NCAA Division I Men’s National Championship – 2023 Preview & Results

Posted on 23/05/2023 by Golf Bible

31st May 2023

Final

FLORIDA (2) beat GEORGIA TECH (5) 3-1-0 in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Division I National Championship Final.

It was the program’s fifth national title and first since 2001 and coach JC Deacon’s first since taking over responsibility for the team from Buddy Alexander in 2014.

The Gators enjoyed a strong post-season, winning the SEC Championship before qualifying 4th in their Bath NCAA Regional Championship.

Florida (Photo: Gators Golf)

Here are the full game scores: –

Match Play Final Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

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30th May 2023

Match Play Semi-Finals

FLORIDA (2) and GEORGIA TECH (5) overcame FLORIDA STATE (6) and NORTH CAROLINA (1) respectively to claim their place in tomorrow’s Championship match.

England’s Jack Bigham enjoyed a 6&5 win against Yuxin Lin, the 2017 and 2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur champion, but it proved to be in vain.

Florida State took a 2-0 lead after Frederik Kjettrup and Bigham won early. Cole Anderson and Luke Clanton then narrowly lost their games bringing the scores back level. In the final decisive game Brett Roberts, who was 2Up with three holes to play, succumbed to Ricky Costello on the third extra hole.

Match Play Semi-Final Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

Match Play Quarter Finals

FLORIDA (2), NORTH CAROLINA (1), FLORIDA STATE (6) and GEORGIA TECH (5) were all victorious in this morning’s Quarter Final matches.

Jack Bigham’s FLORIDA STATE (6) beat ILLINOIS (3) 3-2-0 albeit Jack lost his game to Tommy Kuhl (USA).

Kuhl was the player who received a lot of publicity earlier in May after he shot a course record 62 at Illini Country Club in U.S. Open Local Qualifying only to then disqualify himself after realising he had been repairing aerated marks on the greens throughout his round.

Match Play Quarter Finals Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

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29th May 2023

Stroke Play Round 4

Team

An impressive final round team score of -7 helped NORTH CAROLINA secure medalist honours with a 1,114 (-6) total after the completion of the four stroke play rounds at Greyhawk G.C.

The Top 8 teams shown in the table below qualified for the Team Match Play Stage which will determine this year’s champions.

FLORIDA STATE, with Jack Bigham (ENG) in their line-up, finished 6th on +6 after they matched North Carolina’s final day score of -7.

VANDERBILT, the number 1 ranked team heading into the Nationals, were the surprise casualties of the final round as they fell out of the Match Play qualifying spots with a disappointing +8 final round.

Stroke Play Team Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

Barclay Brown’s STANFORD missed out on qualification after they lost an 8th Seed Team Play-Off with ARIZONA STATE by 1-shot. After being the Californian team’s leading player throughout the Stroke Play Barclay will have been disappointed to have played his two holes in 1-over par.

8th Seed Play-Off Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

Individual

Senior Fred BIONDI (BRA / Florida) won the NCAA Division 1 Men’s National Championship after a final round of 67 lifted him past a stumbling Ross STEELMAN (USA / Georgia Tech) who could only manage a 73. Steelman ended up finishing tied 2nd with Jackson BUCHANAN (USA / Illinois) who matched Bondi’s 67.

Biondi, the first South American to win the Individual title, earned an exemption in to the 2023 U.S. Open and 2024 Masters, subject to him remaining amateur. The former, being played in a couple of weeks, won’t be a problem but the latter may be because Biondi’s win also secured 2nd place in the PGA TOUR University Final Ranking which guaranteed a number of Korn Ferry Tour starts this season as well as unlimited sponsor exemptions on the same circuit. It will be interesting to see if he is prepared to give these latter opportunities up by staying an amateur so that he can play in The Masters next April.

Fred Biondi (Photo: Gators Golf)

Here are the leading Individual results: –

Stroke Play Individual Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

Jack Bigham will be the only GB&I player who participates in the Match Play Stage on the back of his Florida State team’s performance.

Here are the final Individual results / finishing positions for all of the GB&I players: –

Jack BIGHAM (ENG / Florida State) 70-76-71-68 (+5) Tied 36th

Missed 72 Holes Stroke Play Cut
Barclay BROWN (ENG / Stanford) 68-71-67-69 (-5) Tied 4th

Missed 54 Holes Stroke Play Cut
Matty DODD-BERRY (ENG / ETSU) 76-73-70 (+9) Tied 74th
Luke O’NEILL (IRL / Kansas State) 75-72-74 (+11) Tied 94th
Calum SCOTT (SCO / Texas Tech) 76-72-74 (+12) Tied 106th
Paul CONROY (IRL / Chattanooga) 70-78-75 (+13) Tied 111th
Ben PARTRIDGE (ENG / San Francisco) 76-76-77 (+19) 146th
Archie DAVIES (WAL / ETSU) 83-76-76 (+25) 151st

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28th May 2023

Stroke Play Round 3

Team

ILLINOIS produced another under par round to maintain their lead in the Team Stroke Play Qualifying competition at Greyhawk.

PEPPERDINE moved up three places to 2nd on Day 3 after a record breaking Greyhawk one round -11 contribution to their Team score.

FLORIDA are 3rd on -1, NORTH CAROLINA (+1) 4th and GEORGIA TECH (+2) 5th.

The 54 hole cut saw the top 15 teams, and nine individuals not on one of those teams, progressing to the final stroke play round.

Of the teams with GB&I representation only STANFORD (+10) and FLORIDA STATE (+13) progressed.

TEXAS TECH (+26) lost in a play-off to OHIO STATE for the final spot on Monday morning and therefore followed SAN FRANCISCO (+33), CHATTANOOGA (+39) tied 23rd and EAST TENNESSEE STATE (+46) 29th out of the Championship.

Defending champions TEXAS missed the 54 hole cut.

Stroke Play Round 3 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

Individual

Ross STEELMAN (USA / Georgia Tech) continues to deliver. A third round 68 has taken him to -9 and leaves him with a four shot lead with 18 holes to play over Neal SHIPLEY (USA / Ohio State) and Dylan MENANTE (USA / North Carolina).

After a lacklustre season by his high standards Barclay BROWN (ENG) continues to excel for Stanford in the Arizona desert. A 3-under 67 has moved him into tied 4th place on -4.

Barclay Brown’s Round 3 Scorecard (Graphic: GolfStat)

Matthew ANDERSON (CAN / San Francisco) -1 T13, Ludvig ABERG (SWE / Texas Tech) +1 T19, Matthew WATKINS (USA / New Mexico) +1 T19, Drew GOODMAN (USA / Oklahoma) +3 T28, Ian SIEBERS (USA / Duke) +4 T32, Johnny KEEFER (USA / Baylor) +4 T32 and Jase SUMMY (USA /Oklahoma) +4 T32 were the seven Individuals who qualified after 54 holes.

Mateo FERNANDEZ DE OLIVEIRA (ARG / Arkansas) and Dylan MCDERMOTT (USA / Colorado) subsequently came through a 2-from-3 Individual play-off on Monday morning to join them. Matthew COMEGYS (USA / Texas Tech) bogeyed the first hole to miss out.

The Individual champion now receives an exemption into the following year’s Masters Tournament so tomorrow’s final round will be important for all of the leading players.

Here are the Round 3 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players who are competing this week: –

Barclay BROWN (ENG / Stanford) 68-71-67 (-4) Tied 4th
Jack BIGHAM (ENG / Florida State) 70-76-71 (+7) Tied 55th

Stroke Play Round 3 Leading Individual Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

The third round scoring average was 72.26, which was a full stroke lower than Saturday’s second round mark of 73.29 and Friday’s 73.24.

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27th May 2023

Stroke Play Round 2

Team

First out ILLINOIS took advantage of their early morning tee time to move to the top of the Team leaderboard on -2. Their 273 -7 round score was the first under par one this week and moved them up eight places in the standings. It was also the second best round recorded at Greyhawk in the three years that the NCAA Men’s National Championship has been staged there. Pepperdine’s Round 4 271 -9 in 2021 being the best.

FLORIDA, who teed off five hours later when the conditions were much tougher, showed their class by delivering a -2 round score which lifted them five places into 2nd.

NORTH CAROLINA and GEORGIA TECH (+6) are tied 3rd after they recorded a +4 and +6 Round 2 score respectively.

Of the teams with GB&I representation, FLORIDA STATE (+11) are tied 7th, STANFORD (+16) are tied 13th, TEXAS TECH (+17) are 16th, SAN FRANCISCO (+19) tied 17th, CHATTANOOGA (+34) 27th and EAST TENNESSEE STATE (+40) 29th.

After 54 holes the first cut takes place with only the top 15 teams, and nine individuals not on one of those teams, progressing to the final stroke play round. After 72 holes only the top 8 teams qualify for the Championship match play stage.

At the moment there are 15 teams on +16 or better so all of the teams that matter to us will be under pressure to deliver a low scoring day tomorrow.

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Stroke Play Round 2 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

Individual

Ross STEELMAN (USA / Georgia Tech) produced a second under par round of 69 to move on to -7 and extend his lead in the Individual competition to 3-shots.

Two Europeans, Daniel DA COSTA RODRIGUES (POR / Texas A&M) and Adrien DUMONT DE CHASSART (BEL / Illinois), are tied 2nd on -4 with Brazil’s Fred BIONDI (Florida) -3 4th.

The Individual champion now receives an exemption into the following year’s Masters Tournament so I am sure the pressure will start to build on these leading players.

Stating on the 10th Barclay BROWN (ENG) posted a rollercoaster 71 in Round 2 to remain in the Individual top 10.

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Barclay Brown’s Round 2 Scorecard (Graphic: GolfStat)

Here are the Round 2 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players who are competing this week: –

Barclay BROWN (ENG / Stanford) 68-71 (-1) Tied 8th
Jack BIGHAM (ENG / Florida State) 70-76 (+6) Tied 67th
Luke O’NEILL (IRL / Kansas State) 75-72 (+7) Tied 84th
Calum SCOTT (SCO / Texas Tech) 76-72 (+8) Tied 96th
Paul CONROY (IRL / Chattanooga) 70-78 (+8) Tied 96th
Matty DODD-BERRY (ENG / ETSU) 76-73 (+9) Tied 108th
Ben PARTRIDGE (ENG / San Francisco) 76-76 (+12) Tied 127th
Archie DAVIES (WAL / ETSU) 83-76 (+19) Tied 154th

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Stroke Play Round 2 Leading Individual Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

After 36 holes only 12 golfers in the 156-player field are under par. The average Round 2 score was 73.29, slightly higher than Friday’s average of 73.24.

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26th May 2023

Stroke Play Round 1

Team

ACC and NCAA Salem Regional champions GEORGIA TECH (Ev) lead the Team standings after the opening 18 holes by 1-shot from PEPPERDINE and ARKANSAS.

Scoring conditions were tough on Friday with the course playing firm and fast. As per normal the afternoon wave had it harder with the course drying out and temperatures rising well into the 90’s.

TEXAS TECH (+2 Tied 4th), FLORIDA STATE (+4 8th) and SAN FRANCISCO (+5 Tied 9th), all teams with GB&I representation, are currently in the Top 15 – the 54 hole stroke play cut mark.

TEXAS (+15 27th) made a disappointing start to their title defence, albeit with four new players, including three freshman, in their line up this year’s trip to Greyhawk was always likely to be a challenge.

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Stroke Play Round 1 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

Individual

Ross STEELMAN (USA / Georgia Tech) leads the Individual standings at the the end of Round 1 after the senior used his course knowledge well to fire a bogey free 64 (-6).

Barclay BROWN (ENG) made the best start from a GB&I perspective. The Stanford senior posted a 68 (-2) to finish the day tied 6th.

Here are the Round 1 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players who are competing this week: –

Barclay BROWN (ENG / Stanford) 68 (-2) Tied 6th
Paul CONROY (IRL / Chattanooga) 70 (Ev) Tied 19th
Jack BIGHAM (ENG / Florida State) 70 (Ev) Tied 19th
Luke O’NEILL (IRL / Kansas State) 75 (+5) Tied 104th
Calum SCOTT (SCO / Texas Tech) 76 (+6) Tied 115th
Ben PARTRIDGE (ENG / San Francisco) 76 (+6) Tied 115th
Matty DODD-BERRY (ENG / ETSU) 76 (+6) Tied 115th
Archie DAVIES (WAL / ETSU) 83 (+13) Tied 156th

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Stroke Play Round 1 Leading Individual Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

18 players are under par after the opening round which saw an average score of 73.24 from the 156-player field.

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23rd May 2023

The 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s National Championship starts on Friday 26th May at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Greyhawk has staged the National Championships in each of the last two years and has in the last week hosted the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s event. The men’s Raptor Course is 7,289 yards long and plays to a par of 70. With a firm and fast set up most players struggle to break par over the 72 holes.

30 5-man teams and 6 individuals not on those teams qualified to play through six Regional events played on 15th-17th May. To learn more about these Regionals please read my earlier article – NCAA Division I Men’s Regionals – 2023 Preview & Results.

At the National Championship 54 holes of stroke play will be played on 26th-28th May. A cut will then take place which will see the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on those teams play a final 18 holes on 29th May. After 72 holes an Individual champion is crowned with the leading 8 teams progressing to a match play stage. Seeded match play will then take place on 30th-31st May and will be used determine the Team national champions.

Team scores in the stroke play stage are based on a best four from five players cumulative total.

There are eight GB&I players competing this year; they are Jack BIGHAM (ENG / Florida State), Barclay BROWN (ENG / Stanford), Paul CONROY (IRL / Chattanooga), Archie DAVIES (East Tennessee State), Matthew DODD-BERRY (ENG / East Tennessee State), Luke O’NEILL (IRL / Kansas State), Ben PARTRIDGE (ENG / San Francisco) and Calum SCOTT (SCO / Texas Tech).

Here is a list of the 30 competing teams and 6 individuals, along with their current Golfweek / Sagarin national ranking and earlier Regional site results in brackets.

The 8 players from Great Britain & Ireland are shown in blue below.

TEAMS

Alabama 16 (Norman Oklahoma, 1st)

Arizona State 5 (Las Vegas Nevada, 1st)

Arkansas 34 (Salem South Carolina, 2nd)

Auburn 10 (Auburn Alabama, 1st)

Baylor 32 (Morgan Hill California, 4th)

Brigham Young (BYU) 38 (Morgan Hill California, 2nd)*

Chattanooga 39 (Auburn Alabama, 3rd) – PAUL CONROY (IRL) #1

Colorado 56 (Norman Oklahoma, 3rd)

Colorado State 28 (Auburn Alabama, 5th)

Duke 25 (Norman Oklahoma, 5th)

East Tennessee State 29 (Las Vegas Nevada, 5th) – ARCHIE DAVIES (WAL) #3, MATTHEW DODD-BERRY (ENG) #4

Florida 6 (Bath Michigan, 4th)

Florida State 7 (Morgan Hill California, 3rd) – JACK BIGHAM (ENG) #4

Georgia 22 (Bath Michigan, 1st)

Georgia Tech 4 (Salem South Carolina, 1st)

Illinois 2 (Bath Michigan, 2nd)

Mississippi State 18 (Morgan Hill California, 1st)

New Mexico 42 (Salem South Carolina, 4th)

North Carolina 3 (Salem South Carolina, 3rd)

Ohio State University 30 (Auburn Alabama, 4th)

Oklahoma 8 (Norman Oklahoma, 2nd)

Oregon 19 (Bath Michigan, 3rd)

Pepperdine 12 (Morgan Hill California, 5th)

San Francisco 47 (Las Vegas Nevada, 4th) – BEN PARTRIDGE (ENG) #2

Stanford 11 (Las Vegas Nevada, 2nd) – BARCLAY BROWN (ENG) #3

Texas 14 (Bath Michigan, 5th)

Texas A&M 13 (Salem South Carolina, 5th)

Texas Tech 9 (Norman Oklahoma, 4th) – CALUM SCOTT (SCO) #2

Vanderbilt 1 (Auburn Alabama, 2nd)

Virginia 17 (Las Vegas Nevada, 3rd)

INDIVIDUALS

Jonas Baumgartner – Oklahoma State (Las Vegas Nevada, T5)

Will King – Kansas (Norman Oklahoma, T4)

Sam Lape – Furman (Salem South Carolina, T2)

Riley Lewis – Layola Marymount (Morgan Hill California, T2)

LUKE O’NEILL (IRL) – Kansas State (Bath Michigan, T2)

Drew Salyers – Indiana (Auburn Alabama, T4)

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*BYU will play their Sunday 3rd round on Thursday 25th (the practice day) due to their school’s long-established religious policies.

PGA TOUR University Ranking

The stroke play stage of the NCAA Division I Men’s National Championship is the final tournament for the 2023 PGA Tour University ranking.

The PGA TOUR University ranks Senior players based on performances during the last two years of their collegiate careers.

The No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking will earn PGA TOUR membership for the remainder of this season and all of next and players 1-5 (fully exempt) and 6-10 (conditional) earn Korn Ferry Tour membership. Additionally, players finishing 6th through 20th will earn fully exempt status on PGA TOUR Canada.

Ludvig ABERG (SWE / Texas Tech) enjoys a near unassailable lead in the ranking and in all likelihood will next week graduate to the PGA TOUR making his debut iat the RBC Canadian Open.

The current PGA TOUR University Ranking is shown below and was updated on the back of the 24th May 2023 WAGR release.

The Current PGA TOUR University Ranking (Graphic: PGA Tour)

Mark POWER (IRE / Wake Forest) 46th and Will HOPKINS (ENG / Kansas State) 77th are the highest ranked GB&I players in this ranking. Neither of whom have qualified to play in the National Championships.

2022 Results

TEXAS beat ARIZONA STATE 3-2 at the Greyhawk Golf Club in Arizona to win the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s National title.

Texas University (Photo: NCAA)

Texas finished fourth in the stroke play qualifying and beat Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt in the earlier match play rounds.

The Texas team consisted of Cole HAMMER, Parker COODY, Pierceson COODY, Mason NOME and Travis VICK.

Arizona State finished seventh in the stroke play qualifying and took out Oklahoma and Pepperdine in match play.

TEXAS TECH, with Calum SCOTT and Sandy SCOTT in their line up, lost to Vanderbilt in the Quarter-Finals.

Gordon SARGENT of Vanderbilt won the Individual title at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship. He is the ninth freshman to accomplish this feat and the first since Jamie Lovemark in 2007. He beat Eugenio LOPEZ-CHACARRA (Oklahoma State), Parker COODY (Texas) and Ryan BURNETT (North Carolina) with a birdie three on the opening play-off hole after all four of them had finished their 72 holes on 280 (Ev).

Not that he knew it at the time but Sargents’s victory would earn him a special invitation to The 2023 Masters Tournament at Augusta National, the first amateur to receive one from the club since Aaron Baddeley in 2000.

Gordon Sargent (Photo: NCAA)

A summary of the GB&I player performances is provided below: –

GB&I Round 4 Individual Results

Sandy Scott 75-71-72-74 (+12) T43
Callum Bruce 71-70-78-74 (+13) T47
Dan Bradbury 73-75-71-78 (+17) T61
Calum Scott DNP-75-70-70

Missed 54 Holes Stroke Play Cut
Barclay Brown 76-72-75 (+13)
Archie Davies 75-76-78 (+19)
Mark Power 78-73-81 (+22)
Ben Carberry 75-77-82 (+24)
Alex Fitzpatrick DNP-65-71

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NCAA Division I Women’s National Championship – 2023 Preview & Results

Posted on 16/05/2023 by Golf Bible

24th May 2023

WAKE FOREST, whose team included Mimi Rhodes (ENG) and Lauren Walsh (IRL), won the 2023 NCAA Division I National Championship at Greyhawk G.C. in Arizona.

This was Wake’s first women’s national title in the program’s history and the 10th overall for the school.

The victory capped a record breaking year for the Demon Deacons women’s golf team who have now won six titles.

Wake Forest (Photo: Christian Petersen / Getty Images / NCAA)

WAKE FOREST (seeded 3rd) beat SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC) (seeded 5th) 3-1-0 in the 18 hole Team Final.

Emilia Migliaccio (4&2), Rachel Kuehn (6&4) and Lauren Walsh (3&2) secured the all important wins with Mimi Rhodes also 2Up with two holes to play, and with a birdie putt on the 17th green, before her game was halted so that the celebrations could begin.

It was a fairly dominant performance from the Wake team who took control of the three critical matches early on and then saw them out impressively. Migliaccio is a 6th year graduate student and Kuehn and Walsh are seniors so experience was certainly on their side.

Ireland’s Lauren Walsh clinched the Championship with a solid par on the 16th hole. She said “My goal today was to put up a point for the team. It’s so special.”

Catherine Park, who finished runner-up in the stroke play qualifying, collected the Trojan’s only point defeating Carolina Lopez-Chacarra by 3&1 in game 2.

Kim Lewellen, Wake’s coach since 2018-19, said “We are absolutely thrilled to bring a trophy back to Wake Forest University and the community there in Winston-Salem (in North Carolina). It’s easy when you have a team like this. They get on so well. They practice so hard and they’re veterans. They’ve been in this type of position before and they pulled it off. It was unbelievable to watch how they kept their grit and kept their foot on the pedal and got it done. These young ladies will have memories of a lifetime”

Match Play Final Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

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23rd May 2023

Match Play Semi-Finals

WAKE FOREST (seeded 3rd) enjoyed a comprehensive 3-0-0 victory against TEXAS A&M (seeded 7th) in the opening Semi-Final. Mimi Rhodes (ENG) won her second game of the day, this time beating Bianca Fernandez Garcia-Poggio by 1 Hole whilst Lauren Walsh (IRL) was tied with Adela Cernousek when play was stopped.

Match Play Semi-Final Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA surprised STANFORD 3-1-0 in the other Semi-Final. Rose Zhang, who it was announced had won the Annika Award before teeing off, had a poor front nine before falling 2&1 to unheralded Brianna Navarrosa. When she finally needed her teammates to step up for her they weren’t able to do so.

Match Play Quarter Finals

TEXAS A&M (seeded 7th) beat local rivals TEXAS (seeded 2nd) by 3-1-0 in a competitive first Quarter Final match.

Once a team gets the three wins they require to progress any outstanding matches are normally ended early.

Championship favourites STANFORD (seeded 1st) beat their Californian neighbours PEPPERDINE (seeded 8th) by 3-1-0. Rose Zhang, who was 5 under par for the 13 holes she played, won her game by 6&5.

The standout tie from a GB&I perspective was the clash between our two best represented teams WAKE FOREST (seeded 3rd) and FLORIDA STATE (seeded 6th). Wake Forest came out on top 3-1-0 with Rachel Kuehn’s extra time win against Amelia Williamson (ENG) perhaps proving pivotal. Lottie Woad (ENG), who didn’t appear to have her best game but battled all the way to the end, lost game 3 to Carolina Lopez-Chacarra by 2&1. Mimi Rhodes (ENG), who is enjoying an excellent post season, critically came through a slow start, she was 2 Down after 3 holes, to win her game against Alice Hodge on the final hole, the 9th. The all GB&I game between Lauren Walsh (IRL) and Charlotte Heath (ENG) was tied after 18 holes with neither player able to gain more than a 1 hole advantage before it was halted.

Match Play Quarter-Final Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

The Championship came to an end for Hannah Darling (SCO) and her SOUTH CAROLINA team (seeded 4th) in the final Quarter Final after they were defeated 3-1-0 by SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (seeded 5th). Hannah was 2 Down after 15 holes against Amari Avery when their game was called. Avery is one of USA’s best players and someone Hannah would have known well from the college circuit and last year’s Curtis Cup match.

Match Play Quarter-Final Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

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22nd May 2023

Stroke Play Round 4

Team

STANFORD earned medalist honours with a 1,133 (-19) total after four stroke play rounds at Greyhawk G.C.

WAKE FOREST, with Lauren Walsh and Mimi Rhodes in their line up, finished 3rd on -13, Hannah Darling’s SOUTH CAROLINA were 4th on +1 and FLORIDA STATE, with Charlotte Heath, Amelia Williamson and Lottie Woad in their team, 6th on +3. All three therefore qualified for the match play stage which will determine the 2023 Team champions.

Aine Donegan’s LSU missed out following this eight team final cut.

Stroke Play Team Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

Individual

Rose ZHANG (USA / Stanford), still only a sophomore, became the first player in competition history to win the NCAA Division 1 Women’s National Championship on multiple occasions and in successive years.

Rose Zhang (Photo: Christian Petersen / Getty Images / NCAA)

Her bogey free four under par 68 in the final round took her to a 278 (-10) total, one shot better than her nearest rivals, Lucia LOPEZ-ORTEGA (Spain / San Jose State) and Catherine PARK (USA / Southern California).

It was Zhang’s 8th win this season and 12th in 20 career starts for Stanford. It is therefore hard to dispute Stanford’s claim that she is “the greatest collegiate golfer ever”.

Her NCAA average score this season was also a record breaking 68.81, nearly a shot better than her 69.68, the previous record, set in 2021/22.

Stroke Play Individual Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

Here are the final Individual results / finishing positions for all of the GB&I players: –

Lauren WALSH (IRL / Wake Forest) 67-67-79-69 (-6) Tied 7th (up 5)
Charlotte HEATH (ENG / Florida State) 71-71-69-71 (-6) Tied 7th (down 1)
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 71-69-76-70 (-2) Tied 18th (up 7)
Amelia WILLIAMSON (ENG / Florida State) 74-68-75-72 (+1) Tied 31st (down 1)
Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 70-74-72-73 (+1) Tied 31st (down 6)
Mimi RHODES (ENG / Wake Forest) 70-70-76-73 (+1) Tied 31st (down 6)

Missed 72 Holes Stroke Play Cut
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / Arizona State) 78-79-81-71 (+21) 78th (up 1)

Missed 54 Holes Stroke Play Cut
Rosie BELSHAM (ENG / Baylor) 74-74-76 (+8) Tied 85th (down 7)
Sara BYRNE (IRL / Miami) 74-74-78 (+10) Tied 100th (down 23)
Caitlin WHITEHEAD (ENG / NC State) DNP-76-82 (+14)
Ellen HUME (ENG / Ole Miss) 78-DNP-DNP

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21st May 2023

Stroke Play Round 3

Team

After their disappointing opening day STANFORD, the No. 1 ranked women’s team, are clearly back on track. They now lead the Stroke Play Qualifying at the National Championships by seven shots on -13.

WAKE FOREST, whose team contains Lauren Walsh and Mimi Rhodes, fell back into tied 2nd after a poor third round, a position they share with TEXAS on -6.

Charlotte Heath, Amelia Williamson and Lottie Woad’s FLORIDA STATE, who enjoyed the joint best round 3 score (+1), are 5th on -1 and Hannah Darling’s SOUTH CAROLINA 6th on Even par.

Aine Donegan’s LSU are 13th on -6. While Donegan has struggled at Greyhaw both she and her team will have the opportunity to play another round tomorrow.

Following the 54 holes cut, which fell at +17, we lost Rosie Belsham’s BAYLOR (+19) who fell out of the all-important top 15 after a poor team score on Day 3 and Caitlin Whitehead’s NORTH CAROLINA STATE (+53).

Stroke Play Round 3 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

Individual

After 54 holes freshman Catherine PARK (USA / Southern California) 71-64-71 (-10) leads the Individual standings.

Here are the Round 3 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –

Charlotte HEATH (ENG / Florida State) 71-71-69 (-5) Tied 6th (up 18)
Lauren WALSH (IRL / Wake Forest) 67-67-79 (-3) Tied 12th (down 11)
Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 70-74-72 (Ev) Tied 25th (up 13)
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 71-69-76 (Ev) Tied 25th (down 16)
Mimi RHODES (ENG / Wake Forest) 70-70-76 (Ev) Tied 25th (down 16)
Amelia WILLIAMSON (ENG / Florida State) 74-68-75 (+1) Tied 30th (down 6)
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / Arizona State) 78-79-81 (+22) Tied 143rd (down 3)

Lauren did well to maintain her composure in Round 3; setting out with the Individual lead she played her final 14 holes in even par having bogeyed the 3rd and then taken an 11 (+6) on the 4th hole.

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20th May 2023

Stroke Play Round 2

Team

WAKE FOREST, with Lauren WALSH (IRL) and Mimi RHODES (ENG) again to the fore, continue to lead the National Championships with a 559 (-17) 36 holes total.

Favourites STANFORD produced a record breaking single day -15 score to move up five places into 2nd place with Hannah Darling’s SOUTH CAROLINA (-14) remaining 3rd.

There will be a 54 holes cut with only the top 15 teams progressing to the final stroke play round.

Stroke Play Round 2 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

Individual

After 36 holes Lauren WALSH (IRL / Wake Forest) 67-67 (-10) leads the Individual standings.

Here are the Round 2 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –

Lauren WALSH (IRL / Wake Forest) 67-67 (-10) 1st (up 1)
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 71-69 (-4) Tied 9th (up 12)
Mimi RHODES (ENG / Wake Forest) 70-70 (-4) Tied 9th (up 1)
Amelia WILLIAMSON (ENG / Florida State) 74-68 (-2) Tied 24th (up 42)
Charlotte HEATH (ENG / Florida State) 71-71 (-2) Tied 24th (down 3)
Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 70-74 (+2) Tied 38th (down 28)
Rosie BELSHAM (ENG / Baylor) 74-74 (+4) Tied 77th (down 11)
Sara BYRNE (IRL / Miami) 74-74 (+4) Tied 77th (down 11)
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / Arizona State) 78-79 (+13) Tied 140th (down 13)

Ellen HUME (ENG / Ole Miss) 78-DNP
Caitlin WHITEHEAD (ENG / NC State) DNP-76

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19th May 2023

Stroke Play Round 1

Team

WAKE FOREST, with Lauren WALSH (IRL) and Mimi RHODES (ENG) in their line up, made a great start to the National Championships with a 279 (-9) opening round.

OKLAHOMA STATE (-8) are 2nd and GEORGIA & SOUTH CAROLINA (-2) Tied 3rd.

The initial aim for all of the teams will be to make the top 15 after 54 holes when a cut will take place before the final stroke play round.

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Stroke Play Round 1 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

Individual

Madison HINSON-TOLCHARD (AUS / Oklahoma State) 66 (-6) leads the Individual standings at the the end of Day 1.

Here are the Round 1 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –

Lauren WALSH (IRL / Wake Forest) 67 (-5) 2nd
Lottie WOAD (ENG / Florida State) 70 (-2) Tied 10th
Mimi RHODES (ENG / Wake Forest) 70 (-2) Tied 10th
Charlotte HEATH (ENG / Florida State) 71 (-1) Tied 21st
Hannah DARLING (SCO / South Carolina) 71 (-1) Tied 21st
Amelia WILLIAMSON (ENG / Florida State) 74 (+2) Tied 66th
Rosie BELSHAM (ENG / Baylor) 74 (+2) Tied 66th
Sara BYRNE (IRL / Miami) 74 (+2) Tied 66th
Aine DONEGAN (IRL / Arizona State) 78 (+6) Tied 127th
Ellen HUME (ENG / Ole Miss) 78 (+6) Tied 127th

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16th May 2023

The 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s National Championship starts on Friday 19th May at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Greyhawk also staged the NCAA National Championships in 2021 and 2022. The women’s course is 6,383 yards long and plays to a demanding par of 72.

30 5-woman teams and 6 individuals not on those teams qualified to play through six Regional events played on 8th-10th May. To learn more about these Regionals please read my earlier article – NCAA Division I Women’s Regionals – 2023 Preview & Results

At the National Championship 54 holes of stroke play will be played on 19th-21st May. A cut will then take place which will see the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on those teams play a final 18 holes on 22nd May. Team scores in the stroke play stage are based on a best four from five players cumulative total. After 72 holes an Individual champion is crowned with the leading 8 teams progressing to a match play stage. Seeded match play will then take place on 23rd-24th May to determine the Team national champions.

Here is a list of the 30 competing teams and 6 individuals, along with their current Golfweek / Sagarin national ranking and earlier Regional site results in brackets.

There are 11 players from Great Britain & Ireland competing this year who are shown in blue below.

TEAMS

Arizona 27 (Raleigh North Carolina, 1st)

Augusta 76 (Athens Georgia, 5th)

Baylor 11 (Pullman Washington, 4th) – ROSIE BELSHAM (ENG) #2

Clemson 28 (Pullman Washington, 2nd)

Duke 26 (Palm Beach Gardens Florida, 2nd)

Florida State 9 (Raleigh North Carolina, 5th) – CHARLOTTE HEATH (ENG) #1, AMELIA WILLIAMSON (ENG) #2, LOTTIE WOAD (ENG) #3

Georgia 24 (Athens, Georgia, 1st)

Louisiana State University (LSU) 4 (Palm Beach Gardens Florida, 5th) – AINE DONEGAN (IRL) #4

Michigan State 39 (Palm Beach Gardens Florida, 1st)

Mississippi State 6 (Westfield, Indiana, 1st)

New Mexico 40 (San Antonio Texas, 5th)

North Carolina (N.C.) State 48 (Raleigh North Carolina, 2nd) – CAITLIN WHITEHEAD* (ENG) #6

*Caitlin was subbed out on the morning of the first round having been scheduled to lead NC State out. She returned for the second round.

Northwestern 10 (Palm Beach Gardens Florida, T3)

Oklahoma State 21 (San Antonio Texas, T3)

Ole Miss 19 (Athens Georgia, 4th) – ELLEN HUME~ (ENG) #5

~Ellen played in the first round but after a 78 was subbed out for Ole Miss on Day 2.

Oregon State 49 (Westfield, Indiana, 2nd)

Pepperdine 20 (San Antonio Texas, T1)

San Jose State 14 (Athens Georgia, 3rd)

South Carolina 3 (Athens Georgia, 2nd) – HANNAH DARLING (SCO) #1

Southern Methodist University (SMU) 15 (San Antonio Texas, T1)

Stanford 2 (Pullman Washington, 1st)

Texas 13 (Palm Beach Gardens Florida, T3)

Texas Agricultural & Mechanical (A&M) 5 (San Antonio Texas, T3)

Texas Christian University (TCU) 39 (Raleigh North Carolina, 4th)

Texas Tech 32 (Pullman Washington, 5th)

Tulsa 33 (Westfield, Indiana, 5th)

Southern California (USC) 8 (Pullman Washington, 3rd)

Vanderbilt 16 (Westfield, Indiana, 3rd)

Virginia 22 (Westfield, Indiana, 4th)

Wake Forest 1 (Raleigh North Carolina, 3rd) – MIMI RHODES (ENG) #5, LAUREN WALSH (IRL) #2

INDIVIDUALS

SARA BYRNE (IRL) – Miami (Palm Beach Gardens Florida, 3rd)

Camryn Carreon – UTSA (San Antonio Texas, 1st)

Tiffany Le – UC Riverside (Pullman Washington, 3rd)

Isabella McCauley – Minnesota (Westfield, Indiana, 6th)

Leon Takagi – Kent State (Athens Georgia, T5)

Dorota Zalewska – Chattanooga (Raleigh North Carolina, 1st)

2022 Results

Stanford University beat University of Oregon 3-2 at Greyhawk Golf Club in Arizona to win the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s National title.

It was the second time in their history that Stanford had lifted the National Championship trophy; their previous win coming in 2015.

Stanford Team and Coach Anne Walker (Photo: GoStanford.com)

This outstanding team consisted of Sadie ENGELMANN, Rachel HECK, Aline KRAUTER, Brooke SEAY and Rose ZHANG.

Stanford (+9) also beat Oregon (+12) in the stroke play stage of the competition with Texas A&M (+14) finishing 3rd.

Stanford, Oregon, Texas A&M, UCLA, Auburn, Florida State, San Jose State and Georgia were the eight teams to advance to the match play stage in 2022.

With rounds of 68, 70, 69 and 75 (-6) Rose ZHANG of Stanford University won the NCAA Division I Women’s Individual Championship. She finished 3 shots ahead of Natasha Andrea OON who was representing San Jose State with Jennie PARK (Texas A&M) and Ingrid LINDBLAD (LSU) both two shots further back.

Rose Zhang (Photo: Darren Reese / Tennessee Golf Association)

Charlotte HEATH (Florida State) was GB&I’s highest finisher, tied 21st on +6. Anna FOSTER (AUBURN) +9 was tied 40th.

Jessica BAILEY (LSU), Lianna BAILEY (Oklahoma State), Rosie BELSHAM (Baylor), Hannah DARLING (South Carolina), Mimi RHODES (Wake Forest), Ffion TYNAN (Arkansas) and Lauren WALSH (Wake Forest) all struggled to make much of an impression in the Championship.

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NCAA Division I Men’s National Championship – 2022 Preview & Results

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1st June 2022

Match Play Final

TEXAS beat ARIZONA STATE 3-2 in the Final to win the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship.

Texas University (Photo: NCAA)

Texas finished fourth in the stroke play qualifying and previously beat Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt in match play.

Arizona State finished seventh in the stroke play qualifying and took out Oklahoma and Pepperdine in the earlier match play rounds.

Interestingly Texas’s two previously unbeaten players Cole Hammer and Mason Nome both lost their games in the Final with the longhorns relying on Parker Coody, Pierceson Coody and Travis Vick to secure the title.

Arizona State’s David Puig (ESP), who announced on the day of the final he would be competing in the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf series, won his match.

Final Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

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31st May 2022

Match Play Semi-Finals (PM)

ARIZONA STATE beat defending champions PEPPERDINE 4-1 in the opening Semi-Final. Mason Andersen, Preston Summerhays and Cameron Sick maintained their unbeaten records. James Leow was substituted in for Jose Ballester this afternoon but suffered the team’s only defeat.

TEXAS will play Arizona State in the final having beat VANDERBILT 3-1-1 in their Semi-Final. Cole Hammer has won both of his games whilst Mason Nome remains unbeaten with one win and one draw to his name.

Semi-Final Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

Match Play Quarter Finals (AM)

GB&I interest ended with TEXAS TECH‘s 3-2 loss to Vanderbilt. Sandy SCOTT beat William Moll 2&1 but Calum SCOTT bogeyed the 18th to hand Reid Davenport a 1 Hole victory.

ARIZONA STATE beat OKLAHOMA 3-2. Chris Gotterup, who later in the day collected the Haskins Award which is handed out to the outstanding male collegiate golfer, was notably thrashed 7&5 by Preston Summerhays.

Defending champions PEPPERDINE got the better of NORTH CAROLINA 3-2 whilst TEXAS beat OKLAHOMA STATE 3-2 in the final match of the series.

Quarter Final Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

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30th May 2022

Stroke Play Round 4

Gordon SARGENT of Vanderbilt won the Individual title at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship.

He beat Eugenio LOPEZ-CHACARRA (Oklahoma State), Parker COODY (Texas) and Ryan BURNETT (North Carolina) with a birdie three, his first of the day, on the opening play-off hole. Sargent shot a 4-over 74 in the final round as all four players finished their 72 holes on 280 (Ev).

Chris GOTTERUP (Oklahoma) missed out on the play-off with a bogy on his 72nd hole.

Sargent is the ninth freshman to accomplish this feat and the first since Jamie Lovemark in 2007.

Gordon Sargent (Photo: NCAA)

Calum SCOTT again delivered the best round by a GB&I player adding another 70 (Ev) to his Championship resume. Whilst older brother Sandy SCOTT‘s 74 wasn’t required their TEXAS TECH team produced a 284 (+4) total for the day to qualify for the match play stage in 8th place on +33.

The other seven qualifiers were VANDERBILT, OKLAHOMA and NORTH CAROLINA (+14), who shared medalist honours, TEXAS (+17) who enjoyed a 277 -3 final round, OKLAHOMA STATE (+21), PEPPERDINE (+26) and ARIZONA STATE (+28).

The eight qualifying schools were all ranked in the top 8 heading into the Championships.

Final Team Results (Graphic: GolfStat)

Callum BRUCE (Kansas) and Dan BRADBURY (Florida State), playing the final round as Individuals, were unable to make much progress up the leaderboard on Day 4.

GB&I Round 3 Individual Scores

Sandy Scott 75-71-72-74 (+12) T43
Callum Bruce 71-70-78-74 (+13) T47
Dan Bradbury 73-75-71-78 (+17) T61
Calum Scott xx-75-70-70

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PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking

The second season of the PGA TOUR University Ranking concluded after the completion of the Stroke Play Stage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship.

As expected long time leader Pierceson COODY (Texas) secured the top spot in the 2021/22 ranking.

Pierceson Coody (Photo: Taylor Crosby / PGA TOUR)

Coody was joined in the all-important top 5 by Jacob BRIDGEMAN (Clemson), Logan MCALLISTER (Oklahoma), RJ MANKE (Washington) and Cole HAMMER (Texas). These five players have earned Korn Ferry Tour membership and are exempt into all full field events from 9th June. They are also fast tracked into the Final Stage of this year’s Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School tournament.

Alex FITZPATRICK (Wake Forest) finished in sixth place to earn membership on one of the PGA TOUR’s International Tours and an exemption into the 2022 Second Stage of this year’s Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School tournament.

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29th May 2022

Stroke Play Round 3

Calum SCOTT delivered the best round by a GB&I player in Round 3. His 70 (Ev) along with his brother’s Sandy SCOTT‘s 72 (+2) helped their TEXAS TECH team qualify for Day 4 in tied 9th place.

The top 15 teams and 9 individuals not on those teams progressed to the final stroke play round which will be played on Monday.

After 54 holes OKLAHOMA (-1) lead the Team competition with a 4-from-5 total score of 839 (-1). OKLAHOMA STATE (+3) are second, VANDERBILT (+5) third, NORTH CAROLINA (+9) fourth and defending champions PEPPERDINE (+13) fifth.

BRIGHAM YOUNG (+37) were 23rd in the Team standings after 36 holes. Due to religious observances the Cougars do not play on Sundays so they played their third round last Thursday, after everyone else had practiced. Each member of their team played as a single with a marker. They posted a 290 (+10) team score which three days later helped them jump up two places to tied 21st in the standings on +47.

Round 3 Team Scores (Graphic: GolfStat)

After 54 holes Sandy SCOTT +8 tied 44th is the leading GB&I player.

Callum BRUCE and Dan BRADBURY, +9 tied 49th, also qualified for the final round as leading individuals not on one of the top 15 teams.

Alex FITZPATRICK followed up his second round 65 with a 71. On -4 for his two rounds he potentially should be contesting the Individual title but having missed the first round due to illness he is unfortunately now on his way home.

After 54 holes Gordon SARGENT (Vanderbilt) -4 leads the Individual standings. Chris GOTTERUP (Oklahoma) -3 is second, Eugenio LOPEZ-CHACARRA (Oklahoma State) -2 third and Patrick WELCH (Oklahoma) -1 fourth. Welch shot the round of the week in Round 3; an outstanding 63 which included seven unblemished birdies.

GB&I Round 3 Individual Scores

Sandy Scott 75-71-72 (+8) T44
Dan Bradbury 73-75-71 (+9) T49
Callum Bruce 71-70-78 (+9) T49
Calum Scott xx-75-70

Missed Cut
Barclay Brown 76-72-75 (+13)
Archie Davies 75-76-78 (+19)
Mark Power 78-73-81 (+22)
Ben Carberry 75-77-82 (+24)
Alex Fitzpatrick xx-65-71

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28th May 2022

Stroke Play Round 2

Alex FITZPATRICK made a triumphant return to the Wake Forest line up by shooting a bogey free, joint best of the week 65 (-5). He replaced Clay Stirsman in the Deacs team. However, by missing the first round due to illness he is obviously now excluded from the Individual competition.

Callum BRUCE maintained his momentum with an even par 70 which included three birdies, two of them coming on his opening two holes, the 10th and 11th. He finished the day on 141 +1 in tied 9th place.

The next best placed GB&I player is Sandy SCOTT who followed up his opening 75 with a 71. On 146 +6 he sits in tied 42nd place.

Calum SCOTT replaced Andy Lopez in the Texas Tech line up and contributed a counting 75 on Day 2.

The course remains tough to score on with only 10 players breaking par in Round 2 out of the 156 starters.

After 36 holes Cole SHERWOOD (Vanderbilt) -3 leads Aman GUPTA (Oklahoma State) and Gordon SARGENT (Vanderbilt), both -2, in the Individual standings.

OKLAHOMA (+2) came through the field to take the lead in the Team competition with a Round 2 4-from-5 score of 275 -5, the lowest of the week. VANDERBILT (+4) are second, OKLAHOMA STATE (+6) third, NORTH CAROLINA (+9) fourth and defending champions PEPPERDINE (+16) fifth.

GB&I Round 2 Individual Scores
Callum Bruce 71-70 (+1) T9 (up 7)
Sandy Scott 75-71 (+6) T42 (up 40)
Barclay Brown 76-72 (+8) T65 (up 36)
Dan Bradbury 73-75 (+8) T65 (down 23)
Mark Power 78-73 (+11) T97 (up 34)
Archie Davies 75-76 (+11) T97 (down 15)
Ben Carberry 75-77 (+12) T109 (down 27)

Alex Fitzpatrick xx-65
Calum Scott xx-75

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27th May 2022

Stroke Play Round 1

Alex FITZPATRICK and Calum SCOTT, having originally been selected for Round 1 by their Wake Forest and Texas Tech coaches respectively didn’t make it to the first tee. Fitzpatrick had a stomach bug whilst Coach Greg Sands appears to have had a late change of heart and gone with Sandy SCOTT rather than his younger brother in the Texas Tech line up.

Likewise Callum BRUCE was called upon for the first round to play for Kansas University having initially travelled as the No. 6 Reserve.

With temperatures rising to 100 degrees the course played firm and fast and proved a challenge for all of the competitors. Just seven players out of the 156 starters broke par.

Harry HILLIER (Kansas) and Brendan VALDES (Auburn) lead the Individual standings after shooting 68’s (-2).

VANDERBILT (+2) lead OREGON and AUBURN (+5) and KANSAS and ARIZONA (+6) in the team competition.

GB&I Round 1 Individual Scores
Callum Bruce 71 (+1) T16
Dan Bradbury 73 (+3) T42
Archie Davies 75 (+5) T82
Sandy Scott 75 (+5) T82
Ben Carberry 75 (+5) T82
Barclay Brown 76 (+6) T101
Mark Power 78 (+8) T131

Alex Fitzpatrick xx
Calum Scott xx

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25th May 2022

The 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s National Championship starts on Friday 27th May at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona with Arizona State University hosting the competition.

Greyhawk staged the National Championships last year and has just finished hosting the 2022 NCAA Division I Women’s event. The course is 7,289 yards long and plays to a par of 70. With a tough set up always assured few players are understandably able to break par over the 72 holes.

30 5-man teams and 6 individuals not on those teams qualified to play through six Regional events played on 16th – 18th May. To learn more about the Regionals please read my earlier article – NCAA Division I Men’s Regionals – 2022 Preview & Results

At the National Championship 54 holes of stroke play will be played on 27th – 29th May. A cut will then take place which will see the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on those teams play a final 18 holes on 30 May. After 72 holes an Individual champion is crowned with the leading 8 teams progressing to a match play stage. Seeded match play will then take place on 31 May – 1 June and will be used determine the Team national champions.

Team scores in the stroke play stage are based on a best four from five players cumulative total.

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There are seven GB&I players competing this year – Dan BRADBURY (Florida State), Barclay BROWN (Stanford), Ben CARBERRY (East Tennessee State), Archie DAVIES (East Tennessee State), Alex FITZPATRICK (Wake Forest), Mark POWER (Wake Forest) and Calum SCOTT (Texas Tech).

Callum BRUCE (San Diego State) and Sandy SCOTT (Texas Tech) will start the week as No. 6 substitute players for their respective teams but will probably see some action in due course. At the start of each stroke play and match play round reserves can be introduced by team coaches to cover for illness, injuries and / or loss of form.

Here is a list of the competing teams and individuals, along with their current GolfStat 2021/22 Season Rankings and earlier Regional site results in brackets: –

TEAMS

Arizona 26 (Texas, 1st)
Arizona State 4 (California, 1st)
Arkansas 14 (Ohio, 4th)
Auburn 17 (Oklahoma, 2nd)
Brigham Young 41 (California, 3rd)
College of Charleston 49 (Florida, 5th)
East Tennessee State 30 (Ohio, 5th)
Florida 10 (Florida, 3rd)
Florida State 18 (Florida 2nd)
Georgia 15 (Texas, 5th)
Georgia Tech 11 (Ohio, T1)
Georgia Southern 44 (Connecticut, 5th)
Kansas 25 (Texas, 5th)
Liberty 38 (California, 5th)
North Carolina 5 (Connecticut, 2nd)
North Florida 33 (Connecticut, T3)
Ohio State University 32 (Ohio, 3rd)
Oklahoma 1 (Oklahoma, 1st)
Oklahoma State 2 (Ohio, T1)
Ole Miss 23 (Oklahoma, 3rd)
Oregon 27 (California, 4th)
Pepperdine 6 (Texas, 2nd)
South Florida 31 (Florida, 4th)
Stanford 13 (California, 2nd)
Texas 7 (Oklahoma, 4th)
Texas A&M 12 (Texas, 3rd)
Texas Tech 8 (Connecticut, T3)
Utah 47 (Oklahoma, 5th)
Vanderbilt 3 (Florida, 1st)
Wake Forest 16 (Connecticut, 1st)

INDIVIDUALS

Carson Barry – Oregon State (Texas)
Zach Byers – Gardner-Webb (Florida)
Thomas Giroux – Oakland (Ohio)
Evans Lewis – South Carolina (Oklahoma)
RJ Manke – Washington (California)
Adrian Vagberg – VCU (Connecticut)

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PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking

The stroke play stage of the NCAA Championship is the final tournament for the 2022 PGA Tour University ranking.

Players finishing 1st-5th earn membership on the Korn Ferry Tour and players finishing 6th-15th secure membership on one of the PGA TOUR’s international tours.

The Current PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking

Coody, McAllister and Bridgeman are already very likely to finish in the top 5 but any of the eight players ranked 4th-13th, shown above, who qualified for the Championships could still join them.

Using a target average points score of 1061 (which would be No. 5 in the current Ranking) the above table shows where each of the challenging players needs to finish to get one of the big prizes. From a GB&I perspective Alex FITZPATRICK (ENG) will need a minimum top 9 finish to secure a spot on the Korn Ferry Tour.

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Weather Forecast

Unsurprisingly the weather forecast for Scottsdale, Arizona is perfect for tournament week. Perhaps a little warm in the early days for the GB&I players.

Fri 27th May – Sunny / Wind 9 mph SW / Temp. Min. 25°C / Max. 40°C,
Sat 28th May – Sunny / Wind 12 mph SW / Temp. Min. 24°C / Max. 38°C
Sun 29th May – Sunny / Wind 15 mph SW / Temp. Min. 23°C / Max. 36°C
Mon 30th May – Sunny / Wind 16 mph SW / Temp. Min. 21°C / Max. 32°C
Tue 31st May – Sunny / Wind 16 mph SW / Temp. Min. 21°C / Max. 32°C
Wed 1st Jun – Sunny / Wind 15 mph W / Temp. Min. 21°C / Max. 34°C

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2021 Results

Pepperdine University beat Oklahoma University 3-2 at the Greyhawk Golf Club in Arizona to win the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s National title.

It was the second time in their history that the Malibu, California based team had lifted the National Championship trophy. They previously won in 1997.

Pepperdine Team and Coaches (Photo: Pepperdine Men’s Golf Team)

The team consisted of Clay FEAGLER, a fifth year senior, junior Joe HIGHSMITH, sophomore Dylan MENANTE, sophomore William MOUW and senior Joey VRZICH.

Pepperdine finished 3rd in the stroke play stage of the competition whilst Oklahoma came in 4th.

Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Oklahoma, Illinois, Florida State, Vanderbilt and North Carolina were the eight teams to advance to the match play stage.

With rounds of 68, 67, 68 and 70 (-7) Turk PETTIT of Clemson University won the NCAA Division I Men’s Individual Championship. He finished 1 shot ahead of Bo JIN who was representing Oklahoma State with Ryggs JOHNSTON from Arizona State a further shot back.

Turk Pettit (Photo: NCAA)

Alex FITZPATRICK (Wake Forest) was GB&I’s highest finisher. A final round 76 saw him have to settle for a +9 total and a tied 39th finish. After a poor opening round of 78 John MURPHY (Louisville) settled well. His final +11 total was good enough for a tied 52nd.

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