Pioneers Take First Place at The Battle at Laughlin GC against Nation's Top NAIA Teams

Bullhead City, Ariz. --- The 12^th ranked Pioneer Men's Golf team took down a loaded field at The Battle at Laughlin GC for a huge first-place finish. Sophomore Leonard Lebrun took home a share of the individual crown for his best finish of the season so far.
 
The Pioneers clinched first-place after scoring rounds of 302-282-303-887, which was three strokes better than second-place Keiser. The Pioneers shot a tournament best -6 under par which catapulted them to the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round.
 
Lebrun, a native of Paris, France, finished the tournament with scores of 76-68-72-216. Lebrun scored one Eagle, seven Birdies, and a tournament-high 37 Pars. Lebrun played his best golf on Par 5s as he finished the tournament with a total score of -4 under par and an average of 4.67 shots per Par 5.
 
Sacha Brendle secured a Top 10 finish after scoring rounds of 74-72-76-222, which earned him a T-8^th. Brendle scored 10 Birdies and 31 Pars over the course of three rounds, and he was terrific on Par 5s also. Brendle scored -2 under par with an average of 4.83 shots per Par 5.
 
Benjamin Lubker earned a 12^th place finish after finishing with rounds of 75-69-80-224. Lubker led the Pioneers with 11 Birdies, while also scoring 25 Pars. Lubker shot +3 for the tournament on Par 3s with an average of 3.25 shots per Par 3.
 
Freshman Nino Mahy finished T-40^th after shooting rounds of 77-73-83-233. Mahy scored nine Birdies and 23 Pars over the course of his three rounds. Mahy shot +6 on Par 4s with an average of 4.20 shots per Par 4.
 
Freshman Etienne Bocquillon finished T-56^th with scoring rounds of 83-78-75-236. Bocquillon finished T-2^nd with 36 Pars, while also scoring two Birdies. Bocquillon finished +4 on Par 3s with an average of 3.33 shots per Par 3.
 
As a team, the Pioneers finished with one Eagle, 39 Birdies, and 152 Pars. They finished a second overall on Par 4 scoring after finishing with an average of 4.17 shots per Par 4. The Pioneers also finished T-3^rd in Par 5 scoring with an average of 5.10 shots per Par 5.
 
The Battle at Laughlin GC featured was a massive victory for the Pioneers, because it featured some of the top Men's Golf teams from around the country such as:
 
-#1 Oklahoma City
-#2 Keiser (Fla.)
-#6 OUAZ
-#8 Texas Wesleyan
-#9 Coastal Georgia
-#10 Marian (Ind.)
-#11 Mid-America Nazarene
-#13 The Master's (Calif.)
-#15 Southeastern (Fla.)
-#18 Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
-#24 Houston-Victoria
-(RV) Hastings (Neb.)
-(RV) Bellevue (Neb.)
 
To view the full results from the 2025 The Battle at Laughlin GC, please visit here.
 
Up next for the Pioneers will be a trip to the East Coast as they take part in the Roadrunner Invitational hosted by 4^th ranked Dalton State (GA.). The tournament is set to begin on Monday, April 7^th and will conclude on Tuesday, April 8^th.