De Chambeau wins NCAA individual stroke title, 
Walker Cup contender Paul Dunne finishes fifth

BRADENTON, Florida  -- Southern Methodist University's Bryson DeChambeau won the NCAA individual golf title Monday, and Illinois topped the eight team match-play qualifiers.
DeChambeau closed with a 1-under 71 for a one-stroke victory over Washington's Pan Cheng-Tsung at The Concession Golf Club. DeChambeau finished at 8-under 280.
"I always felt like I could contend for a national championship, but I never believed in myself that I could," DeChambeau said. "From this year to last year, it was about trusting myself and my game. That allowed me to get here."
Pan had a 67. Vanderbilt's Hunter Stewart and Illinois' Thomas Detry tied for third at 6 under. Steward shot a 68, and Detry had a 70.
Illinois finished at 3-under 1,155. Vanderbilt qualified second at 5 over, followed by Georgia and Texas at 6 over, Southern California at 9 over, South Florida at 16 over, LSU at 17 over, and UCLA at 20 over.
In the quarter-finals on Tuesday morning (Florida time), Illinois will face UCLA, Vanderbilt will play LSU, Georgia will meet South Florida and Texas will face Southern California. 
The semi-finals are Tuesday afternoon, and the championship match is Wednesday.
DeChambeau watched on TV for nearly an hour and a half as Pan birdied Nos. 13, 14 and 17 to get to 7 under. When Pan closed within a stroke, DeChambeau headed to the driving range to warm up in case of a playoff.
"I was sick to my stomach, that's for sure," DeChambeau said. "Once I saw him birdie 17, that's when I went out to hit balls. I didn't even want to watch it, anyway."
Pan's approach shot on 18 landed in a front-side bunker. He nearly holed the sand shot, missing it by mere inches.
"That was a tough bunker shot," Pan said. "You'd have to be kind of lucky to get it, get a good bounce, but I gave it a good try. It's really not an easy shot.

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Irishman Paul Dunne, a student at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and a contender for a place in the GB and I Walker Cup team, finished fifth in the 72-hole stroke-play.
He had rounds of 72, 69, 69 and 73 for a total fo 283.

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