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Golf: David Nyfjäll wins B1G individual title, women eliminated in tiebreaking playoff

In just two weeks, Northwestern golf experienced both heartbreak and happiness. With a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in French Lick, Ind., the men’s team qualified for its sixth straight NCAA Regional appearance. Senior David Nyfjäll won the individual title. On the other end of the emotional spectrum, the women failed to advance out of the Stanford Region on May 11 after losing a tie-breaking playoff against Purdue for fourth place.

At Stanford, the No. 37 Wildcats were looking to earn the last of the four bids for the NCAA Championships in Scottsdale, Ariz. Top-ranked Stanford, No.