Men's Golf

Adelphi Captures Sixth NE10 Men's Golf Title in Program History

Adelphi's Caponi Wins Individual Medalist and Elite 24 Honors

FINAL RESULTS
October 19-20, 2026 | Twin Hills Country Club (Longmeadow, Mass.)
Leaderboard | Championship Central
LEADERBOARD
1. Adelphi (+20)
2. SNHU (+42)
3. Bentley (+45)
4. Assumption (+53)
5. AIC (+61)
6. Franklin Pierce (+87)
7. Saint Anselm (+94)


TOP PERFORMANCES
  • Adelphi won its sixth NE10 Men's Golf Championship title in program history on Tuesday, cruising to victory after a dominant first day which saw the Panthers jump out to a 14-stroke lead. The Panthers ended up winning the Championship by 22 strokes - the largest margin of victory in the post-2000 era, besting Bryant in 2004 (20-stroke win). 
  • Three Adelphi golfers earned a spot on the All-Championship Team, led by Domenick Caponi - the Gordon McCullough Memorial Award Medalist. Caponi shot a four-over (217) for the tournament. His teammates Mitchell Archer and Zeus Sara were part of a four-way tie for second place, as both shot five-over (218). 
  • AIC rookie Ezequiel Gonzalez and SNHU's Andrew Surprenant - the 2025 NE10 Championship individual medalist - both also earned spots on the All-Championship Team by carding five-over (218) through 54 holes. 

KEY MOMENTS
  • In a tight finish for individual medalist honors, Caponi held on to the top spot in a crowded field of 42 golfers by shooting four-over (75) on Tuesday. Sara shot the best round of the day at even par (71), propelling himself into a tie for second place. He also led all players at the Championship with 14 birdies this week. 
  • Bentley had the best team round on Tuesday, shooting 16-over (300) to work its way up to third place on the leaderboard. 

GAME NOTES
  • Adelphi had three golfers in the Top 5 and four golfers in the Top 7 of the individual leaderboard. It is the first time since the fall of 2021 that one team had three golfers on the All-Championship Team (Assumption). 
  • It is Adelphi's second NE10 Championship since 2023, which snapped a decade-long draught for the Panthers.
  • Caponi becomes the first golfer to win both the Gordon McCullough Memorial Award and the Elite 24 Award at the NE10 Men's Golf Championship. The Elite 24 Award, which honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average (GPA) participating at the finals site at each NE10 Championship, has existed since 2018. 
  • Adelphi earns the AQ for the NE10 and will compete in the NCAA Division II Championship in the spring. 

CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS
Gordon McCullough Memorial Award Medalist
Domenick Caponi, Adelphi

All-Championship Team
Domenick Caponi, Adelphi
Mitchell Archer, Adelphi
Zeus Sara, Adelphi
Ezequiel Gonzalez, AIC
Andrew Surprenant, SNHU

Elite 24 Award
Domenick Caponi, Adelphi (Sophomore | Accounting | 3.967 GPA)

 
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