2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

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2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 25–30, 2018
LocationStillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
36°06′09″N 97°11′07″W / 36.10250°N 97.18528°W / 36.10250; -97.18528Coordinates: 36°06′09″N 97°11′07″W / 36.10250°N 97.18528°W / 36.10250; -97.18528
Course(s)Karsten Creek
Statistics
Par72
Length7,460 yards (6,820 m)
Field156 players, 30 teams
Champion
Team: Oklahoma State
Individual: (Augusta)
Team: 5–0 (def. Alabama)
Individual: 281 (−7)
Location Map
Karsten Creek is located in Oklahoma
Karsten Creek
Karsten Creek
Location in Oklahoma
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The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 80th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's golf. It was contested from May 25 to 30 at the Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Oklahoma and hosted by Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State won its 11th team championship, defeating Alabama 5–0 in the finals.[1] of Augusta won the individual championship in a sudden-death playoff over of Auburn.[2]

Qualifying[]

  • The five teams with the lowest team scores qualified from each of the six regional tournaments for both the team and individual national championships.[3]
  • The lowest scoring individual not affiliated with one of the qualified teams in their regional also qualified for the individual national championship.

Regional tournaments[]

Regional name Golf course Location Qualified teams Additionally qualified
Reunion Regional Reunion Resort, Watson Course Kissimmee, Florida Central Florida, Florida, Kent State, North Carolina, Vanderbilt George Cunningham, Arizona
Raleigh Regional Lonnie Poole Golf Course Raleigh, North Carolina Augusta, Arizona State, Duke, NC State, Texas Pontus Nyholm, Campbell
Columbus Regional OSU Golf Club, Scarlet Course Columbus, Ohio Illinois, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, UNLV Kyle Mueller, Michigan
Norman Regional Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club Norman, Oklahoma Arkansas, Auburn, BYU, North Florida, Oklahoma Joshua McCarthy, Pepperdine
Pacific Regional The Reserve at Spanos Park Stockton, California Alabama, Iowa State, Kansas, Oregon, Stanford Charles Corner, UTEP
Bryan Regional Traditions Club Bryan, Texas Baylor, Clemson, Kentucky, Texas A&M, UCLA Braden Thornberry, Ole Miss

Team competition[]

Leaderboard[]

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

Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total To par
1 Oklahoma State 287 285 285 295 1152 E
2 Duke 291 287 276 306 1160 +8
3 Texas Tech 284 287 290 300 1161 +9
4 Oklahoma 285 293 290 295 1163 +11
5 Auburn 300 280 290 297 1167 +15
T6 Alabama 294 279 301 294 1168 +16
T6 Texas 289 291 295 293 1168 +16
8 Texas A&M 293 289 289 298 1169 +17
9 Vanderbilt 287 292 287 304 1170 +18
10 Kent State 288 291 293 299 1171 +19
11 Illinois 289 291 301 295 1176 +24
12 Arkansas 296 289 291 303 1179 +27
T13 Arizona State 296 289 295 302 1182 +30
T13 Clemson 285 294 299 304 1182 +30
15 North Carolina 296 289 297 305 1187 +35

Remaining teams: Northwestern (884), Stanford (884), Florida (886), Iowa State (891), UNLV (891), Kentucky (892), UCLA (892), Kansas (894), BYU (897), NC State (897), Central Florida (897), Oregon (899), North Florida (902), Augusta (904), Baylor (910).[4]

Match play bracket[]

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

Quarterfinals
May 29, morning 		Semifinals
May 29, afternoon 		Final
May 30
         
1 Oklahoma State 3.5
8 Texas A&M 1.5
1 Oklahoma State 3
5 Auburn 2
4 Oklahoma 2
5 Auburn 3
1 Oklahoma State 5
6 Alabama 0
3 Texas Tech 2
6 Alabama 3
6 Alabama 5
2 Duke 0
2 Duke 3
7 Texas 2

Source:[5]

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.[6][7]

Place Player University Score To par
1 ^ Augusta 70-70-70-71=281 −7
2 Auburn 72-66-71-72=281
3 Doug Ghim Texas 71-69-70-72=282 −6
T4 Dylan Meyer Illinois 72-69-73-69=283 −5
Texas Tech 67-72-71-73=283
6 Scottie Scheffler Texas 67-74-70-73=284 −4
T7 Clemson 64-75-68-78=285 −3
Matthew Wolff Oklahoma State 71-73-69-72=285
T9 John Augenstein Vanderbilt 70-69-73-74=286 −2
Philip Knowles North Florida 73-73-68-72=286

^ Everett won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cowboys breeze past Crimson Tide for 11th men's golf title". ESPN. Associated Press. May 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Augusta golfer Broc Everett's first college victory is the NCAA title". ESPN. Associated Press. May 28, 2018.
  3. ^ "DI Men's Golf Championship 2018: Field of 156 participants revealed". NCAA. May 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "NCAA DI Men's Championship – Stroke". GolfStat. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "NCAA DI Championship – Match". GolfStat. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Johnson, Greg (September 15, 2014). "New format for men's and women's golf championships receives approval". NCAA.
  7. ^ "NCAA DI Championship − Stroke : Player Leaderboard". GolfStat. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
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