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Men’s Golf Prepares for Fall Finale at Blue Hen Intercollegiate

Tournament Details
Event:
Blue Hen Intercollegiate, hosted by Delaware
When: Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 19-20
Where: Wyncote Golf Club, Oxford, Pa. | Par 72, 6,605-7,045 yards (adjusted each round)
Format: Stroke Play | Play 5, Count 4
Schedule of Play: Three 18-hole rounds
    Monday, Oct. 19 - Round 1 | 8:30 am shotgun start
    Monday, Oct. 19 - Round 2 | Upon conclusion of round 1
    Tuesday, Oct. 20 - Round 3 | 8:00 am tee times / 1st and 10th 
Participating Teams (14): Alabama A&M, Bucknell, Delaware, Fairleigh Dickinson, Fordham, Hofstra, Le Moyne, Manhattan, Maryland Eastern Shore, Monmouth, Navy, New Haven, Saint Peter's, Villanova
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The Navy men's golf team will conclude its fall season this week when it travels to Oxford, Pa. to play in the Blue Hen Intercollegiate. The two-day, 54-hole tournament is slated to begin on Monday at the Wyncote Golf Club (par-72 / 6,605-7,045 yards). The opening round begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 am with the second round to follow upon the conclusion of round one. Sunday's final round tee times begin at 8:00 am from the 1st and 10th tees.

The Course
• Wyncote Golf Club is a public, links-style golf course in Oxford, Pennsylvania, stretching just over 7,000 yards from the tips and known for big greens and smart bunkering. 
• Designed by Brian Ault, the course uses pure bentgrass on greens, tees, and fairways and has been consistently ranked among Pennsylvania's top public courses by publications such as Golf Digest and Golfweek. 

Navy's Lineup
(Golfer / Yr / Hometown)
1 | Danny Auffant (Sr / Bellevue, Wash.)
2 | Josh Durthaler (So / Dunwoody, Ga.)
3 | Hudson Mitchell (So / Pensacola, Fla.)
4 | Sebastian Alonzo (So / Azusa, Calif.)
5 | Elijah Estonilo (Fr / Allen, Texas)
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IND | Logan Francis (Fr / Annville, Pa.)

More on the Mids
Folds of Honor Collegiate • Sept. 7-9 / American Dunes Golf Club, Grand Haven, Mich.
• Navy opened the 2026 campaign with a 14th-place finish at the fifth-annual Folds of Honor Collegiate played at the par-71 American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich. The Mids shot a 62-over par 914 (305-316-293).
• Navy's 9-over par 293 was its lowest round in its five appearances at the Folds of Honor Collegiate
• Danny Auffant (73-81-73) and Payton Cowhey (72-84-71) led the Mids with a 14-over par 227 to tie for 59th
• It was the first collegiate tournament for Cowhey, a freshman, along with sophomore Tim Luckett (76-77-77=230) and Collin Alstrin (79-78-75=232)
• The nationally-televised event featured 19 teams that were represented at the 2026 NCAA Regionals, including Navy, 11 that advanced to the NCAA Championships, and 12 that ended the spring ranked inside the top 35 in the country. 
• Among the NCAA Regional qualifiers from a year ago, Georgia Tech led wire to wire to claim the 2026 Folds of Honor Collegiate team title. The Yellow Jackets opened the tournament with a 12-under par 272, but Texas and Notre Dame came roaring back in the second round to close to within a stroke. Georgia Tech held off both the Longhorns and Fighting Irish in Wednesday's final round with its 6-under par 278 to win the tournament with an 18-under par 834 (272-284-278). 

Jackson T. Stephens Cup • Sept. 14-15 / PGA Frisco, Frisco, Texas
• Danny Auffant represented the Naval Academy at the 2026 Jackson T. Stephens Cup where he placed 34th with a 21-over par 237 (76-81-80).
• The field included full teams from Houston, Rice, SMU, 24th-ranked Texas, Texas A&M and Utah, along with individuals Danny Auffant (Navy), Andre Chang (Army), Eli Huntington (Air Force), Sascha Robinson (Florida A&M), Bear Huff (Howard), Francisco Perez (Howard)
• Texas, ranked 24th in the preseason national rankings, easily won the stroke play portion of the tournament. The Longhornsfinished the tournament with a 25-under par 839, 21 strokes ahead of Texas A&M who finished second with a 4-under par 860 (285-287-288). Preseason All-American Daniel Bennett and Matt Comegys, both of Texas, tied for individual medalist honors with a 9-under par 207.

The Goat • Sept. 19-20 / Naval Academy Golf Club, Annapolis, Md.
• Sebastian Alonzo, Danny Auffant and Collin Alstrin placed among the top 25 to help lead Navy to a seventh-place team finish at The Goat. The Mids shot a 26-over par 878 (293-292-293), finishing just four strokes out of the top five. 
• Alonzo secured his first-career top-10 performance by shooting a 2-over par 73 in the final round. He recorded six birdies over the weekend en route to his 2-over par 215, his lowest three-round score and lowest in relation to par. Finishing in a three-way tie for ninth, Alonzo finished just four strokes behind the leaders and three strokes outside of the top five.
• Meanwhile, Auffant and Alstrin shot mirroring rounds throughout the tournament to tie for 25th with a 7-over par 220. The two shot 74, 74 and were a stroke over in the final round with a 72. 
• George Washington, who trailed William & Mary by just one stroke heading into the final round, earned the team title by posting a 4-over par 856 (290-281-285).

Army - Star Match • Oct. 3-4 / West Point Golf Club, West Point, N.Y.
• Navy won five of the seven singles matches, including the final two, to defeat the Black Knights 6.5-4.5 in the annual Army-Navy Star Match. 
• Playing in his first Star Match, Tim Luckett gave Navy the go-ahead point with an eagle putt on the 18th, before Sebastian Alonzo secured the final point to lead the Mids to their second-consecutive Star victory and their first at West Point since 2016. 
• Army held a 2.5-1.5 lead over the Mids going into singles play and pushed its lead to 3.5-1.5 before Navy rallied to win five of the next six matches for the win.

Commander-In-Chief's Cup • Oct. 13-14 / Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pa.
• Senior Danny Auffant shot a 4-over par 74 in the final round and overcame a three-stroke deficit to claim individual medalist honors at the 2026 Commander-In-Chief's Cup. 
• Auffant was the class of the field, shooting a 15-over par 225 (76-75-74) over 54 holes.
• In the final round, Auffant shot par on the back nine and his birdie on the 17th hole gave him the lead for good. Air Force's Eli Huntington also put together a solid final round that featured three birdies on the back nine, but he would come up a stroke short in his bid to catch Auffant. Huntington placed second with a 16-over par 226 (75-76-73). Army's Drew Jeffords shot the low score of the tournament on Wednesday, along with teammate Andre Chang, but he, too, would fall short, finishing two strokes behind Auffant in third with a 17-over par 227 (79-77-71).
• Army secured the team title by amassing 30.5 points, followed by Air Force with 23.5 points and Navy with 18.

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Players Mentioned

Sebastian Alonzo

Sebastian Alonzo

Sophomore
Danny Auffant

Danny Auffant

Senior
Josh Durthaler

Josh Durthaler

Sophomore
Tim Luckett

Tim Luckett

Sophomore
Hudson Mitchell

Hudson Mitchell

Sophomore
Collin Alstrin

Collin Alstrin

Freshman
Payton Cowhey

Payton Cowhey

Freshman
Elijah Estonilo

Elijah Estonilo

Freshman
Logan Francis

Logan Francis

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sebastian Alonzo

Sebastian Alonzo

Sophomore
Danny Auffant

Danny Auffant

Senior
Josh Durthaler

Josh Durthaler

Sophomore
Tim Luckett

Tim Luckett

Sophomore
Hudson Mitchell

Hudson Mitchell

Sophomore
Collin Alstrin

Collin Alstrin

Freshman
Payton Cowhey

Payton Cowhey

Freshman
Elijah Estonilo

Elijah Estonilo

Freshman
Logan Francis

Logan Francis

Freshman