NCAA Division I Field announced
05 May 2016
by AmateurGolf.com Staff
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 5, 2016) – The field for the 2016 NCAA Division I Championship has been announced. The preliminary rounds will be played from May 16-18 at six regional sites with the National Championship scheduled for May 27-June 1 at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, OR.
71 teams and 40 individuals will compete in the regional round. Following the completion of regional play five teams and the low individual not on one of the competing teams will advance to Eugene and have a chance at a National Championship.
Last year LSU won the team title and Bryson DeChambeau captured the medalist honors . DeChambeau has since turned professional.
Here is a look at the top-four seeds and individual players in each region:
Albuquerque (NM) Regional
Course: Championship Course at the University of New MexicoHost School: University of New Mexico
Top-Four Teams:1. USC (Pac-12)2. Arizona State (Pac-12)3. South Florida (AAC)4. San Diego State (MWC)
Individuals:1. Hayden Shieh (Santa Clara)2. Patrick Fishburn (BYU)3. Frederik Dreier (UTEP)4. Trevor Clayton (Fresno State)5. Nicholas Dilio (St. Peter’s)
Franklin (TN) Regional
Course: Vanderbilt Legends ClubHost School: Vanderbilt University
Top-Four Teams:1. Texas (Big 12)2. Vanderbilt (SEC)3. LSU (SEC)4. Washington (Pac-12)
Individuals:1. Ryan Cole (James Madison)2. Ryan Cornfield (South Carolina Upstate)3. Matthew Lowe (Richmond)4. Jose Montano (Xavier)5. Patrick Cover (UNC Wilmington)6. Thomas Eldridge (UNC Wilmington)7. Joey Lane (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)8. Jake McGlone (UNC Greensboro)9. Ryan Wenzler (Wright State)10. U Minn Woon (Fairleigh Dickenson)
Marana (AZ) Regional
Course: Gallery Golf Club Host School: University of Arizona
Top-Four Teams:1. Stanford (Pac-12)2. Wake Forest (ACC)3. California (Pac-12)4. Oregon (Pac-12)
Individuals:1. Sean Walsh (Gonzaga)2. Brandon Bauman (University of California, Santa Barbara)3. Alex Chiarella (San Diego)4. Daniel Chian (Long Beach State)5. Aaron Beverly (California State, Sacremento)
Kohler (WI) Regional
Course: Black Work Run Meadow Valleys CourseHost School: Marquette University
Top-Four Teams:1. Illinois (Big Ten)2. Florida State (ACC)3. Florida (SEC)4. Arkansas (SEC)
Individuals:1. Lloyd Jefferson (Seton Hall)2. Patrick Flavin (Miami-OH)3. Billy Walthouse (Rhode Island)4. Otto Black (Toledo)5. Tee-k Kelly (Ohio State)6. Will Grimmer (Ohio State)7. George Baylis (Akron)8. Trent Wallace (Illinois State)9. Luke Graboyes (Cornell)10. Evan Russell (Hartford)
Stillwater (OK) Regional
Course: Karsten Creek Golf ClubHost School: Oklahoma State University
Top-Four Teams:1. Oklahoma State (Big 12)2. Clemson (ACC)3. Oklahoma (Big 12)4. Duke (ACC)
Individuals:1. Nick Voke (Iowa State)2. Haraldur Magnus (University of Louisiana at Lafayette)3. Grant Bennett (Wichita State)4. Kevin Gordon (Nebraska)5. Thomas McLaughlin (Texas Southern)
Tuscaloosa (AL) Regional
Course: Ol’ Colony Golf ComplexHost School: University of Alabama
Top-Four Teams:1. Georgia (SEC)2. Auburn (SEC)3. South Carolina (SEC)4. Alabama (SEC)
Individuals:1. David Kocher (Maryland)2. Braden Thornberry (Mississippi)3. Wes Gosselin (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)4. Andrew Novak (Wofford)5. Frank Medale (Jacksonville)6. Tom Harris (Maryland)7. Manuel Elvira (Central Florida)8. Seth Grady (UNC Charlotte)9. Peter Staalbo (South Alabama) 10. David Wicks (Jacksonville)