MAUMELLE, Ga. - The Rhodes College men's golf team held off the field throughout the entire final round to claim their first Southern Athletic Association Championship and their first conference championship since 2007.

The Lynx shot a 295 (+7) on Sunday for a three round score of 890 (+26). Rhodes held off Berry, who finished with a three round score of 893 (+29) and Oglethorpe who finished with a 894 (+30). Birmingham-Southern placed fourth at 897 (+33) while Centre was fifth at 898 (+34).

For head coach Bill Cochran, it is his third conference title, winning SCAC titles in 2004 and 2007 before claiming the 2017 title with the SAA.

The duo of junior Chris Harris and senior Joey Mayo each led the Lynx men as they earned a fifth place finish. Harris shot a 72 (E) for a three round score of 222 (+6) while Mayo shot a 74 (+4) for the same score.

Freshman Tyler Cohen shot a 75 (+3) for a three round score of 223 (+7), placing seventh in the event. 

Juniors Alec Davis and Carter Connelly placed in a tie for 18th in the event. Connelly was terrific on Sunday, shooting a 74 (+2) for a three round score of 228 (+12) while Davis added the same total score after shooting a 77 (+5).

Sophomore Corrie Kuehn rounded the scorers out with a 78 (+6) for a three round score of 231 (+15). No Rhodes golfer shot over an 80 for the entire weekend, the only school to do so throughout the three round tournament.

The Lynx will now move on to the NCAA Championships as they earned the conference's automatic bid. They will head to Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. on May 15th-18th to play in the championship at Mission Hill.