Will Sides Wins Stephens Cup For Second Consecutive Season

LAKE BLUFF, Ill. (SMU) – Will Sides received the person title on the Stephens Cup for the second consecutive season, taking the title by two strokes at Shoreacres.
 
Sides got here into the day trailing Noah McWilliams of LSU by three strokes. He was tied for second with Christiaan Maas of Texas at 6-under par. Sides and the Mustangs began their spherical on the ten^th gap Sides started his day with 5 straight par earlier than shifting to seven beneath with a birdie on No. 15. He was again to six-under on the flip. McWilliams performed three-over on his entrance 9 to carry the scores even. Maas and Sides, enjoying in the identical pairing, duked it out as nicely till Maas went double double on No. 7 and No. 8. Sides despatched himself forward for good with a prolonged birdie putt on his second to final gap. He would two-putt the ultimate ninth gap to clinch the title.
 
Sides grew to become the primary Mustang since not less than 1980 to win the identical event in back-to-back seasons. It was the sixth high 10 end because the begin of final yr for the Tulsa native.
 
As a workforce, the Mustangs moved from fifth to sixth on the ultimate day. They shot six-over par to complete at four-over. The workforce’s greatest spherical got here with a six-under spherical two. They missed out on an opportunity to play within the match play matches for third or first place.
 
Christian Clark completed in a tie for 11^th, tied for his second-best collegiate efficiency after a second-place displaying on the Spring Individual at Win Star in April of 2024. He birdied 14 instances throughout the week and ended competitors along with his third straight par or higher rating.
 
Zachary Kingsland shot a 73 throughout the closing day to complete in a tie for 28^th. He ended the event at four-over. Gabe Post completed in 33^rd whereas Areen Aggarwal completed in 35^th.
 
The Mustangs return to Illinois for the Windon Memorial Invitational hosted by Northwestern September 29-30.
 
 
TEAM LEADERBAORD
1 LSU -14
2 North Carolina -11
3 Arizona -10
4 Northwestern -3
5 Texas -2
6 SMU +4
 
SMU LEADERBOARD
1 Will Sides -7
T11 Christian Clark -2
T28 Zachary Kingsland +4
33 Gabe Post +11
35 Areen Aggarwal +16