PALM HARBOR, Fla. – The Lander men's golf team finished ahead of five Top 25 teams as part of a stacked field at the Copperhead Championship at Innisbrook Resort this week. The Bearcats were right in the middle of the 17-team field in ninth at 21-over-par 861.

Top-ranked Florida Southern (-8) won the team trophy by three shots over No. 8 Nova Southeastern, the only programs to finish under-par. No. 4 Lincoln Memorial was +3 in third, one stroke ahead of No. 15 Barry. Unranked Rollins closed the top-five at 10-over.

11 ranked teams comprised the field as Lander placed ahead of No. 22 Lynn by one shot, No. 3 Grand Valley State by 12, both No. 25 Colorado State-Pueblo and No. 14 Saint Leo by 13, and No. 11 Wingate by 21.

Leo Degerlund (+1, T14) led the Bearcats from start-to-finish with rounds of 69/70/72 on the par-70 layout. Degerlund's consistency showed in the stats by finishing with the third-most pars (41). He also carded six birdies.

Oscar Andreasson posted two 70s on Monday and finished with a 75 Tuesday to finish just inside the top-30 in T28. Andreasson showed prowess on the par 3s – there were six of them on the course – where he was T2 in scoring average (2.89).

Brady Duval (+6) scored 70/72/74 to finish just behind Andreasson. Cathal Penney was +13 and Filip Yngfalk +15 for the Bearcats.

Next for LU is another home tournament, this one the 2026 Patriot Fall Classic at The Patriot at Grand Harbor in Ninety Six on Oct. 19-20.