Maryville College, Piedmont University, and Wesleyan College) and sponsors championships across 14 sports. In addition to sharing the member institutions' geographic identity, the name 'Collegiate Conference of the South' is indicative of a shared commitment to academic excellence, which is commensurate with the NCAA Division III philosophy.