)

2016-17 Men's Golf News

Jonathan Shaw teeing off at the SCIAC Championships.
Shaw and Shuman selected as honorable mention All-Americans

June 22, 2017

Rising seniors Jonathan Shaw (CMC ’18) and Matt Shuman (CMC ’18) have earned Division III Ping honorable mention All-America awards for their performances in leading the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team during the 2017 season.

End of the Year Awards for CMS
End of the Year Awards for CMS

June 01, 2017

During the 2016-17 academic year, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic department won 14 hard-fought regular season championships in the Southern Californian Intercollegiate and its athletes were honored with many outstanding awards.

Unprecedented fourth place ranking in Learfield Directors’ Cup
Unprecedented fourth place ranking in Learfield Directors’ Cup

June 01, 2017

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ended the 2016-17 academic year with the program-high mark of fourth in the NCAA Division III Learfield Directors’ Cup.

Photo by Phil Shuman
Brenner helps Stags to team-low 298 in final round

May 19, 2017

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team concluded their run through the NCAA Championship tied for 12th place as the Stags played their lowest-scoring round on the final day with a 298.

Harry Brenner
CMS concludes third round with 303

May 18, 2017

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team finished the third round of the 2017 NCAA Championships with a 303, climbing up one spot to be tied at 12th place on the leaderboard on Thursday afternoon.

Matt Shuman
Stags make cut and sit in 13th at NCAAs

May 17, 2017

The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team made the 18-team cut at the 2017 NCAA Championships with a 310 on Wednesday’s round on the El Campeon course. CMS now sits in 13th place at +35 after the first two days of the tournament.

Alex Wrenn
Just eight strokes back after day one at NCAA Championships

May 16, 2017

Only 11 strokes separated the top 15 teams after the first day at the 2017 NCAA Men's Golf Championships. The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team came in at 301 (+13) despite the wind to sit in a tie for 11th out of 42 teams. The leader, Huntingdon College, sits at +5 after the first round.

Shaw and Morkovine earn CoSIDA All-District honors
Shaw and Morkovine earn CoSIDA All-District honors

May 15, 2017

Senior men's tennis player Daniel Morkovine (CMC) and junior men's golfer Jonathan Shaw (CMC) earned Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America.

No. 12 Stags on quest to repeat at NCAA Championship
No. 12 Stags on quest to repeat at NCAA Championship

May 11, 2017

Following a SCIAC Championship title, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team will head to Howey-In-The-Hills, Florida to participate in the 2017 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championships at Mission Inn Resort & Club from May 16-19.

Jonathan Shaw
Shaw highlights All-SCIAC Teams for Stags

May 07, 2017

Five members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team were named to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletics Conference’s First and Second Team as announced on May 5. Head Coach Bim Jollymour was also named the conference’s Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.

Phase 1 of the CMS on-campus golf facility now complete
Phase 1 of the CMS on-campus golf facility now complete

May 03, 2017

Phase 1 of the new golf practice facility for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athena and Stag golf programs on the campus of Claremont McKenna College is now complete. Both the Stags and Athenas had the opportunity to use the new facility for the first time on Friday, April 28.

Matt Shuman and Jonathan Shaw
Shaw and Shuman announced as Jack Nicklaus Award Semifinalists

May 01, 2017

On Friday, juniors Jonathan Shaw (CMC) and Matt Shuman (CMC) were announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America as Semifinalists for the Jack Nicklaus Award presented by Barbasol. They are two of just thirty semifinalists nationwide in Division III, and the only ones from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Photo by Joi Griffith
Stags clinch SCIAC Title, earn automatic qualification

April 25, 2017

The usually quiet Los Serranos Country Club broke out in applause and celebration as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team won its 12th Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, punching its ticket to the NCAA Championship.

Johnny Brandt - Photo by Joi Griffith
Superb rounds by Shaw and Brandt bring Stags back to first

April 24, 2017

After a fourth place finish in the first day of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team came back on Monday with a much-improved performance and scored 291 to climb up to first place.

Jonathan Shaw (Photo by Joi Griffith)
Tight field in men’s SCIAC Champs

April 23, 2017

Only four strokes separated the top four teams in the first day of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Sunday. The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men’s golf team sits in fourth place in the tournament with a team score of 299, trailing the leader, La Verne at 295.