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Men's Golf NCAA Regional ACCtion: Saturday, May 16
May 16, 2009
NCAA Regional - Galloway, N.J. Cavalier Golfers Advance to NCAA Championships Galloway, NJ – For the second year in a row the Virginia men’s golf team made an incredible run at an NCAA Regional event to earn a berth to the NCAA Championships. Unranked and seeded ninth in the 14-team field, the Cavaliers finished fourth among 14 teams to earn one of the tournament’s five spots into the national tournament. Virginia shot 16-over 300 during Saturday’s final round to finish the three-day 54-hole tournament at 889. Alabama, ranked No. 10, took top honors at 874 while No. 20 Tennessee was second at 878. Also advancing to the national championships were Illinois (887) and Wake Forest (890). Four ranked teams failed to qualify out of the tournament. Wake Forest Men's Golf Finishes Fifth At NCAA Regional; Advances To Championships GALLOWAY, N.J. - The Wake Forest men's golf team survived an eventful final round of the NCAA Northeast Regional Saturday afternoon to finish fifth and advance to its fifth-straight NCAA Championships. After carding a pair of 297s in the first two rounds, the Demon Deacons navigated their way through swirling winds and final round nerves to post a 296 and held off Colorado State in the race for the final qualifying spot. Senior Dustin Groves and junior Brendan Gielow, the Deacons two most experienced players, showed their might this week. Both players led the team with matching totals of 7-over 220 and finished in a tie for seventh. Clemson Finishes Golf Season with 9th Place Regional Finish Clemson, SC-Kyle Stanley won a two-hole playoff against John Hahn of Kent State for the final spot in the NCAA Tournament, but he will be the only Tiger to compete at Inverness in two weeks. Clemson's team had a final round 299 total and finished at 56 over par 908 and missed the cut for the national championship tournament at the Northeast Regional at Galloway National Golf Club in Galloway, NJ on Saturday. Stanley and Hahn went to the 10th hole to start the playoff. Stanley made a 18 foot putt for birdie, but then Hahn sank a seven footer to send the playoff to the next hole, the par five 16th. Stanley hit his second shot in a greenside bunker, then got up and down for birdie to win the hole and advance. Hahn made a par, sending Stanley to the NCAAs. It was the fourth playoff win at a college or amateur tournament for Stanley in the last three years. Carolina's O'Connell Ties For 19th At NCAA NE Regional University of North Carolina golfer Kevin O'Connell fired a even par 71 for an 11-over 224 total to tie for 19th place at the NCAA Northeast Regional. That was not good enough, however, to qualify O'Connell for a spot at the NCAA Championship. O'Connell, a senior All-ACC performer from Cary, N.C., fired an eagle on the par-5 11th hole (his second hole). He proceeded to play the back nine (his front nine) in one-under and then played the front nine at one-over for his even par 71 score. NCAA Regional - Bowling Green, Kentucky Georgia Tech Golfers Advance to NCAA Finals Bowling Green, Ky. - Cameron Tringale and John-Tyler Griffin each shot a 1-under-par 71 Saturday, leading Georgia Tech to a 7-over 295 team score and a tie for third place at the NCAA Central Golf Regional. The 7th-ranked Yellow Jackets have advanced to the NCAA Championship May 26-30 in Toledo, Ohio. It will be the Jackets' 22nd appearance in the Finals since 1985. Only Oklahoma State, Florida and Arizona State, each of whom won regionals Saturday, have more appearances than does Tech in that time. Tech, which finished 54 holes at 16-over-par 880, played well enough Saturday to stay ahead of the challengers. The Jackets began the day at 13-over-par, and played 25 holes Saturday in 3-over-par. By comparison, winner UCLA played 25 holes Saturday in 2-under-par, and second-place Washington covered the stretch in 12-over-par. Ohio State and Duke matched Tech's 3-over Saturday and finished in the top five to advance to the Finals. Blue Devils Finish Fifth At Central Regional To Advance To NCAA Championship ALVATON, KY -- Junior Adam Long fired a two-under 70 in the third round on Saturday to help lead Duke to a fifth place finish at the NCAA Central Regional at The Club at Olde Stone. The Blue Devils shot a three-over 291 in the final round to finish with a 17-over 881 and advance to the NCAA Championship (May 26-30) at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. UCLA captured the team crown with a one-under 863. The Bruins shot a two-under 286 to overcome a seven-shot deficit heading into the final round. Washington finished second with a six-over 870, while Georgia Tech and Ohio State were tied for third at +16. Duke finished fifth at 17-over to grab a spot in the NCAA Championship field. Louisville, Mississippi and N.C. State finished tied for sixth four shots behind the Blue Devils. Duke opened the day by closing out the second round with a four-over 292. The Blue Devils were in seventh place at 14-over after the second round of play. Matthew Pierce shot a one-under 71 in the second round, while Long and Wes Roach each finished the round at even-par. Duke entered the final round one stroke out of the top five with the top five teams advancing to the NCAA Championship. Hill Wins NCAA Regional; Advances to NCAA Championships BOWLING GREEN, KY. – Sophomore Matt Hill continued his winning ways, as he earned medalist honors at the 2009 NCAA Regional Championships, and has advanced to the 2009 NCAA Championships. Hill won his ACC record seventh tournament of the school year, and the sixth in the last seven tournaments overall. Hill becomes the first golfer since Tim Clark did so in both 1996 and 1997 to win individual medallist honors at the NCAA Regionals. They are the only two Pack golfers to claim such honors as well. The Pack as a team fell short in its bid for the NCAA Championships. NC State finished in a tie for sixth place at 21-over (296) and four strokes out of fifth place, as only the top five teams from the regional advanced. UCLA took top honors (-1), followed by Washington (+6), Georgia Tech (+16), Ohio State (+16), and Duke (+17). NCAA Regional - Sorrento, Florida Seminole Men's Golf Team Completes Play At NCAA Southeast Regional Championship SORRENTO, Fla. - Florida State freshman Brooks Koepka carded a three-under par 68 - his third consecutive round in the 60's - and finished in tie for sixth place in the individual standings and the Seminoles men's golf team finished in a tie for seventh place in the team standings as play in the NCAA Southeast Regional at the Red Tail Golf Club came to a close Saturday afternoon. Neither Koepka (as an individual) nor Florida State (as a team) advanced to the NCAA Championship finals round. Koepka led the Seminoles through the three round tournament with scores of 69-69-68 for a three round total of seven under par 206. In 54 holes played during the tournament, Koepka carded 53 holes at par or better with eight birdies and only one bogey. Koepka's only above par hole came on the 18th and final hole of the second round. NCAA Regional - Austin, Texas Hokies finish 12th at NCAA Austin Regional AUSTIN, Tex. – Virginia Tech shot a final-round 302 and finished in 12th place in the NCAA Austin Regional at the par 71, 7,412-yard University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Tex. on Saturday. The Hokies, the tournament’s 10th seed, posted a three-round total of 910. Senior Drew Weaver (High Point, N.C.) led the Hokies in his final collegiate tournament with a three-round total of eight-over-pat 221 and tied for 12th place. He finished 12 strokes behind Lance Lopez of Texas who claimed medalist honors.
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