LANCASTER, Pa. – Defending champion Gettysburg was chosen as the favorite to repeat in the 2026 Centennial Conference Men's Golf Preseason Poll. The Bullets received six first-place votes and tallied 46 points to earn the distinction of preseason favorite.
Perennial contender Franklin & Marshall, which saw its four-year CC winning streak end last spring, was picked to finish second. The Diplomats secured the remaining two first-place votes and 40 points in the vote among conference head coaches. Dickinson (35) edged McDaniel (34) for third place in the poll, followed by Swarthmore (30), Muhlenberg (16), Ursinus (15), and Washington College (8).
The 2026 spring campaign begins early next week with Swarthmore traveling to Irving, Texas for a 54-hole tournament across two days. Gettysburg begins the spring portion of its schedule in early March, with most CC teams opening up the spring in late March. The 54-hole Centennial championship will be held at Waynesboro Country Club in Waynesboro, Pa. for the fourth straight season, set for April 24-25-26.
2025 Centennial Conference Men's Golf Preseason Poll
| Rank | Institution (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. Gettysburg (6) |
46 |
| 2. Franklin & Marshall (2) |
40 |
| 3. Dickinson |
35 |
| 4. McDaniel |
34 |
| 5. Swarthmore |
30 |
| 6. Muhlenberg |
16 |
| 7. Ursinus |
15 |
| 8. Washington College |
8 |
2026 Schedule | 2025 Championship Results | 2025 All-Centennial Team
Gettysburg snapped Franklin & Marshall's four-year reign atop Centennial Conference men's golf last spring, posting a 54-hole score of 884 to defeat the Diplomats by eight strokes at Waynesboro Country Club. The title was the first for the Bullets since 2019 and fifth overall.
Gettysburg's Patrick Kilcoyne shot a four-under par 212 over the course of the weekend to tie the lowest individual score in CC championship history. F&M's Dominic Sculti shot at 212 en route to victory in 2022, as did F&M's Ben Mitchell in 2018. Kilcoyne sandwiched an even par round on Saturday between matching two-under 70's for his winning total.
McDaniel's Charlie Dolan shot a two-under 214 to place second and tie for the lowest non-winning score in CC championship history.
F&M owns the most titles in the CC history with 14, followed by McDaniel (7), Gettysburg (5), Muhlenberg (4) and Dickinson (1).
The Bullets went on to represent the CC at the NCAA Championship, placing 11th of the 43 competing teams with a four-round total of 1,199 strokes. The 11th place finish was the best in conference history, topping the previous best placing of 12th by F&M in 2016. Dickinson's Collin McMahon-Shea earned an individual spot into the field and narrowly missed the cut line after the opening two rounds. McMahon-Shea earned PING All-America Third Team honors following the season.
Dolan leads the list of All-Region returners with three All-Region honors to his name, while McMahon-Shea, Kilcoyne, F&M's Max Silverman and Wayne He, Gettysburg's Daniel Casanta and Swarthmore Dylan Zhang also boast All-Region accolades to their career resumes.
Zhang will aim for his fourth All-Centennial nod this spring, while Kilcoyne is a two-time All-Centennial performer and the defending champion, and Dolan has also earned all-conference laurels.
Returning All-America (1)
Collin McMahon-Shea, Dickinson, Sr. (2025 Third Team)
Returning All-Region (7)
Collin McMahon-Shea, Dickinson, Sr. (2025)
Max Silverman, Franklin & Marshall, Jr. (2024)
Wayne He, Franklin & Marshall, So. (2025)
Patrick Kilcoyne, Gettysburg, Sr. (2025)
Daniel Casanta, Gettysburg, Jr. (2025)
Charlie Dolan, McDaniel, Sr. (2025, 2024 & 2023)
Dylan Zhang, Swarthmore (2023)
Returning All-Centennial (3)
Patrick Kilcoyne, Gettysburg, Sr. (2025 All-CC, 2023 All-CC)
Charlie Dolan, McDaniel, Sr. (2025 All-CC)
Dylan Zhang, Swarthmore, Sr. (2025 All-CC, 2024 All-CC, 2023 All-CC, 2023 Rookie of the Year)
