The Lindenwood men's golf team started its spring schedule with a tournament championship, winning the Carpenter-Chaney Classic in a match play style event. The Lions defeated Omaha, Missouri State and Morehead State to earn the top spot.

Lindenwood defeat Omaha (4-1-1)
Liam Bentein lost 2&1
Matthew Frith won 4&3
Sil Beyers won 2&1
Mackenzie Holmes tied
John Gardner won 5&4
Renato Filho won 9&7

Lindenwood defeat Missouri State (3-2-1)
Sil Beyers won 4&2
John Gardner lost 3&1
Mackenzie Holmes won 1UP
Liam Bentein lost 1UP
Matthew Frith tied
Renato Filho won 4&3

This match came down to the last pairing for Lindenwood. Holmes birdied 17 and 18 to win the match and seal the victory for the Lions.

Lindenwood defeat Morehead State (2-1-3)
Matthew Frith tied
Sil Beyers won 4&3
Liam Bentein lost 2UP
Mackenzie Holmes won 2&1
Renato Filho tied
John Gardner tied

Filho, just like Holmes came up in the clutch. He birdied 18 to tie his match and help push the Lions over the top. Filho's birdie putt on 18 was close to 30 feet out.
 
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"Obviously extremely proud of the guys." said head coach Derek Schaub. "Three matches that all came down to the final holes truly shows the resiliency and fire these guys have to not only compete, but win at the D1 level. Truly gutsy performances from all six guys this week. So happy this group made history and will be remembered as the team that won the first D1 tournament at Lindenwood."

"It was an incredible grind out there by the entire team." said John Gardner. "Winning is a group effort and we are all honored to be apart of Lindenwood golf history."

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Lindenwood will host the Lindenwood Invitational at its home course, the Missouri Bluffs on March 13-14.