LSU Edges Tar Heels In Stephens Cup Final

Wednesday, September 17

Lake Bluff, Ill. (Shoreacres)

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North Carolina

Jackson T. Stephens Cup Day Three

September 17, 2025 | Men's Golf

By: Steve Kirschner

LSU defeated North Carolina, 3-0, to win the Jackson T. Stephens Cup Wednesday at Shoreacres in Lake Bluff, Ill.

Niall Sheils Donegan and Sihan Sandhu both won their 17^th and 18^th holes to force extra holes, but each of their matches went unfinished after the Tigers clinched the championship with their third point.

The Tigers and Tar Heels finished three shots apart in first and second place, respectively, in Monday's and Tuesday's three rounds of stroke play to advance to the championship match.

Dan Hayes, Gunnlaugur Arni Sveinsson and Matthew Dodd-Berry provided the winning points for LSU.

Championship Match Results
LSU 3, North Carolina 0
Niall Sheils Donegan (UNC) vs. Noah McWilliams (LSU), match unfinished, all square through 21 holes
Sihan Sandhu (UNC) vs. Alfons Bondesson (LSU), match unfinished, all square through 20 holes
Dan Hayes (LSU) def. Carson Bertagnole (UNC) 4&3
Gunnlaugur Arni Sveinsson (LSU) def. Keaton Vo (UNC) 2 up
Matthew Dodd-Berry (LSU) def. Andrew Riley (UNC) 3&2

Carolina returns to competition September 29-30 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, in the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational presented by Charles Schwab.