The NCAA announced the six regional sites today on the Golf Channel and the Hornets found out they will be one of 14 teams to play at the Auburn University Club in Auburn, Ala. The low five teams from each regional will advance to the NCAA Finals along with the low individual medalist whose team is not among the low five.
"We're excited about the opportunity to represent Alabama State and it's a great time to be a Hornet," Head Coach Dr. Gary Grandison said. "If our guys have their mindset where it needs to be we have a chance to do something really special."
The Hornets will not be the only team from the state of Alabama at the Auburn Regional. The University of Alabama, which is the defending NCAA champion and the top-ranked team in the nation, and host Auburn, will also be participating in the Regional.
The Auburn Regional will run May 15-17 at the Bill Bergin designed course which opened in 1999. The Auburn University Club is located on 225 acres which has a course rating of 75.3. The challenging course has a slope rating of 138 on Bermuda grass.
The Auburn University Club is not an unfamiliar course to the Hornets coaching staff as the Lady Hornets played the same course a year ago in the NCAA East Regional Championship.
"We played there last year in the women's regional," Grandison said. "We already have information and we are familiar with the course."
A total of four ranked teams will dot the Regional led by Alabama. Virginia Tech is ranked 12th, Texas is 17th and host Auburn is 25th.
Other teams involved in the regional are New Mexico, Brigham Young, Kennesaw State, Colorado, Louisville, North Carolina, California-Davis, Sam Houston State and St. John's.
There will be live scoring for all three days at GolfStat.com.
COURTESY ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
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