Silvis, Ill. – Following four days and 72 holes of play, the 2021 Red Banner was awarded to Dalton State (Ga.) with the individual championship awarded to Corey Matthey of Morningside (Iowa). Dalton State (Ga.) finished out the week with a total score of 1171 while Matthey finished with a combined score of 280.

Highlights

• Dalton State (Ga.) placed first, winning the national championship title and 2021 Men’s Golf Red Banner.
• Dalton State (Ga.) shot 297 as a team on the final day of competition combining for 1171 on the week
• Ben Rebne clinched the final put on Hole 18 to seal the win for Dalton State (Ga.)
• Corey Matthey of Morningside (Iowa) placed first, winning the national championship title for the individual competition.
• Matthey shot 73 on the day combining with his first three rounds score for a 280 total
• The individual win made history for Morningside (Iowa) with Matthey becoming the first Mustang to win a golf national championship for the program
• Two-way tie for second place between Ben Rebne of Dalton State (Ga.) and Logan Smith of William Woods (Mo.) – 284
• Two-way tie for fifth between Hunter Clay of Reinhardt (Ga.) and Ruan Pretorius of Point (Ga.) – 288
• On the team leaderboard, there was a two-way tie for seventh between Bellevue (Neb.) and Coastal Georgia – 1195
• Dalton State (Ga.) was runner-up to the Red Banner in 2018 with a final combined score of 1140 in 72 holes over four days

Top Ten Final Team Scores 

1 Dalton State (Ga.) – 1171

2 Texas Wesleyan – 1172

3 Keiser (Fla.) – 1176

4 Point (Ga.) – 1177

5 Campbellsville (Ky.) – 1187

6 Ottawa (Ariz.) – 1193

T7 Bellevue (Neb.) – 1195

T7 Coastal Georgia – 1195

9 Southwestern Christian (Okla.) – 1196

10 Cumberland (Tenn.) – 1197

Top Fifteen Final Individual Scores 

1 Corey Matthey, Morningside (Iowa) – 280

T2 Ben Rebne, Dalton State (Ga.) – 284

T2 Logan Smith, William Woods (Mo.) – 284

4 Beng Keat Lim, Ottawa (Ariz.) – 286

T5 Hunter Clay, Reindhardt (Ga.) – 288

T5 Ruan Pretorius, Point (Ga.) – 288

T7 Eric Wowor, Point (Ga.) – 289

T7 Javan Johnson, Taylor (Ind.) - 288

T7 Troy Watson, Kansas Wesleyan – 288

10 Kane Ybarra, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) – 290

T11 Javier Neira Garcia, Keiser (Fla.) - 291

T11 Steve Kibare, Dalton State (Ga.) - 291

T13 Jacob Thomas, South Carolina Beaufort - 292

T13 Tyron Davidowitz, Texas Wesleyan - 292

T15 Taylor Beckstead, Texas Wesleyan - 292

T15 Sentanio Minnie, Wayland Baptist (Texas) - 293

T15 Alberto Uriach, Webber International (Fla.) - 293

T15 Florian Benner, Keiser (Fla.) - 293

T15 Hugo Ronnberg, Bellevue (Neb.) - 293