COLUMBUS, Ohio –Oakland University Men's Golfer, Thomas Giroux, earned an individual qualification to the NCAA Men's Golf National Championship on Wednesday after finishing third overall at the NCAA Regional at the Scarlet Course in Columbus.

Giroux now becomes the first golfer in Oakland history to advance to the national championship as the grad student from Canada finished the third day minus-one under 71 par at 70, carding a total of 210 (71-69-70) over the three days.

With his third-place finish out of 75 competitors on the 7422 yard course, Giroux will be the only Horizon League representative as well as the lone golfer from the state of Michigan.

The 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Golf National Championship will be held May 27-June 1 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.