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Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.----The top-ranked Wingate University women's golf team delivered a historic performance at PGA National Wednesday, winning the stroke play portion of the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championship by an incredible 20-shot margin.
 
The Bulldogs closed the three-round stroke play tournament at 13-over-par after posting a one-over-par final round, separating themselves from the rest of the national championship field with one of the most dominant team performances of the season.
 
Wingate led the championship in most birdies and fewest bogeys. The Bulldogs topped the field in par-three, par-four and par-five scoring, showcasing complete control throughout the tournament.
 
Final round quick hits
 
- Amely Bochaton, the No. 1 ranked player in the nation, captured the NCAA Division II individual national championship in dominant fashion — the first in Wingate golf history
- Bochaton fired a four-under-par final round with seven birdies
- She won the individual title by 13 shots
- Bochaton led the entire field in five categories
- They include par-three scoring, par-four scoring, par-five scoring, total birdies and fewest bogeys
- Remarkably, Bochaton recorded only one bogey all week during the championship
- Jackie Gonzalez Howard delivered one of the Bulldogs' best rounds of the day
- Gonzalez Howard carded a three-under-par round with four birdies
- She finished the championship inside the top 10 individually
- Lauren Sutcliffe added another strong counting score
- Sutcliffe posted a two-over-par round with two birdies
- She also secured a top-10 finish overall
- Thalia Perez-Vieco contributed depth for the Bulldogs
- Perez-Vieco recorded a six-over-par round with two birdies
 
Team notes
 
- Wingate won the stroke play portion of the NCAA Championship by 20 shots
- The Bulldogs finished the tournament at 13-over-par overall
- Wingate posted a one-over-par final round
- The Bulldogs led the field in five categories
- They include most birdies, fewest bogeys, par-three scoring, par-four scoring and par-five scoring
 
Up Next
 
With the dominant stroke play victory, Wingate now advances to the medal match play portion of the NCAA Championship as the No. 1 seed, continuing one of the greatest seasons in program history. The Bulldogs will play No. 31 Missouri-St. Louis in the quarterfinals Friday.
 
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 18 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.)