2025-26 Carson-Newman Men's Golf News

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Tickets on sale for 25th Carson-Newman Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Tickets on sale for 25th Carson-Newman Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Tickets are on sale for the 2026 Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet, set for Friday, April 10 in the Stokely Memorial Building on Carson-Newman's campus.

Brady Wentz’s record-breaking round helps the Eagles to an 11th place finish at the St. Leo Invitational
Brady Wentz’s record-breaking round helps the Eagles to an 11th place finish at the St. Leo Invitational

The junior’s seven-under 65 ties the 2nd lowest round in C-N golf history and helped C-N move up into solo 11th of 17 teams on the final day of the event.

Bowen Wentz records 6th lowest round in school history at the St. Leo Invitational
Bowen Wentz records 6th lowest round in school history at the St. Leo Invitational

Thanks to help from Wentz’s stellar second round, the Eagles shot two-under in their second 18, landing just outside the top ten.

A challenging spring slate is presented by Randy Wylie for young Men’s Golf team
A challenging spring slate is presented by Randy Wylie for young Men’s Golf team

Eagles Men’s golf lines up five challenging events leading up to the SAC Tournament in April, kicking off with a trip to Florida this next week.

Nine finalists unveiled for 2027 Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame Class, voting open
Nine finalists unveiled for 2027 Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame Class, voting open

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman's athletics club executive committee has released the nine individuals up for consideration for induction into the Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame.

Fall Frosty Award Nominees: Male Freshman of the Year
Fall Frosty Award Nominees: Male Freshman of the Year

From now until Jan. 3, the Carson-Newman Athletic Communications Department will debut the Frosty Award nominees for the fall semester.  These are the fall nominees for Male Freshman of the Year. Saturday, we'll unveil the Female Freshman of the Year. 

A Biblical Connection
A Biblical Connection

Shortly before he passed away in 2016, legendary Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks confided in his friend, former quarterback and assistant coach David Needs, a hope he would like fulfilled. A goal that Needs then the head track coach at Carson-Newman took on as a personal challenge. 

Carson-Newman mourns passing of Hall of Famer, golf coach Charlie King
Carson-Newman mourns passing of Hall of Famer, golf coach Charlie King

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Longtime Carson-Newman head golf coach, assistant football coach and Hall of Famer Charlie King passed away Mondayu Nov. 10 at the age of 94. 

9th place finish wraps up fall season for men’s golf
9th place finish wraps up fall season for men’s golf

The Eagles fell two places from the 2nd round, but had three golfers finish inside the top 40.

Golf gets cut short of full 36 on day one, lands 7th through 33 holes
Golf gets cut short of full 36 on day one, lands 7th through 33 holes

Theo Baker and Brady Wentz both sit in the top 25, while the team sits three strokes back of the top five.

Frein’s two rounds in the red seat him top four while C-N men’s golf lands T-6 after day one at the Doc Spragg
Frein’s two rounds in the red seat him top four while C-N men’s golf lands T-6 after day one at the Doc Spragg

Carson-Newman caught fire in the final holes of the second 18 to shoot a team-best score of even-par and sits just outside the top five.

Challenging start of day two for men’s golf lands them 8th after final round at Doc Spragg Invitational
Challenging start of day two for men’s golf lands them 8th after final round at Doc Spragg Invitational

Dylan Frein rallied from a tough start to his final round to land top 10 in the field while C-N has their worst day of the tournament to fall two places.

Midseason Midwest trip for men’s golf will set the stage for rankings in mid-October
Midseason Midwest trip for men’s golf will set the stage for rankings in mid-October

Carson-Newman men’s golf will make the long drive up to Findlay, Ohio for the Doc Spragg Invitational to face unfamiliar Midwest foes receiving votes ahead of the Eagles in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches’ poll and set them up for Clippd rankings, which come out in the next few weeks.

Three Eagles finish inside top 25 while team falls to ninth place last second at the Hurricane Invitational
Three Eagles finish inside top 25 while team falls to ninth place last second at the Hurricane Invitational

Aidan Collier, Dylan Frein, Theo Baker all finished top 25 or better while a few unfortunate double-bogeys in the home stretch would drop the Eagles two positions.

Collier holds solo first and Eagles beat two top-five teams in day one of Hurricane Invitational
Collier holds solo first and Eagles beat two top-five teams in day one of Hurricane Invitational

With a two-round total at five-under, Collier holds a one-stroke lead over the next competitor while the Eagles team sits solo 7th above #3 North Georgia and #4 Lincoln Memorial.

Seven top 20 teams among the field of the men’s golf’s second tournament
Seven top 20 teams among the field of the men’s golf’s second tournament

The men will travel to Albany, Georgia to the Hurricane Invitational, where another challenging field of 15 teams will Duke it out at the hosting Doublegate Country Club.