Theissler closes fall season with runner-up finish at Moose Landing Fall Classic

KALIDA, Ohio – The Defiance College men's golf team finished their fall schedule with 36 holes by hosting the Moose Landing Fall Classic and Moose Landing Golf Course on Sunday and Monday. The first round was suspended due to bad weather on Sunday but the teams were able to finish the round and completed Round 2 on a crisp fall afternoon on Monday.

DC sophomore Sam Theissler started the tournament by tying the single-round program record with a 68, which was his second-career sub-70 round. He continued to jockey for the lead all afternoon and was tied atop the leaderboard entering the final hole of the day but carded a double-bogie and lost by one shot. The second-place finish was Theissler's second runner-up finish of the season.

Defiance also had personal-best rounds from Jordan Walford, Brian Rogers, Trey Homan and Ethan Schnitkey. Walford fired a 72 in Round 1 and was among seven players to break 80 in the first round. He finished with a 152 and just outside the top-10 in 12th. Rogers' shot a 73 in the second round to follow up an 81, scoring a 154 for his best 18 and 36-hole totals. Homan shot a 78 in the first round for his new personal low while Schnitkey locked down a 77 in Round 2.

Oakland City won the individual and team titles by one shot each. Leo Molino shot rounds of 69 and 74 for a 143 to win medalist honors while the team score of 600 defeated Lourdes by one stroke.

Team A: 303, 313 (616, 5th)

• Sam Theissler: 68, 76 (144, 2nd)
• Colten Schroeder: 79, 
• Dominic Giamei: 77, 78 (155, T19)
• Zack Palmer: 82, 81 (163, T33)
• Peyton Thomas: 79, 85 (164, T36)

Team B: 313, 326 (639, 7th)

• Jordan Walford: 72, 80 (152, T12) - PR 18
• Alex Moritz: 83, 78 (161, 30)
• Connor Elliott: 78, 86 (163, T33)
• Blake Beauliu: 82, 82 (164, T36)
• Landon Scarrette: 81, 89 (170, T45)

Team C: 325, 332 (657, 8th)

• Brian Rogers: 81, 73 (154, T16) - PR 18 & 36
• Trey Homan: 78, 87 (165, T40) - PR 18
• Brayden Allen: 84, 84 (168, T43)
• Brenden Garvin: 82, 88 (170, T45)
• Dylan Thomas: 85, 88 (173, 50)

Team D: 345, 330 (675, 10th)

• Owen Massey: 82, 76 (158, 25)
• Braden Bowman: 88, 94 (182, 52)
• Ethan Schnitkey: 87, 77 (164, T36) - PR 18
• Bretton Basford: 88, 97 (185, 53)
• JR Sobecki: 89, 83 (172, T48)

Individuals

• Tony Petrie: 85, 85 (170, T45)
• Wyatt Weaver: 97, 88 (181, 51)
• Elijah Nishizawa: 97, 99 (196, 55)

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Defiance College men's golf has concluded the fall portion of their schedule and return to action in the spring of 2026.

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