PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – NHTI Golf finished third at the 2026 Yankee Small College Conference Championship Sunday afternoon at Pease Golf Course, led by a runner-up finish from sophomore Bronson Ammann.

The Lynx finished the 18-hole championship with a team score of 334 (+50), their best team placement of the fall. Southern Maine Community College captured its third consecutive YSCC title with a 309 (+25), edging the University of Maine at Augusta by two strokes. UMA finished second at 311 (+27).

NHTI consistently appeared atop the live team leaderboard during the afternoon as groups progressed through different stages of the course before Southern Maine and UMA moved ahead as the remaining scores came in later in the day.

Ammann led the Lynx with a 5-over-par 76 to finish tied for second in the 29-golfer field alongside UMA's Jacob Handel. Southern Maine's Eli Castles earned individual medalist honors with a 3-under 68.

Ammann, who tied for fourth at the 2025 YSCC Championship, improved two spots in his return to the conference tournament. He shot an even-par 36 on the front nine before finishing with a 40 on the back and recorded three birdies during the round. He was named to the All-Tournament team as part of his play, alongside UMA's Handel and SMCC's Castles.

Freshman Luke Vattes gave NHTI a second top-10 finisher, tying for seventh with an 8-over 79. Brycen Lubelcyzk tied for 16th at 15-over 86, while Brett Thorpe finished 22nd with a 22-over 93. Those four scores combined for NHTI's team total of 334.

Daniel Korth also competed for the Lynx, finishing 28th with a 47-over 118.

Kennebec Valley Community College followed NHTI in fourth with a 345 (+61), while Paul Smith's College placed fifth at 348 (+64) and host Great Bay Community College finished sixth at 427 (+143).

The third-place finish concludes a weather-shortened fall season for NHTI, which also placed fourth at the KVCC Invitational and fifth at the SMCC Invitational. The Lynx had two additional scheduled events affected by weather.