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Greenville, S.C.----The No. 13 Wingate University men's golf team finished second in the South Atlantic Conference Championships at 22-over-par 886 after a round three score of nine-over-par 297 on the Preserve at Verdae layout. Champions Lincoln Memorial claimed its second title in a row at a phenomenal score of 20-under-par 844 for the week.
 
Wingate junior Lewis Beeden recorded the best finish of his Bulldog career, concluding the three-day, three-round event with a three-over-par 75 for a one-under-par 215 total and a fifth- place finish on the individual leader board. Beeden and graduate student Jordan Hyland (tied for seventh place, one-over-par 217) were named to the all-tournament first and second team, respectively.
 
South Atlantic Conference tournament quick hits
 
- Bulldogs finish second with a 54-hole total of 22-over-par 886
- Wingate was 42 shots behind LMU and two shots better than third-place Anderson
- Beeden led WU this week with his top-five finish, his best career placement
- He matched the program standard for low 18-hole score in round one
- His eight-under-par 64 gave him a four-shot lead; He led by one stroke entering Tuesday
- Beeden finish four shots behind eventual winner Ian Taggart from LMU
- Taggart won a play-off victory against LMU teammate Jamie Dean
- The LMU duo were tied at five-under par for the 54-hole event
- Wingate's Hyland had his team's lowest round three score at one-under-par 71
- Hyland posted a bogey-free 33 on the back nine to close out his third round
- His tied-for-seventh finish gives him five top-10 showings this spring
- Freshman Brandon Skidmore shot a two-over-par 74 in round three
- He eagled the par-five ninth hole Tuesday, finishing at nine-over-par 225 (tie for 18th)
- Juniors Fynn Loewe and Alfie Storer shot identical 77s Tuesday to give WU its 297
 
What They Are Saying
Wingate junior student-athlete Lewis Beeden
 
"Overall, I'm quite pleased with my result this week…finishing in the top five and shooting my career-low round feels great. A second-place finish as a team is also very good…hopefully we can continue our good form into regionals."
 
On the horizon for No. 13 Wingate men's golf
 
After a very successful spring semester, the Bulldogs are guaranteed a spot at this year's South Southeast NCAA Regional Championship, which is the next stop in the 2025 post season. The three-day, three-round event takes place May 8-10 at Mission Resort and Club in Howey-In-The-Hills, Florida.
 
The event is hosted by Sunshine State Conference member Rollins College. The top seven teams after 54 holes of stroke play will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II national championships the following week. The Bulldogs will utilize the next three weeks to rest, recuperate and prepare for another long run in the NCAA post season, similar to their march to the 2024 national quarterfinals.
 
Wingate University 
 
Wingate University is a lab of difference-making that serves more than 3,400 students in North Carolina and offers 60-degree pathways, including 37 undergraduate majors, 10 pre-professional tracks and five dual-degree programs. Graduate students choose from seven master's and five doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences, the Levine College of Health Sciences, the Byrum School of Business, the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a leader in healthcare education where nearly one in five undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Student-athletes on Wingate's 29 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 16 times it has been awarded. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.
 
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(Editor's note: Wingate University graduate student Sean Addie contributed this article. The '23 Davis & Elkins graduate is a second-year MBA student at Wingate.)