2023 NCAA Golf Division 1 2023 men's golf championships
Participants Announced
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee announced today the 156 participants that will compete in the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships.
The top five teams and the top individual not on those teams from each of the six regional sites — Auburn, Alabama; Bath, Michigan; Las Vegas, Nevada; Morgan Hill, California; Norman, Oklahoma and Salem, South Carolina — have advanced to compete at the finals which will be held May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. The championships are being hosted by Arizona State and The Thunderbirds.
The teams and individuals advancing to the 2023 championships finals are listed below:
Auburn University Club – Auburn, Alabama
Hosted by Auburn University
Teams:
- Auburn
- Vanderbilt
- Chattanooga
- Ohio State
- Colorado State
Individual:
- Drew Salyers, Indiana
Eagle Eye Golf Club – Bath, Michigan
Hosted by Michigan State University
Teams:
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Oregon
- Florida
- Texas
Individual:
- Luke O’Neill, Kansas State
Bear’s Best Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada
Hosted by University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Teams:
- Arizona State
- Stanford
- Virginia
- San Francisco
- East Tennessee State
Individual:
- Jonas Baumgartner, Oklahoma State
The Institute Golf Club – Morgan Hill, California
Hosted by San Jose State University and San Jose Sports Authority
Teams:
- Mississippi State
- Brigham Young
- Florida State
- Baylor
- Pepperdine
Individual:
- Riley Lewis, Loyola Marymount
Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club – Norman, Oklahoma
Hosted by the University of Oklahoma
Teams:
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Colorado
- Texas Tech
- Duke
Individual:
- Will King, Kansas
The Cliffs at Keowee Falls – Salem, South Carolina
Hosted by Clemson University
- Georgia Tech
- Arkansas
- North Carolina
- New Mexico
- Texas A&M
Individual: Sam Lape, Furman
Bulldog Sweep In Bath
BATH, Mich. — The University of Georgia men's golf team claimed the team and individual championships at the 2023 NCAA Golf Bath Regional on Wednesday. The Bulldogs and senior Ben van Wyk completed their wire-to-wire wins at the Bath Regional in impressive fashion at Eagle Eye Golf Club. With the win, the University of Georgia becomes the first school since 2016 to sweep the team and individual championships in both a men's and women's golf regional.
"I am so proud of our guys," said Georgia head coach Chris Hack following the tournament. "They came into this week knowing what was at stake, and were focused every round. Our goal all year has been to play for the national championship, and now we have a chance to do that. We are looking forward to going back to Grayhawk."
The Bulldogs earned the team title and first regional title since 2019, with a three-round total of 29-under-par 823 (266-274-283). Fourth-ranked Illinois finished second at 21-under-par 831 (272-278-281), while No. 22 Oregon finished third at 14-under-par 838 (279-274-285), No. 10 Florida finished fourth at 12-under-par 840 (280-284-276) and No. 15 Texas finished fifth at 10-under-par 842 (275-281-286). van Wyk claimed individual medalist honors with a 54-hole score of 10-under-par 203 (65-68-70).
"It's great to see the team play to its potential," said van Wyk. "Everyone on the team is capable of competing with the guy next to them, and we really fed off of one another. We didn't have the year we expected, but we were clutch when we needed it. We have a lot of momentum going into the most important week of the year, next week in Arizona."
Sophomore Buck Brumlow paced the Bulldogs with a final round 2-under-par 69, while van Wyk fired a final round of 1-under-par 70. They were followed by senior Connor Creasy and junior Caleb Manuel who each carded rounds of 1-over-par 72, while sophomore Maxwell Ford rounded out the Bulldogs with a final round of 2-over-par 73.
The win marked van Wyk's first individual collegiate title. He was followed by Manuel who finished tied for second with a 54-hole total of 7-under-par 206 (66-68-72), his career-best finish. Ford finished tied for 11th at 4-under-par 209 (71-65-73), while Brumlow tied for 18th finished 2-under-par 211 (68-74-69) and Creasy finished tied for 20th at 1-under-par 212 (67-73-72).
"It has been a hard last four years for me," said van Wyk. "I overcame some mental demons, and just tried to react fully today. I couldn't be happier to celebrate this win with my team."
Up next, the Bulldogs will head to Scottsdale, Arizona for the NCAA Championships on May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club.
Since the regional format was introduced in 1988-89, Georgia has advanced to the NCAA Championships 25 times, including 22 of 26 under Coach Haack. Overall, the Bulldogs have earned 51 berths to the NCAA Championship. Haack led the Bulldogs to the 1999 and 2005 national titles, runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2011, and the national semifinals in 2015.
NCAAs will begin with 54-holes of stroke play on May 26-28, with the top-15 teams moving on t a fourth round of stroke play on May 29. The top-eight squads after stroke play will advance to match play. The quarterfinals and semifinals are set for May 3o, while the championship match is slated for May 31.
Advance To Blackhawk
Finals play consists of three days of stroke play on Friday, May 26 thru Sunday, May 28 (54 holes), after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined. That is followed by a final day of 18 holes of stroke play on Monday, May 29 to determine the top eight teams that will advance to match play as well as the 72-hole individual champion. The team national champion will be determined by a match-play format that will consist of quarterfinals and semifinals conducted on Tuesday, May 30, followed by finals on Wednesday, May 31.
The 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships were also held at Grayhawk Golf Club with Texas winning the team title, defeating Arizona State 3-2 in the final round of match play competition. Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent won the individual title in a playoff.
