Florida men’s golf fell short of capturing the SEC championship as they fell to Ole Miss 4-1 on Sunday at Sea Island Golf Club.

The Gators were behind the entire day, as a late rally was not enough to defeat the Rebels. It is Ole Miss’s first SEC Championship in 41 years. 

“I love these guys so much, and they put so much into this, but Ole Miss just played better,” Head Coach J.C. Deacon said. “For them to beat us today, they had to play really well, so hats off.”

Florida finished with a new program record in stroke play with a 54-hole team score of 807. The Gators defeated No. 4 Texas and No. 16 Oklahoma before losing in the championship.

This was the Gators’ third time in four years that they earned a spot in the match-play finals. Their 12 wins are the second-most all-time at the SEC Tournament.

Florida begins NCAA Regionals from May 18-20 as they will find their regional selection on May 6 at 2 p.m. live on Golf Channel. The six predetermined regional sites are University of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Georgia), Bermuda Run Country Club (Bermuda Run, North Carolina), Traditions Club (Bryan, Texas), OSU Golf Club (Columbus, Ohio), Trysting Tree Golf Club (Corvallis, Oregon) and Chin Southern Dunes (Maricopa, Arizona).

SEC Championship Finals – No. 2 Florida (1) vs. No. 4 Ole Miss (4)

Tom Fischer 5&4 over Zack Swanwick

Luke Poutler Tied Daniel Tolf (Through 19 holes)

Cameron Tankersley 1Up over Parker Sands

Collins Trolio 4&3 over Matthew Kress

Jack Turner Tied Cohen Trolio (Through 15 holes)