SARASOTA, Fla. – The Charlotte 49ers surged on the final day of the 2026 American Conference Men’s Golf Championship to secure their second consecutive title at the Ritz-Carlton Members Club. Charlotte becomes the first program to win back-to-back conference championships since 2018.
 
The individual title was decided by a sudden-death playoff between Charlotte’s Chase Cline and Memphis’ Diego Lourenco after both finished at 14-under 202. Cline’s tee shot found the water, opening the door for Lourenco, who calmly parred the hole to claim medalist honors while Cline settled for a bogey.
 
The average score during the final round was 72.11 across 55 rounds on the par-72, 7,417-yard course. The three-round tournament average finished at 72.22.
 
Ranked No. 22 nationally, Charlotte delivered a dominant final round, firing a 22-under 266 to pull away for a 17-stroke victory. The 49ers finished at 48-under 816 for the championship, with all four counting scorers finishing 10-under or better. Cline led the way, while Daniel Boone carded a stellar 10-under 62 in the final round to finish tied for seventh at 10-under 206. Seb Cave placed tied for fifth at 11-under 205, and Justin Matthews earned a share of third place at 12-under 204.
 
Memphis finished runner-up at 31-under 833, highlighted by Lourenco’s individual title performance. Cian O’Connor and Christian Morneau each contributed rounds to finish at 4-under 212.
 
Rice claimed third place at 28-under 836, led by top-10 finishers Daniel Zou (T-5th, 11-under 205) and Lukas Boandl (9th, 8-under 208).
 
South Florida placed fourth at 24-under 840, with Wilhelm Ryding pacing the Bulls with an eighth-place finish at 9-under 207.
 
UAB rounded out the top five at 18-under 846, led by Alvaro Huidobro, who tied for ninth at 8-under 208.
 
North Texas’ Mitchell Maier also earned a share of third place, finishing at 12-under 204.
 
2026 AMERICAN CONFERENCE MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
 
Team Standings
1. Charlote                 816 (271-279-266, -48)
2. Memphis               833 (272-274-287, -31)
3. Rice                        836 (272-287-277, -28)
4. South Florida       840 (282-278-280, -24)
5. UAB                        846 (282-285-279, -18)
6. North Texas         856 (284-290-282, -8)
7. East Carolina        864 (282-291-291, E)
8. Florida Atlantic   871 (296-292-283, +7)
9. UTSA                      874 (291-298-285, +10)
10. Wichita State     877 (290-295-292, +13)
11. Temple                 903 (297-303-303, +39)
 
Individual Standings
T1. Diego Lourenco, Memphis*                    202 (67-65-70, -14)
T1. Chase Cline, Charlotte                            202 (66-67-69, -14)
T3. Mitchell Maier, North Texas                  204 (67-67-70, -12)
T3. Justin Matthews, Charlotte                  204 (68-68-68, -12)
T5. Seb Cave, Charlotte                                205 (66-72-67, -11)
T5. Daniel Zou, Rice                                        205 (72-69-64, -11)
7. Daniel Boone, Charlotte                            206 (72-72-62, -10)
8. Wilhlem Ryding, South Florida                 207 (66-71-70, -9)
T9. Alvaro Huidobro, UAB                              208 (68-70-70, -8)
T9. Lukas Boandl, Rice                                  208 (66-74-68, -8)
 
*Won individual playoff