Lee University defeated Oklahoma Christian to claim the NCAA Div. II men’s golf national championship.
In the medal match play format in the final, Lee won four of the five matches at TPC Michigan.
After Lee’s Dalton Chuba dropped the first match to Andres Brictson, Lee won the next four to win the final 4-1, with Connor Pollman, Dustin Demersseman, Oliver Lewis-Perkins and Beck Burnette claiming those matches.
Lee finished tied for second after the stroke-play portion of the final and then knocked off top-ranked Barry before taking out Georgia Southwestern.
𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒!!! 🏆🔥
Your Flames defeat Oklahoma Christian for their first @NCAADII National Championship in program history! #FIREDUP! pic.twitter.com/Ca9qC78AkB
— Lee University Golf (@LeeUGolf) May 20, 2022
Lee, a private university located in Cleveland, Tennessee, now has its first NCAA national championship.
Joel Sylven of the University of Missouri – St. Louis won medalist honors.
