1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information | |
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Location | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. 35°02′22″N 106°36′39″W / 35.039333°N 106.610778°W |
Course(s) | |
Statistics | |
Field | 30 teams |
Champion | |
Team: UNLV (1st title) Individual: James McLean, Minnesota | |
Team: 1,118 (–3) Individual: 271 | |
Location Map | |
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The 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships were contested at the 60th annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament for determining the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the Division I level in the United States.[1]
The tournament was held at the in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
UNLV won the team championship, the Rebels' first NCAA title.
James McLean, from Minnesota, won the individual title.
Qualifying[]
Three regional qualifying tournaments were held, with the top ten teams qualifying for the national championship from each event.
Regional name | Golf course | Dates |
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East Regional | Details unavailable | |
Central Regional | Oak Hills Country Club San Antonio, Texas |
May 14-16, 1998 |
West Regional | Karsten Golf Course Tempe, Arizona |
May 14-16, 1998 |
Individual results[]
Individual champion[]
- James McLean, Minnesota (271)
Team results[]
Finalists[]
Rank | Team | Score |
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1 | UNLV | 1,118 |
2 | Clemson | 1,121 |
3 | Georgia Tech | 1,122 |
4 | Oklahoma State | 1,127 |
5 | Arizona State | 1,130 |
6 | Ohio State | 1,135 |
7 | Minnesota | 1,137 |
T8 | Houston | 1,142 |
UCLA | ||
10 | Auburn | 1,145 |
11 | South Carolina | 1,146 |
12 | TCU | 1,148 |
13 | Miami (FL) | 1,151 |
14 | Florida | 1,154 |
15 | California | 1,155 |
Eliminated after 36 holes[]
Rank | Team | Score |
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16 | New Mexico | 574 |
17 | Georgia | 575 |
18 | NC State | 576 |
19 | Northwestern | 577 |
20 | Nebraska | 578 |
21 | East Tennessee State | 579 |
22 | Fresno State | 580 |
23 | Southeastern Louisiana | 580 |
24 | Kent State | 583 |
25 | North Carolina | 585 |
26 | UC Santa Barbara | 589 |
T27 | Augusta State | 590 |
Oregon | ||
29 | Oklahoma | 592 |
30 | Arizona | 593 |
- DC = Defending champions
- Debut appearance
References[]
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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