2019 NCAA Division I men's golf championship explained

2019 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Dates:May 24–29, 2019
Location:Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
Course:Blessings Golf Club
Field:156 players, 30 teams
Champion:Team: Stanford
Individual: Matthew Wolff (Oklahoma State)
Score:Team: 3–2 (def. Texas)
Individual: 278 (−10)
Previous:2018
Next:2021
Map:USA Arkansas
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Blessings GC

The 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 81st annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's golf. It was contested from May 24 to 29 at the Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas and hosted by the University of Arkansas.

Stanford won its 9th team title with at 3–2 win over Texas in the finals.[1] Matthew Wolff of Oklahoma State won the individual title by five strokes.[2]

Qualifying

Regional tournaments

Regional nameGolf courseLocationQualified teamsAdditionally qualified
Myrtle Beach RegionalTPC Myrtle BeachMurrells Inlet, South CarolinaCalifornia, Illinois, Ohio State, UNLV, Wake ForestEdwin Yi, Oregon
Athens RegionalUniversity of Georgia Golf CourseAthens, GeorgiaDuke, Georgia, Liberty, Vanderbilt, SMUBilly Tom Sargent, Western Kentucky
Louisville RegionalUniversity of Louisville Golf ClubSimpsonville, KentuckyAuburn, Baylor, Louisville, North Florida, Oklahoma StateTripp Kinney, Iowa State
Stanford RegionalStanford Golf CourseStanford, CaliforniaArizona State, Georgia Southern, LSU, North Carolina, StanfordKyler Dunkle, Utah
Austin RegionalUniversity of Texas Golf ClubAustin, TexasClemson, Pepperdine, Southern California, TCU, TexasJulián Périco, Arkansas
Washington RegionalPalouse Ridge Golf ClubPullman, WashingtonBYU, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas A&MZach Smith, UC Santa Barbara

Team competition

Leaderboard

After 54 holes, the field of 30 teams was cut to the top 15.[4]

PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo par
1 290 276 286 284 1136 −16
2 307 288 287 285 1167 +15
3 296 297 288 291 1172 +20
T4 298 290 289 303 1180 +28
T4 305 287 288 300 1180 +28
6 291 287 299 312 1189 +37
7 296 287 301 308 1192 +40
T8 308 293 292 303 1196 +44
T8 302 292 298 304 1196 +44
10 292 301 306 298 1197 +45
11 312 291 293 303 1199 +47
12 292 294 312 302 1200 +48
13 297 296 302 306 1201 +49
14 304 304 292 302 1202 +50
15 311 295 288 311 1205 +53

SMU defeated Clemson in a sudden-death playoff to advance to match play.

Remaining teams: Arizona State (901), South Carolina (902), Georgia Tech (903), North Carolina (904), Liberty (906), UNLV (906), LSU (907), North Florida (907), Georgia (911), Duke (912), Georgia Southern (913), Baylor (915), Illinois (915), Louisville (932), BYU (938).[5]

Match play bracket

The eight teams with the lowest total scores advanced to the match play bracket.[4]

Source:[6]

Individual competition

The field was cut after 54 holes to the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals not on a top 15 team. These 84 players competed for the individual championship.[4] [7]

PlacePlayer UniversityScoreTo par
1 73-66-70-69=278 −10
2 76-68-68-71=283 −5
3 69-74-70-72=285 −3
T4 72-74-71-69=286 −2
71-75-68-72=286
T6 67-72-76-73=288 E
70-70-74-74=288
T8 73-71-70-75=289 +1
69-69-73-78=289
73-71-77-68=289

Notes and References

  1. Stanford defeats Texas, wins ninth men's NCAA Championship . Golfweek . Adam . Woodard . 29 May 2019.
  2. Matthew Wolff runs away with NCAA individual title as powerhouse Oklahoma State aims to repeat as team champs . Golf Digest . Ryan . Herrington . 27 May 2019.
  3. Web site: 2019 NCAA Division I men’s golf championships participants announced . NCAA . May 15, 2019.
  4. Web site: 2019 NCAA DI men's golf championships: Scores, schedule, how to watch the 2019 tournament . NCAA . Brian . Mull . May 16, 2019.
  5. Web site: NCAA DI Championship – Stroke . Golfstat . May 27, 2019.
  6. Web site: NCAA DI Championship – Match . Golfstat . May 27, 2019.
  7. Web site: NCAA DI Championship – Stroke: Player Leaderboard . Golfstat . May 27, 2019.