COAL VALLEY, ILL. - The final event of the fall portion of the 2026-27 Madison College men's golf schedule was a 54-hole tournament featurind a dozen junior college teams at Oakwood Country Club. The WolfPack finished 11th and were led by sophomore Kaden Zinkle, who tied for 32nd overall. Teams played 36 holes on Monday, followed by the final 18 holes on Tuesday.

Madison College opened with a 326 and sat in 12th place before using a 307 in Round 2 to move up a spot. Tuesday's 333 gave the WolfPack a 966 (+114) for the tournament, placing them 16 shots back of Carl Sandburg College and 26 strokes better than Sauk Valley Community College. Heartland Community College defeated Highland Community College by a shot with an 872 (+20). 

Zinkle played consistent golf over the first two rounds with back-to-back four-over-par 75s, and followed it up with a plus-eight 79 to join a three-way tie for 32nd with a 229 (+16). For the three rounds, the native of DeForest, Wisconsin, amassed seven birdies and 29 pars. Highland's Austin Dobbe was the tournament medalist with a three-under-par 210 after rounds of 68-71-71.

Fellow second year Kellan Jacobson came in with a 233 (+20) final tally and was in 42nd place overall. He led the WolfPack after opening day with a 75 (+4) and a team-best three-over 74, but signed off on an 84 (+13) on the final 18. The Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, native, racked up four birdies, three of which came in Round 2, and 30 pars, with 14 of them being marked down in Round 1.

Jack Kammer, a sophomore transfer from SVCC, tied for 57th with a 243 (+30) after an up-and-down two days that featured scores of 86 (+15), four-over 75, and 82 (+11). His second round featured four birdies and seven pars, while the other 36 holes totaled one birdie and 14 pars.

The final Madison College score came from freshman Logan Cunningham with a 71st place finish at 261 (+48). The native of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, turned in 18-hole scores of 90-83-88 at the par 71 track. Cunningham accounted for 17 pars.

2026 Battle for the Mississippi Final Results

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Madison College is off until the Spring 2026 portion of their schedule begins in March or April. The spring season will also include the three-day Region 4 Tournament on April 25-27 at PrairieView Golf Club in Byron, Illinois, with automatic qualifiers advancing to the 2026 NJCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Indiana. 

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