The Auburn Tigers men’s golf program is on top of the sport once again, winning their second national championship in the last three seasons this week at Omni LaCosta in Carlsbad, California.

In Wednesday’s NCAA Championship final, the Tigers never trailed their opponent — the UCLA Bruins — and defeated them 4-1 after a dominant back nine in the match play championship.

“It brings tears to my eyes. I love them so much and I love Auburn and our program. I’m very grateful,” Auburn coach Nick Clinard said. “Our guys just kept doing what they’re doing. We played some really good golf this week right from the start in the first round. It was windier today and probably the windiest day we’ve had since we’ve been here. I knew that we were good ball-strikers. [I] felt pretty comfortable going into the round, but I know it’s match play and anything can happen. I really believed in my guys. Even though I wasn’t calm, I tried to stay calm so they could see that.”

Junior sensation and two-time Hogan and Haskins award winner Jackson Koivun, who may have been playing in his final event for the program following a decorated career, clinched his match on the 15th hole with another dominant performance over UCLA’s Baylor Larrabee.

“I stayed really consistent and kept my foot down on the pedal,” Koivun said. “Baylor is a great player, and I just happened to come out victorious. This was a new group of guys. We faced some adversity early on in the season. To see us battle back after that and get to this point is really a cool thing.”

There will be a ceremony this Friday on Toomer’s Corner to honor the champions at 2:30 p.m. CST.