Golf Gains Bid to NCAA Regional in Columbus
5/7/2013 1:59:09 AM | Men's Golf
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STATESBORO, Ga. – The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee announced its selections for this year's NCAA Championships tonight, and Georgia Southern received an at-large bid to the regional tournament hosted by Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, May 16-18.
It is Georgia Southern's 21st bid to the NCAA Championships, 10th under head coach Larry Mays and the Eagles' fourth in the last five seasons.
"We have our postseason tee time," said Mays. "Now, we need to go up to Columbus and perform like we know we can. We have proven this year that we can compete with the best teams in the country. The regional tournament is the toughest of the year, and we have a big challenge in front of us. We hope to seize the opportunity."
The Eagles will compete on the Par-71, 7,455-yard Scarlet Course at Ohio State University. New Mexico (6th in Golfstat rankings), Stanford (8), Auburn (18), South Carolina (20), Missouri (29), UNLV (35), Texas Tech (41), Chattanooga (44), San Francisco (57), Virginia (65), Charlotte (68) and Valparaiso (203) join the Eagles (55) in the 13-team field.
Eighty-one teams and 45 individuals have been selected to compete at six regional sites. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals at the Capital City Club Crabapple Course in Atlanta May 28-June 2.
Led by Southern Conference Golfer of the Year Scott Wolfes, Georgia Southern has won three tournament titles in 2012-13 and finished in the top-5 in six of 11events.
A first-team all-conference selection for the second consecutive season, Wolfes won two tournaments, placed first or second in five events and posted seven top-10 finishes. The sophomore is the first Eagle to win SoCon Golfer of the Year honors since Logan Blondell in 2009.
Classmate Charlie Martin and junior Will Evans each logged four top-15 outings this season, while junior
Hayden Anderson (right) placed in the top-10 three times. Junior Christian Humber joined the quartet at the SoCon Championships, where he tied for 30th.
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