Ole Miss’ softball team is playing in the College World Series and the baseball team is hosting an NCAA Regional, but the Rebels already have claimed one national championship this spring.

Ole Miss junior golfer Michael La Sasso recovered from two double bogeys on his first nine holes to shoot a final round 72 to win the NCAA Golf Tournament’s individual championship Monday at Carlsbad, California.

La Sasso, from Raleigh, North Carolina, carded a 72-hole total of 11-under par 277 for a two-shot victory over Phichaksn Maichon of Texas A&M. What’s more, La Sasso’s par 4 on the 72nd and final hole of the stroke play tournament put Ole Miss in the eight-team match play finals for the NCAA Team Championship. It marked the first time in school history the Rebels have made the match play finals.

La Sasso, who transferred to Ole Miss after a freshman season at North Carolina State, becomes the second Ole Miss player to win an NCAA title, following Braden Thornberry who won in 2017 and now plays on the PGA TOUR. Ole Miss, which has never won the team championship, was slated to play Arizona State in a quarterfinal match Tuesday morning.

Sasso, ranked No. 11 in the world among amateur golfers, shot rounds of 68, 67, 70 and 72 to win the championship. The two double bogeys and a bogey on the front nine left him two shots behind Malchon after nine holes. He steadied himself over the last nine holes, playing bogey-less golf.

Afterward, Sasso said he was most proud of the way he won, coming back from so much adversity early in the round, telling reporters: “I’ve personally fought a s— ton of stuff these last two years since I’ve been at Ole Miss. I feel like I’m a pretty gritty guy.”

While La Sasso earned individual honors with his resiliency, Tom Fischer, a a junior from Birmingham, was the Rebels’ star on Sunday. After shooting a 77 on Saturday, Fischer rebounded with a 68 on Sunday, tied with Malchon for low round of the day. Fischer’s final round included six birdies and only two bogeys.

Fischer tied with Rebel Cohen Trolio of West Point to tie for 44th in the individual standings with 293 totals. Cameron Tankersley was next at 302, followed by Key Meeks at 309.

The Ole Miss golf program has made steady progress under 11th year coach Chris Malloy, a former Rebel golfer himself. This was the eighth consecutive year the Rebels have achieved an NCAA Regional appearance.

La Sasso, a first team All American, won his third and by far the biggest title of the season on the North course at Omni La Costa at Carlsbad, near San Diego. The victory qualifies him for the U.S. Open in two weeks and for The Masters next April. He is expected to turn pro later this spring and becoming immediately eligible for the PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour.