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Greenville, S.C.----The No. 5 Wingate University men's golf team capped off a dominant week at the South Atlantic Conference championship, sweeping through match play to secure the SAC title inside The Preserve at Verdae layout Tuesday.
 
After winning the stroke play portion by nine shots, the Bulldogs carried that momentum into match play, defeating Anderson 4.5-0.5 in the semifinals before closing out the championship with a commanding 5-0 victory over No. 16 Lincoln Memorial in the final.
 
Semifinal quick hits (AU)
 
- Senior Lewis Beeden, the No. 1 ranked player in the nation, set the tone early
- Beeden won his match 3-up, recording three birdies
- Sophomore Brandon Skidmore delivered a dominant performance
- Skidmore won 7-up with four birdies
- Freshman Mattia D'Errico added another point for the Bulldogs
- D'Errico won his match 2-up with three birdies
- Senior Alfie Storer secured a key victory
- Storer won his match 1-up
- Sophomore Cole Rouse battled to a tie in his match
 
Final round quick hits (LMU)
 
- Beeden closed the tournament in dominant fashion
- Beeden won 11-up, posting a four-under-par performance
- Skidmore continued his strong play
- Skidmore won 6-up with a four-under-par round
- Storer added another decisive win
- Storer won 8-up in the final
- Rouse contributed a key point
- Rouse won his match 4-up
- D'Errico delivered one of the most impressive rounds of the day
- He shot five-under-par with six birdies
- D'Errico won 2-up against the individual stroke play champion
 
Team notes
 
- Wingate won the semifinal match 4.5-0.5
- The Bulldogs completed the championship with a 5-0 sweep in the final
- Wingate went undefeated across match play, showcasing depth across all five matches
- The 'Dogs secured the SAC championship after dominating both stroke play and match play
- Wingate's complete performance across all formats highlights the Bulldogs as one of the top teams in NCAA Division II as they now turn their attention toward postseason competition
- The No. 5 Bulldogs secure the league's automatic qualification (AQ) for the NCAA playoffs
 
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 30 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award the past 17 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 junior men's golf student-athlete Matthew Wordon contributed this article. He is an international business major from Bath, England.)