Even more remarkable than Jacksonville University earning its first NCAA Championship berth Wednesday was how it happened.
The Dolphins were six shots back entering the final day at the Baton Rouge regional, where only the top five teams after 54 holes advanced to nationals.
On the fourth hole at LSU’s University Club, his 13th of the day, senior David Wicks marked his 3-footer for par and waited for the other two players in his group to finish out. He crouched on a steep bank to read his putt, but as he stood up and reached for the ball in his right front pocket, he dropped it.