MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. -- The Christopher Newport men's golf team captured a 17th place finish out of 25 teams at the 2026 Golfweek October Classic in Florida. The Captains fired a 290, the seventh-lowest round of the day while being led by Even par performances from both
Jacob Foti and
Patrick O'Rourke in the final round.
Over three days of action, the Captains finished with a 905 (316-299-290), trimming strokes off their team score in each round. Illinois Wesleyan won the event at eight-over par, defeating Whitman College (+11) and Oglethorpe (+12).
After firing a one-under 70 in Monday's second round, junior
Jacob Foti added an Even par 71 on Tuesday to move into a top-20 finish for the Captains with a four-over 217 (76-70-71). Sophomore
Patrick O'Rourke matched his 71 in the third round and tied for 43rd with a 223 (77-75-71).
The Captains rounded out the team scoring on Tuesday with three-over 74's from both
J.P. Carr and
Nathan Smith. Carr finished tied for 89th with a 233 (82-77-74) and Smith tied for 102nd with a 237 (83-80-74). Sophomore
Fischer Leggitt tied for 95th after finishing with a 235 (81-77-77).
Foti kickstarted the day with two birdies in the first three holes and carried a score under par through the first 13 holes of action on Tuesday. He started on No. 10 with a birdie three on the 379-yard par four and added a two on the 130-yard par three 12th hole. On hole No. 3 he dropped in his third birdie of the round with a four on the 587-yard par five and finished out the day with a fourth birdie on the 168-yard par three 6th.
O'Rourke also had four birdies in the third and final round, including two in his first four holes. He posted a four on the 562-yard par five 11th and sank a birdie three on the 433-yard par four 13th. O'Rourke's two remaining birdies came on No. 2 and No. 4, getting him under par until a late bogey evened his score to Par on his 17th hole played.
Carr led the team with 15 pars in the third round while Smith matched Foti and O'Rourke with four birdies.
Christopher Newport closed the fall season with the 54-hole event and will return to action in the Spring.
