Navy's Projected Lineup
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Charlie Musto (Sr / Sterling, Va. / 73.75 season / 74.40 career)
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Ward Wilkinson (Sr / Ashland, Va. / 73.00 / 75.95)
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Chad Deegan (Jr / Newport Beach, Calif. / 71.75 / 73.83)
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Nicholas Klock (Jr / Moraga, Calif. / 73.00 / 77.19)
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David Miccoli (Jr / Ludlow, Mass. / 76.75 / 75.56)
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Keegan Shreves (So / Potomac, Md. / 80.00 / 78.83)
About the Mids
The Midshipmen have claimed the Patriot League Championship title seven times (1998-2000-2001-2003-2008-2012-2018), including back-to-back-to-back titles in 1998 (fall), 2000 and 2001. In addition, eight different Midshipmen have won the individual title, while five Navy players have captured rookie of the year honors.
Three of the six players slated to represent Navy in this weekend's championship have previously played in the tournament, including
Charlie Musto (Sterling, Va.) who was crowned the 2018 Patriot League Player of the Year as the individual medalist and Rookie of the Year at the par-72 Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa. He followed up with a 17th-place finish as a sophomore playing at Seven Oaks Golf Course in Hamilton, N.Y. Senior
Ward Wilkinson's (Ashland, Va.) lone appearance in the league championship was his freshman season when he tied for 42nd. Meanwhile, junior
Chad Deegan (Newport Beach, Calif.) garnered Second-Team All-Patriot honors as a freshman in 2019 with his ninth-place finish in the tourney.
Juniors
Nicholas Klock (Moraga, Calif.) and
David Miccoli (Ludlow, Mass.), along with second-year standout
Keegan Shreves (Potomac, Md.) will make their championship debut this weekend.
Navy has played in two tournaments - Battle at Rum Pointe and Rolling Green Intercollegiate - this season, while playing duals against Towson, George Washington and Howards at Match Play By The Bay, Richmond and Army. Deegan owns the Mids' low stroke average (71.75) heading into the weekend, while Wilkinson and Klock are second at 73.00.
Tournament History at the Naval Academy Golf Club
The Patriot League Men's Golf Championship will be played at the Naval Academy Golf Club for the seventh time, matching Seven Oaks Golf Course (Colgate) for the most-played course for the event. The championship has been decided by four strokes or less in three (2001, 2006, 2011) of the last four Patriot League Men's Golf Tournaments played at the Naval Academy Golf Club. Army has won four of the seven championships held at Navy - 1993, 1995, 2011 and 2016, while the host Mids (2001) and Bucknell (2006) have one each.
| Year |
Winning Team |
Navy Finish |
Player of the Year |
Rookie of the Year |
Coach of the Year |
| 1993 (Par 71) |
Army 312-322-306 = 940 (+88) |
2nd / 314-317-318 = 949 (+97) |
Trey Owens, Army |
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Kelly Gutshall, Lehigh |
| 1995 (Par 71) |
Army 309-300-302 = 911 (+59) |
2nd / 313-315-299 = 927 (+75) |
Cullen Barbato, Army |
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Pat Owen, Navy |
| 2001 (Par 71) |
Navy 298-298-293 = 889 (+37) |
1st / 298-298-293 = 889 (+37) |
Bowen Osborn, Lehigh |
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Brad Houston, Colgate |
| 2006 (Par 71) |
Bucknell 299-298-299 = 896 (+44) |
3rd / 310-307-293 = 910 (+58) |
Charles Waddell, Bucknell |
Ryan Wielgus, Navy |
Jim Cotner, Bucknell |
| 2011 (Par 71) |
Army 293-287-290 = 870 (+18) |
2nd / 298-288-288 = 874 (+22) |
Matt Krembel, Army |
David Hall, Navy |
Brian Watts, Army |
| 2016 (Par 71) |
Army 284-284-282 = 850 (-2) |
2nd / 292-288-292 = 872 (+20) |
Dean Sakata, Army |
JP Raftery, Bucknell |
Brian Watts, Army |
