Final Team Standings | Final Individual Standings
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – Georgia Southern senior Kim Koivu shot 71 in the final round of the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championships to take the individual medalist honors Tuesday at Raven Golf Club at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort while Georgia Southern won the team title in its inaugural season in the league.

It was the Eagles' second consecutive conference championship and the ninth conference title in school history. The victory gives Georgia Southern the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the NCAA Regional, May 13-15. The Eagles will find out their destination and competition during the NCAA Championship Selection Show scheduled for May 4.

Koivu (-6) held off teammate Scott Wolfes (-4) who shot four-under to finish second and Troy's Jared Bettcher who finished third at two-under.

The Eagles (-3) were the only team to shoot under par for the tournament and won by 16 strokes over second-place UT Arlington (+13). UL Monroe (+14) shot an even-par 284 in the final round to move to third, and Georgia State (+15) finished fourth. Troy finished fifth (+17).

The Eagles shot 14-under par in the first two rounds, all played Monday, and held a 20-stroke lead headed into the third and final round.

Koivu became the eighth Eagle to win a conference individual title and the first since Drew Lethem, in 2009. His score of 69-67-71=207 tied for the fourth-lowest round in Sun Belt championship history and was the lowest since 2008.

Georgia Southern's team score of 279-275-295=849 was just three strokes higher than the Sun Belt Championship record of 846, set by South Alabama in 1994.

The Eagles now set their sights on the NCAA Regional and trying to advance to the finals for the first time since 2010.