Marquette Places Second at BIG EAST Championships
HARDEEVILLE, S.C. – The Marquette University men’s golf team finished second at the 2026 BIG EAST Men’s Golf Championships presented by JEEP, carding a 17-under par 847 at Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club. It was the program’s 10th top two result since 2014.
The 17-under 847 matched the program’s second-lowest score at a BIG EAST Championship (2025), one shy of the record of 18-under 846 (2006).
The Golden Eagles carried a two-stroke lead into the final round but saw Xavier erase a three-shot hole to win the tournament by four strokes after shooting 13-under to finish at 21-under. MU had rounds 6-under, 5-under and 6-under.
With a bogey-free 4-under 68 during Monday’s final round, Mischa Candinas finished third overall at 7-under par. It was the highest finish for a Marquette freshman since 2018 when Hunter Eichhorn claimed medalist honors. The 7-under was also the lowest score at the championships by a Golden Eagle since Eichhorn shot 7-under for his second title in 2021.
With two birdies on the day, Johan Widal was under pair for the third straight round with a 1-under 71. The senior finished tied for ninth to earn his second Top 10 result at the conference championship.
Ryan Banas also finished at 1-under in the final round, moving up five spots to finish tied for 25th.
Despite carding a 2-over 74 on Monday, Vincent Cervantes tied for 15th at 2-under. It was his second Top 15 finish at the championships.
MU Results
2. Marquette -17 (282-283-282—847)
3. Mischa Candinas -7 (70-71-68)
T9. Johan Widal -4 (71-70-71)
T15. Vincent Cervantes -2 (71-69-74)
T25. Ryan Banas +2 (74-73-71)
T34. Mason Schmidtke +4 (70-78-72)
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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