Oglethorpe won its first Division III Men’s Golf Championships team title with a four-stroke win over second-place La Verne on Saturday in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

The Petrels erased a four-stroke deficit on the final day of the tournament to claim the school’s first NCAA title in any sport.

Oglethorpe overcame third-round leader Methodist and held off La Verne. The Petrels finished with a four-day, 12-over-par 1,164.

Not only did Oglethorpe win its first team title but sophomore Olafur Loftsson from Reyjakvic, Iceland, shot a final-round 69 to rally for medalist honors. Loftsson finished in a tie with La Verne’s Mitchell Fedorka and won the first playoff hole.

 “This is a great day for Oglethorpe athletics,” said Oglethorpe coach Jim Owen. “I could not be more proud of our guys for bringing home the school’s first championship. They certainly earned it with their stellar play on the course.”

Methodist, a nine-time winner of this event, finished third, seven strokes off the pace. Texas-Tyler and Illinois Wesleyan rounded out the top five.

La Verne’s Rizal Amin finished two shots behind Loftsson and teammate Fedorka in the race for medalist honors. Methodist’s Matt Bova Methodist and Huntingdon’s Mack Duke tied for fourth. Fedorka fired a first-round 67 for the tournament’s low round.

Team results

1. Oglethorpe, 301-284-290-289 -- 1,164; 2. La Verne, 292-283-302-291 -- 1,168; 3. Methodist, 279-303-289-300 -- 1,171; 4. Texas-Tyler, 291-302-293-298 -- 1,184; 5. Ill. Wesleyan, 295-300-294-298 -- 1,187; 6. Huntingdon, 303-296-297-293 -- 1,189; 7. Ohio Wesleyan, 301-290-305-294 -- 1,190; 8. St. John's (Minn.), 288-309-297-307 -- 1,201; 9. Redlands, 297-298-311-301 -- 1,207; 10. (tie) Neb. Wesleyan, 300-305-307-298 -- 1,210; and Skidmore, 291-307-304-308 -- 1,210; 12. Wis.-Stout, 296-300-321-304 -- 1,221; 13. Otterbein, 294-300-305-325 -- 1,224; 14. Wash. & Jeff., 304-294-309-318 -- 1,225; 15. Transylvania, 297-309-313-308 -- 1,227; 16. Emory, 292-313-318-306 -- 1,229; 17. Wash. & Lee, 303-302-311-316 -- 1,232; 18. LaGrange, 292-310-309-322 -- 1,233; 19. Central (Iowa), 302-308-312-312 -- 1,234; 20. Maryville (Mo.), 312-299-319-309 -- 1,239; 21. Frank. & Marsh., 297-311-318-316 -- 1,242; 22. Carnegie-Mellon, 300-313-327-306 -- 1,246; 23. Monmouth (Ill.), 314-305-313-324 -- 1,256.

Missed cut: 24. Milwaukee Engr., 307-313 -- 620; 25. (tie) Mary Hardin-Baylor, 316-307 -- 623; and Linfield, 313-310 -- 623; 27. Olivet, 314-310 -- 624; 28. Penn St.-Altoona, 324-304 -- 628; 29. Middlebury, 329-302 -- 631; 30. Farmingdale St., 306-327 -- 633; 31. Rutgers-Camden, 313-323 -- 636; 32. Elizabethtown, 330-313 -- 643; 33. FDU-Florham, 318-330 -- 648; 34. Husson, 332-317 -- 649; 35. Cabrini, 313-337 -- 650; 36. Johnson & Wales (R.I.), 324-331 -- 655.

Individual results

1. (tie) Olafur Loftsson*, Oglethorpe, 75-73-68-69 -- 285; and Mitchell Fedorka, La Verne, 67-71-74-73 -- 285; 3. Rizal Amin, La Verne, 72-69-73-73 -- 287; 4. (tie) Matt Bova, Methodist, 71-73-72-75 -- 291; and Mack Duke, Huntingdon, 74-72-73-72 -- 291; 6. (tie) Brian Jennings, Texas-Tyler, 74-75-69-74 -- 292; and Andrew Kramer, La Verne, 77-70-73-72 -- 292; 8. (tie) Bennett Blakeman, Ill. Wesleyan, 71-78-69-75 -- 293; Tain Lee, Claremont-M-S, 77-74-70-72 -- 293; and Jeff Nieman, Ohio Wesleyan, 78-71-72-72 -- 293; 11. (tie) Colin Chapman, Oglethorpe, 80-70-73-71 -- 294; and Derek Holmes, Wis.-Stout, 71-73-78-72 -- 294; 13. (tie) Tom Cooper, Methodist, 67-79-73-76 -- 295; and Josh Schrader, Methodist, 70-79-73-73 -- 295; 15. (tie) Ross Canavan, Redlands, 76-72-78-70 -- 296; Chris DeJohn, Skidmore, 73-72-77-74 -- 296; Mike DeRuntz, Ill. Wesleyan, 74-76-73-73 -- 296; Brandon Ellis, Texas-Tyler, 71-75-76-74 -- 296; Patrick Hanzel, Neb. Wesleyan, 77-73-74-72 -- 296; Nick Profancik, Maryville (Mo.), 75-71-76-74 -- 296; and Scott Pugh, Oglethorpe, 74-70-77-75 -- 296; 22. (tie) Nate Jaeger, Neb. Wesleyan, 72-72-78-75 -- 297; Masa Maruyama, Farmingdale St., 70-78-77-72 -- 297; Chris Morris, Centre, 71-76-76-74 -- 297; Andy Schillig, Ohio Wesleyan, 73-71-76-77 -- 297; and Heath Trabue, Otterbein, 74-73-74-76 -- 297; 27. (tie) Chris Green, Ill. Wesleyan, 75-72-76-75 -- 298; and Hap Kaufold, Oglethorpe, 72-78-74-74 -- 298; 29. Trey Howell, Methodist, 71-74-78-76 -- 299; 30. (tie) Chase Blaich, Huntingdon, 75-76-76-73 -- 300; Cody Causey, Huntingdon, 76-73-79-72 -- 300; Joe Daly, St. John's (Minn.), 70-79-74-77 -- 300; and Alex Hedlund, Redlands, 70-74-76-80 -- 300; 34. (tie) Brad Cieslinski, Wash. & Jeff., 73-74-75-79 -- 301; Patrick Palmer, Texas-Tyler, 75-76-74-76 -- 301; Jake Pleczkowski, Methodist, 72-77-71-81 -- 301; and Joey Polingo, St. John's (Minn.), 68-81-78-74 -- 301; 38. (tie) Tom Harman, Ohio Wesleyan, 73-75-80-74 -- 302; Lucas Murray, Mount Union, 76-74-75-77 -- 302; Andy Petersen, Central (Iowa), 73-75-74-80 -- 302; and Joe Schoolmeesters, St. John's (Minn.), 75-76-71-80 -- 302; 42. (tie) Ryan Dorner, Ill. Wesleyan, 78-74-76-75 -- 303; and John Williams, Wash. & Jeff., 76-73-79-75 -- 303; 44. (tie) Jeremy Evans, Emory, 73-78-77-76 -- 304; Joseph Flowers, Skidmore, 74-76-74-80 -- 304; Adam Garrett, LaGrange, 72-76-73-83 -- 304; Mike Ruffing, Otterbein, 72-73-79-80 -- 304; Brendan Singleton, Skidmore, 72-79-76-77 -- 304; Matt Stephens, Texas-Tyler, 71-76-80-77 -- 304; and Ryan Willis, LaGrange, 72-74-77-81 -- 304; 51. (tie) Matt Bernstein, Oglethorpe, 80-71-75-79 -- 305; Ryan Dagerman, Emory, 70-78-80-77 -- 305; Joe Gibson, Wash. & Lee, 73-70-83-79 -- 305; Chase Rogers, Huntingdon, 79-75-75-76 -- 305; and Brad Watts, Wash. & Lee, 77-75-75-78 -- 305; 56. (tie) Michael Cheng, Carnegie-Mellon, 75-76-80-75 -- 306; Spenser Ellis, Texas-Tyler, 80-78-74-74 -- 306; Peter Joyce, Ohio Wesleyan, 77-75-80-74 -- 306; and Andrew Woods, Frank. & Marsh., 69-75-77-85 -- 306; 60. (tie) Ryan Bashour, Wash. & Jeff., 78-71-78-80 -- 307; Jesse Chiero, Ohio Wesleyan, 83-73-77-74 -- 307; Sam DaSilva, Skidmore, 72-80-77-78 -- 307; Tyler Nelson, Linfield, 71-79-79-78 -- 307; Andy Smith, Wis.-Stout, 79-70-80-78 -- 307; Andrew Townsend, Central (Iowa), 74-80-75-78 -- 307; and Anthony Yacovazzi, LaGrange, 72-78-79-78 -- 307; 67. (tie) Eric Bunge, La Verne, 80-73-82-73 -- 308; and Matthew Martin, Transylvania, 69-79-79-81 -- 308; 69. (tie) Rodney Clayton, Monmouth (Ill.), 73-75-82-79 -- 309; J.P. Kircher, Huntingdon, 78-77-73-81 -- 309; Jeff Nechas, St. John's (Minn.), 75-76-77-81 -- 309; Geoff Oliphant, Neb. Wesleyan, 77-80-79-73 -- 309; J.C. Riter, Redlands, 76-77-78-78 -- 309; Ted Starkey, Monmouth (Ill.), 83-74-73-79 -- 309; and Bradley Sutherland, Transylvania, 75-82-79-73 -- 309; 76. (tie) James Dawson, Transylvania, 77-78-74-81 -- 310; Tony Skurat, Maryville (Mo.), 76-76-79-79 -- 310; and Robert Womble, Wash. & Lee, 75-83-75-77 -- 310; 79. (tie) Joe Fucigna, Frank. & Marsh., 70-79-82-80 -- 311; Danny Liebowitz, Frank. & Marsh., 76-78-80-77 -- 311; Dan Nelson, Wis.-Stout, 73-78-83-77 -- 311; Scott Pena, Redlands, 75-82-79-75 -- 311; Kevin Smith, La Verne, 76-75-84-76 -- 311; and Justin Smool, Central (Iowa), 76-76-81-78 -- 311; 85. (tie) Sam Carlson, Maryville (Mo.), 81-75-80-76 -- 312; Terence Einhorn, Carnegie-Mellon, 74-73-89-76 -- 312; E.J. Hamilton, Neb. Wesleyan, 76-82-76-78 -- 312; and Greg Turcotte, Transylvania, 79-78-82-73 -- 312; 89. Ben Vangsness, St. John's (Minn.), 84-78-75-76 -- 313; 90. (tie) Brock Neighbors, Otterbein, 72-80-78-84 -- 314; and Paul Speltz, Wis.-Stout, 75-81-80-78 -- 314; 92. (tie) Patrick Cohn, Emory, 82-81-77-75 -- 315; and Alex Stansell, Otterbein, 76-79-75-85 -- 315; 94. (tie) Joshua Chen, Carnegie-Mellon, 76-82-82-76 -- 316; Kyle Jaacks, Neb. Wesleyan, 75-80-80-81 -- 316; Garret Larson, Wis.-Stout, 77-79-83-77 -- 316; John Ross, Emory, 72-76-86-82 -- 316; Todd Steeler, Redlands, 84-75-79-78 -- 316; and Matt Wennmaker, Ill. Wesleyan, 75-78-78-85 -- 316; 100. (tie) Marc Fillari, Wash. & Jeff., 77-76-80-84 -- 317; Jason Harvey, Central (Iowa), 81-77-83-76 -- 317; and Ryan Harvey, Monmouth (Ill.), 78-78-78-83 -- 317; 103. Alex Elorriaga, LaGrange, 76-82-80-80 -- 318; 104. (tie) Taylor Ford, Otterbein, 78-75-78-88 -- 319; and Eli Glass, Transylvania, 76-74-81-88 -- 319; 106. (tie) Daniel Kmetz, Emory, 77-81-84-78 -- 320; and Cameron Warner, Frank. & Marsh., 82-79-79-80 -- 320; 108. (tie) Joe Caveney, Wash. & Jeff., 78-80-77-86 -- 321; Matt Langan, Wash. & Lee, 84-77-78-82 -- 321; Christopher Lee, Carnegie-Mellon, 75-83-78-85 -- 321; and Ryan Tapscott, Monmouth (Ill.), 80-78-80-83 -- 321; 112. (tie) Peter Anderson, Skidmore, 77-82-84-79 -- 322; and Bryan Hartog, Frank. & Marsh., 82-79-82-79 -- 322; 114. (tie) Andrew Green, Wash. & Lee, 78-80-83-82 -- 323; and Tyler Schell, Maryville (Mo.), 81-77-85-80 -- 323; 116. Alex Timmons, Carnegie Mellon, 76-82-87-79 -- 324; 117. Matt Vegter, Central (Iowa), 79-82-82-82 -- 325; 118. Cory Scott, Maryville (Mo.), 80-83-84-86 -- 333; 119. Bo Tiller, LaGrange, 81-86-89-83 -- 339; 120. Greg Jones, Monmouth (Ill.), 90-82-85-83 -- 340.

*won playoff.

Missed cut: 121. Peter Eich, Milwaukee Engr., 75-76 -- 151; 122. (tie) Matt Brandenburg, Milwaukee Engr., 76-76 -- 152; and Brock Gleadall, Olivet, 76-76 -- 152; 124. (tie) Blake Furgerson, John Carroll, 76-77 -- 153; Jim Levins, Middlebury, 80-73 -- 153; Garrison Nordt, Mary Hardin-Baylor, 78-75 -- 153; and Eric Ross, Olivet, 80-73 -- 153; 128. (tie) Dan Bolstein, Elizabethtown, 81-74 -- 155; Kevin Byrne, Husson, 78-77 -- 155; Davis DeWald, Mary Hardin-Baylor, 76-79 -- 155; Michael McCormick, Middlebury, 81-74 -- 155; Pat Walsh, FDU-Florham, 74-81 -- 155; and Tyler Wollberg, Carthage, 76-79 -- 155; 134. (tie) Chris Arnold, Farmingdale St., 74-82 -- 156; Brad Behling, Penn St.-Altoona, 83-73 -- 156; and Steve LeDonne, Johnson & Wales (R.I.), 75-81 -- 156; 137. (tie) Malcolm Cameron, Linfield, 79-78 -- 157; Luke Godin, Olivet, 78-79 -- 157; Brian Herman, Rutgers-Camden, 84-73 -- 157; and Chris Sarvadi, Cabrini, 73-84 -- 157; 141. (tie) Tim Harner, Cabrini, 77-81 -- 158; Mike McQuaid, Mary Hardin-Baylor, 82-76 -- 158; and Steve Moritz, Penn St.-Altoona, 77-81 -- 158; 144. (tie) Kevin Duerr, Linfield, 80-79 -- 159; Matt Livolsi, Farmingdale St., 77-82 -- 159; Jonathan Sustaita, Mary Hardin-Baylor, 82-77 -- 159; and Dane Zachman, Milwaukee Engr., 78-81 -- 159; 148. (tie) Dan Drazen, Rutgers-Camden, 77-83 -- 160; Michael Wagner, Elizabethtown, 85-75 -- 160; and Eric White, Mary Hardin-Baylor, 80-80 -- 160; 151. (tie) Andrew Fitch, Linfield, 83-78 -- 161; Mike Hersey, Husson, 83-78 -- 161; Ben Kunofsky, Middlebury, 84-77 -- 161; Josh Swires, Penn St.-Altoona, 87-74 -- 161; and M.J. Worsham, Penn St.-Altoona, 85-76 -- 161; 156. (tie) Brian Cady, Middlebury, 84-78 -- 162; and Ryan Cass, Rutgers-Camden, 81-81 -- 162; 158 (tie) Jake Biltz, Penn St.-Altoona, 79-84 -- 163; Dustin Bride, Johnson & Wales (R.I.), 83-80 -- 163; Brett Hagen, Rutgers-Camden, 77-86 -- 163; Nick Harless, Olivet, 80-83 -- 163; and Erik Macias Simeon, Milwaukee Engr., 78-85 -- 163; 163. (tie) John Ellis, Husson, 83-81 -- 164; Nick Iacono, Elizabethtown, 81-83 -- 164; and David Suarez, FDU-Florham, 84-80 -- 164; 166. Robert Adamski, FDU-Florham, 82-83 -- 165; 167. Kurt Amen, Elizabethtown, 83-83 -- 166; Sam Meyers, Milwaukee Engr., 86-80 -- 166; Bobby Newcomb, Johnson & Wales (R.I.), 84-82 -- 166; and Greg Stockley, FDU-Florham, 80-86 -- 166; 171. (tie) Dave Henry, Rutgers-Camden, 78-89 -- 167; and Geoffrey Quinque, Elizabethtown, 86-81 -- 167; 173. Chris Lawler, Cabrini, 83-85 -- 168; 174. (tie) Justin Lesansky, Olivet, 87-82 -- 169; and Yutaro Sakamoto, Linfield, 94-75 -- 169; 176. (tie) Jim McLaughlin, Farmingdale St., 85-85 -- 170; and Conor Trainor, Cabrini, 80-90 -- 170; 178. (tie) Mike Ryan, Cabrini, 85-87 -- 172; and Tim Wolak, Johnson & Wales (R.I.), 84-88 -- 172; 180. Matt Loubier, Husson, 92-81 -- 173; 181. (tie) Ashley Miller, Middlebury, 90-86 -- 176; Zach Stefanik, Johnson & Wales (R.I.), 82-94 -- 176; and Conor Walsh, FDU-Florham, 82-94 -- 176; 184. Joe Russo, Farmingdale St., 88-90 -- 178; 185. Ed Meo, Husson, 88-WD.