WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- For the first time in program history, the Golden Grizzlies won the Horizon League Championship, with Thomas Giroux winning the tournament with a three-round total of 214 (-2). 

All five Oakland competitors finished in the top-15, a new achievement for the program. 

Giroux becomes the second individual champion in Oakland history, following Evan Bowser who won in 2015 after carding a three-round score of 73, 71, and 76 to total 220. Giroux topped this by shooting 74(+2) in the final round after carding 70 (-2) in the first two rounds. 

Chris Handy finished tied for third after he shot 72 (E) in the final round and carded 72 and 73 in the first and second rounds. Yaroslav Ilyenko finished tied for eighth place after hitting 70 (-2) in the final round and totaling 221 (+5).

Kyle Petrovich and Colin Sikkenga tied for 13th place with a tournament score of 224 (+8). 

Oakland earned four-straight runner-up honors from 2015-18, however, this marks the first time Oakland has won a Horizon League Championship. 

Teams and individuals participating in the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championships will be announced as part of GOLF Channel's College Central coverage taking place May 5 at 2 p.m. ET. Regional play for the 2021 Division I Men's Golf Championships will be held May 17-19.