Salem Regional champion Georgia Tech
The 30-team field has been set for the NCAA Men's Golf Championships set for May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. as regional play concluded at six sites around the country on Wednesday.
Auburn (Auburn), Georgia (Bath), Alabama (Norman), Georgia Tech (Salem), Mississippi State (Morgan Hill) and Arizona State (Las Vegas) won their respective regionals, while SEC champion Florida staged a furious rally at the Bath Regional to punch its ticket to Grayhawk.
Playoffs were needed to decide the final qualifying spots at the Salem and Las Vegas Regionals and playoffs were also used to determine the advancing individual from the Norman and Morgan Hill Regionals.
Georgia was the lowest seed to win a regional, as the sixth-seeded Bulldogs completed a dominant performance at the Bath Regional on Wednesday. Three eight seeds (San Francisco, New Mexico and Chattanooga) along with a pair of nine seeds (BYU and Colorado) also advanced to Grayhawk.
Tennessee, the No. 2 seed at the Auburn Regional, saw its season come to an end today at the Auburn Regional.
Four of the six regionals were won with scores between 28 and 59-under par, while winners of the Auburn and Morgan Hill Regionals were a combined 2-under.
Here's a third-round recap from the six regional sites around the country:
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Auburn Regional (Live Scoring)
Auburn University Club; Auburn, Ala.
The top five teams after round two held tight as none of the chasers were able to make inroads in Auburn, where the host Tigers claimed the team title at 1-under. Four of the top five seeds from this regional are onto Grayhawk, with the exception of No. 2 seed Tennessee, which saw its season come to an end after a ninth-place finish. Ohio State's Maxwell Moldovan turned in the low round of the day with his second consecutive 69 to earn co-medalist honors with Christopher Bleier of Colorado State.
The teams:
1. Vanderbilt 2. Tennessee 3. Auburn 4. Colorado State 5. Ohio State 6. Washington 7. TCU 8. Chattanooga (Southern) 9. Houston 10. Marquette 11. Indiana 12. Augusta (Southland) 13. Siena (MAAC)
The individuals:
Alex Goff (Kentucky), Brantley Scott (Troy), Erik Jansson (Jacksonville State), Cameron Clarke (Southern Miss), Brian Ma (Harvard), Jackson Skeen (Tennessee Tech), Luka Naglic (Arkansaw State), Huge Thyr (South Alabama), Killian McGinley (Fairfield)
Advancing teams: 1. Auburn (-1); 2. Vanderbilt (E); 3. Chattanooga (+2); 4. Ohio State (+8); 5. Colorado State (+10).
The next three: 6. Washington (+16); 7. Indiana (+17); 8. Tennessee (+25).
Co-medalists: Maxwell Moldovan, Ohio State (-7; 71-69-69-209); Christopher Bleier, Colorado State (-7; 68-69-72-209).
Advancing individual: Drew Salyers, Indiana (-4; 72-68-72-212)
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Salem Regional (Live Scoring)
The Cliffs at Keowee Falls; Salem, S.C.
Four of the five top teams after round two held steady, while Northern Illinois saw its Cinderella run to Grayhawk come to an end after the 12th-seeded Huskies could only manage an even par round of 288 which dropped them nine spots down to ninth place. Georgia Tech blazed its way through The Cliffs at Keowee Falls on the final day to wrestle the team title away from Arkansas. Behind a pair of 66s from Connor Howe and Hiroshi Tai, the Yellow Jackets shot a final round 21-under 267 to win the Salem Regional by eight shots over Arkansas after starting the day seven shots behind the Razorbacks.
There was plenty of drama for the fifth and final spot between Texas A&M and Clemson, which was trying to advance to Grayhawk on its home course as the ninth seed. The two schools tied at the end of regulation at 29-under, forcing a five-hole aggregate playoff with all five team members playing one hole. The Aggies came out on top, combining to shoot 2-under on holes 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 to clip the host Tigers by a single stroke.
Ryan Burnett of North Carolina finished off a wire-to-wire victory to claim the individual title, while Sam Lape of Furman shot a final round 64 to finish at 15-under to punch his ticket to Scottsdale as an individual competitor.
The teams:
1. North Carolina 2. Georgia Tech 3. Texas A&M 4. San Diego State 5. Georgia Southern 6. Arkansas 7. Purdue 8. New Mexico 9. Clemson 10. Furman (Southern) 11. Middle Tennessee (Conference USA) 12. Northern Illinois (Mid-American) 13. Long Island (Northeast) 14. Longwood (Big South)
The individuals:
Kieron van Wyk (Charleston), Luis Carrera (UCF), Johnny Travale (UCF), Seth Taylor (Coastal Carolina), Bryce Corbett (Radford)
Advancing teams: 1. Georgia Tech (-53); 2. Arkansas (-45); 3. North Carolina (-43); 4. New Mexico (-42); 5. Texas A&M (-29).
The next three: t-5. Clemson (-29); t-6. Georgia Southern (-28); San Diego State (-28).
Medalist: Ryan Burnett, North Carolina (-17; 63-68-68-199).
Advancing individual: Sam Lape, Furman (-15; 65-72-64).
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Bath Regional (Live Scoring)
Eagle Eye Golf Club; Bath, Mich.
SEC champion Florida, the No. 2 seed, dug deep when it needed to, firing a final round 8-under 276 to move from outside the cutline into fourth place at 12-under. Yuxin Lee (66), John DuBois (69) and Ricky Castillo (69) led the Gator's charge to Scottsdale. With Florida's rally into the top-five, four of the top-five seeds advanced to Grayhawk from Bath. The outlier was the sixth-seeded Georgia, which won the regional at 29-under behind medalist Ben Van Wyk, who finished at 10-under after rounds of 65-68-70.
The teams:
1. Illinois 2. Florida 3. Texas 4. Oregon 5. Kansas State 6. Georgia 7. Liberty 8. San Diego 9. Little Rock (OVC) 10. Michigan State 11.Wisconsin 12. Illinois State (MVC) 13. Purdue Fort Wayne (Horizon)
The individuals:
Barend Botha (Toledo), Ben Warian (Minnesota), Tyler Goecke (Wright State), Palmer Jackson (Notre Dame), Nathan Han (Columbia), Mikkel Mathiesen (Wright State), Caleb VanArragon (Valparaiso), Nate Stevens (Notre Dame), Anthony Delisanti (Valparaiso), Jack Simon, (St. John’s)
Advancing teams as of today:1. Georgia (-29); 2. Illinois (-21); 3. Oregon (-14); 4. Florida (-12); 5. Texas (-10).
The next three: 6. Kansas State (-7); 7. Michigan State (-1); 8. Liberty (+3).
Medalist: Ben Van Wyk, Georgia (-10; 65-68-70-203).
Advancing individual: Luke O'Neill, Kansas State (-7; 68-69-69).
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Las Vegas Regional (Live Scoring)
Bear’s Best Las Vegas; Las Vegas, Nev.
Welcome to the Las Vegas Regional, where Oklahoma State shot 35-under for three days and finished eight strokes outside the cutline. The birdie-friendly Bear’s Best wasn't much of a challenge, as 12 of the 14 teams reached double-figure red numbers. The top three seeds held true to form, with No. 8 seed San Francisco, led by co-medalist Matthew Anderson, grabbing fourth place while East Tennessee State defeated Northwestern in a five-hole aggregate playoff to earn the fifth spot.
The teams:
1. Arizona State 2. Stanford 3. Virginia 4. Oklahoma State 5. Northwestern 6. East State (Southern) 7. Cincinnati 8. San Francisco (West Coast) 9. UNC-Greensboro (Southern) 10. Long Beach State (Big West) 11. Oregon State 12. Davidson (Atlantic-10) 13. Kansas City (Summit) 14. Lehigh (Patriot)
The individuals:
Caden Fioroni (UNLV), Mac McClear (Iowa), Aidan Thomas (New Mexico State), Garrison Smith (New Mexico State), Brady McKinlay (Utah Valley)
Advancing teams: 1. Arizona (-59); 2. Stanford (-57); 3. Virginia (-49); 4. San Francisco (-45); 5. East Tennessee State (-43).
The next three: t-5. Northwestern (-43); 7. Oklahoma State (-35); 8. Cincinnati (-29).
Co-medalists: Matthew Anderson, San Francisco (-20; 66-64-66-196); Ben James, Virginia (-20; 65-66-65-196).
Advancing individual as of today: Five tied at -6.
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Norman Regional (Live Scoring)
Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club; Norman, Okla.
Duke came from two shots off the cutline to edge North Florida for the fifth and final spot out of the Norman Regional, where Alabama (-28) claimed the team title by three strokes over the host Sooners. Behind a pair of 5-under 67s by Kelly Chinn and William Love, the sixth-seeded Blue Devils fashioned a 13-under 275 in the final round to advance to the NCAA Championship for the eighth time under head coach Jamie Green.
Ludvig Aberg, the world's top-ranked amateur from Texas Tech, turned in another dominating performance to take medalist honors at 14-under 202, marking his fourth individual title of the season. Will King of Kansas (-9; 68-71-68-207) defeated Hugo Townsend of Ole Miss in an eight-hole playoff to advance as the qualifying individual.
The teams:
1. Texas Tech 2. Oklahoma 3. Alabama 4. Ole Miss 5. Wake Forest 6. Duke 7. LSU 8. North Florida 9. Colorado 10. Kansas 11. UNC-Wilmington 12. Louisiana (Sun Belt) 13. Princeton (Ivy) 14. Arkansas-Pine Bluffs (Southwestern)
The individuals:
Luke Gutschewski (Iowa State), Nathan Petronzio (SMU), Bret Gray (Sam Houston), Vincente Marzilio (North Texas), James Swash (Louisiana Tech)
Advancing teams: 1. Alabama (-28); 2. Oklahoma (-25); 3. Colorado (-23); 4. Texas Tech (-22); 5. Duke (-21).
The next three: 6. North Florida (-20); 7. Wake Forest (-10); 8. LSU (-9).
Medalist: Ludvig Aberg, Texas Tech (-14; 67-68-67-202)
Advancing individual: Will King, Kansas (-9; 68-71-68-207) d. Hugo Townsend (Ole Miss) in an eight-hole playoff to advance.
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The Institute Golf Club; Morgan Hill, Calif.
There were no changes among the top five teams after round two, just some minor reshuffling. Mississippi State, the three-seed from the SEC, completed its wire-to-wire victory at The Institute Golf Club, where BYU, the ninth-seed from the WCC, turned in an impressive 4-under final round to jump into second place. Sixth-seed Baylor is also through to Scottsdale.
The teams:
1. Pepperdine 2. Florida State 3. Mississippi State 4. Arizona 5. Louisville 6. Baylor 7. Missouri 8. Houston 9. Brigham Young Univ. (West Coast) 10. NC State 11. Charlotte (American) 12. Grand Canyon (Western Athletic Conf.) 13. Northern Colorado (Big Sky)
The individuals:
Matthew Manganello (Fresno State), Matthew Sutherland (Fresno State), Riley Lewis (LMU), Javier Barcos (Utah), Mahanth Chirravuri (Southern California), Julien Paltrinieri (Santa Clara), Caleb Shetler (San Jose State), Pono Yanagi (Washington State), Jackson Rivera (Southern California), Casey Leebrick (Sacramento State)
Advancing teams: 1. Mississippi State (-1); 2. BYU (+4); 3. Florida State (+7); 4. Baylor (+9); Pepperdine (+11).
The next three: 6. California (+14); 7. Missouri (+23); t-8. Arizona (+25); Louisville; North Carolina State.
Medalist: Maximilian Steinlechner, North Carolina State (-4; 70-70-140); Luke Clanton, Florida State (-6; 70-70-70-210)
Advancing individual: Riley Lewis, Loyola Marymount (-7; 71-72-69-212) d. Maximillian Steinlechner, North Carolina State in a three-hole playoff to advance.