GRU Augusta Jags Golf Headed To Chapel Hill For 19th NCAA Regional Appearance

AUGUSTA, Georgia – The No. 49 GRU Augusta men's golf team is headed to the NCAA postseason and will play at the UNC Chapel Hill regional as the eighth seed beginning on Thursday May 14 at the University of North Carolina Finley Golf Course.

Hosted by UNC, the NCAA Regional in Chapel Hill, N.C., will feature a 13-team field. The Jags competed at the UNC Finley Golf Course in their first event this fall Sept. `2-`4 at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate where GRU Augusta placed fourth at even par.

The Jaguars have made 19 NCAA Regional appearances (1993-95, 1998-2005, 2007-2012, and 2014). Last season marked the most recent trip for the Jags in the NCAA Regional when senior Alex Wennstam earned a spot as an individual competitor in 2014. The last time the team traveled for a regional was in 2012

GRU Augusta will be looking to advance to the NCAA Championships for the 14th time in 18 NCAA Regional appearances. The Jags finished in the top 10 in all 10 regular season meets and reached a No. 48 national ranking. The team placed in the top five in six different events, highlighted by a first-place finish at the 2015 MEAC Championship on April 25 to give the jags an automatic qualifying bid.

"We are excited to be participating in the UNC Chapel Hill NCAA Regional," Head Coach Jack O'Keefe said. "The field there is very challenging as are all of the sites, but we were fortunate to have played a preview tournament back in the fall. The guys like the golf course there and we hope to use our experience from the fall tournament to contend for one of the five spots that advance to the NCAA Finals in Bradenton, Florida. I am proud of our guys this year for playing well and earning a berth into the NCAA Regionals. We look forward to the challenge."

Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 14-16. Thirteen teams and ten individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals.

The low five teams and low individual (not on those teams) from each of the six regionals advance to the NCAA Men's Golf Championships, taking place May 29-June 3 at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla. Golf Channel will air live coverage of the final three days of the NCAA Men's Golf Championships, June 1-3.

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NCAA REGIONAL - UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA FINLEY GOLF COURSE – CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

Hosted by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Teams (seeded in the following order):

1. Florida State University

2. Stanford University [Pac-12 Conference]

3. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

4. Kennesaw State University

5. Wake Forest University

6. Clemson University

7. University of Florida

8. Georgia Regents University [Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]

9. University of North Carolina, Charlotte

10. McNeese State University

11. Pennsylvania State University

12. Miami University (Ohio) [Mid-American Conference]

13. Loyola University Maryland [Patriot League]


GOLF CHANNEL NCAA MEN'S DIVISION I GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT COVERAGE

Monday, June 1 Final Round, Individual Stroke Play 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. ET (Live)

Tuesday, June 2 Quarterfinals, Match Play 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET (Live)

Tuesday, June 2 Semifinals, Match Play 3:30 -7:00 p.m. ET (Live)

Wednesday, June 3 Finals, Match Play 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. ET (Live)

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