2019 NCAA Division I men's golf championship

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.

2019 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 24–29, 2019
LocationFayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.
36°07′58″N 94°12′05″W / 36.13288°N 94.20128°W / 36.13288; -94.20128
Course(s)Blessings Golf Club
Statistics
Field156 players, 30 teams
Champion
Team: Stanford
Individual: Matthew Wolff (Oklahoma State)
Team: 3–2 (def. Texas)
Individual: 278 (−10)
Location map
Blessings GC is located in Arkansas
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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

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  • 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

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Regional name Golf course Location Qualified teams Additionally qualified
Myrtle Beach Regional TPC Myrtle Beach Murrells Inlet, South Carolina California, Illinois, Ohio State, UNLV, Wake Forest Edwin Yi, Oregon
Athens Regional University of Georgia Golf Course Athens, Georgia Duke, Georgia, Liberty, Vanderbilt, SMU Billy Tom Sargent, Western Kentucky
Louisville Regional University of Louisville Golf Club Simpsonville, Kentucky Auburn, Baylor, Louisville, North Florida, Oklahoma State Tripp Kinney, Iowa State
Stanford Regional Stanford Golf Course Stanford, California Arizona State, Georgia Southern, LSU, North Carolina, Stanford Kyler Dunkle, Utah
Austin Regional University of Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas Clemson, Pepperdine, Southern California, TCU, Texas Julián Périco, Arkansas
Washington Regional Palouse Ridge Golf Club Pullman, Washington BYU, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas A&M Zach Smith, UC Santa Barbara

Team competition

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Leaderboard

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

Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total To par
1 Oklahoma State 290 276 286 284 1136 −16
2 Vanderbilt 307 288 287 285 1167 +15
3 Wake Forest 296 297 288 291 1172 +20
T4 Oklahoma 298 290 289 303 1180 +28
T4 Texas 305 287 288 300 1180 +28
6 Stanford 291 287 299 312 1189 +37
7 Texas A&M 296 287 301 308 1192 +40
T8 SMU 308 293 292 303 1196 +44
T8 Clemson 302 292 298 304 1196 +44
10 California 292 301 306 298 1197 +45
11 Pepperdine 312 291 293 303 1199 +47
12 Auburn 292 294 312 302 1200 +48
13 Ohio State 297 296 302 306 1201 +49
14 Southern California 304 304 292 302 1202 +50
15 TCU 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

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

Quarterfinals
May 28, morning
Semifinals
May 28, afternoon
Final
May 29
         
1 Oklahoma State 4
8 SMU 1
1 Oklahoma State 2
5 Texas 3
4 Oklahoma 2
5 Texas 3
5 Texas 2
6 Stanford 3
3 Wake Forest 2
6 Stanford 3
6 Stanford 3
2 Vanderbilt 2
2 Vanderbilt 3
7 Texas A&M 2

Source:[6]

Individual competition

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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]

Place Player University Score To par
1 Matthew Wolff Oklahoma State 73-66-70-69=278 −10
2 Steven Fisk Georgia Southern 76-68-68-71=283 −5
3 Kevin Yu Arizona State 69-74-70-72=285 −3
T4 Lee Detmer Wake Forest 72-74-71-69=286 −2
Justin Suh Southern California 71-75-68-72=286
T6 Collin Morikawa California 67-72-76-73=288 E
Isaiah Salinda Stanford 70-70-74-74=288
T8 Zach Bauchou Oklahoma State 73-71-70-75=289 +1
Austin Eckroat Oklahoma State 69-69-73-78=289
Trent Phillips Georgia 73-71-77-68=289

References

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