Men's Golf Earns NCAA Bid
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Less than a week after finishing eighth at the Pac-10 Conference Men’s Golf Championship, the Oregon State men’s golf team earned a berth into the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship as the Beavers were selected to participate in the NCAA Western Regional, to be held at the Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash., May 15-17.
The Beavers are seeded No. 14 in the West Regional and hope to qualify for the NCAA National Championship. The top ten teams in the regional advance to the NCAA finals, to be held May 28-31 on the Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind.
Last year, the Beavers were tied with Wake Forest and East Tennessee State for ninth place at the regional and just missed out on a chance to advance to the NCAA National Championship after falling in a tiebreaker.
Oregon State has played at the Gold Mountain Golf Club once this year when they took home first place at the Husky Invitational.
The Beavers are led by senior James Allenby who took home his first career individual win at the Husky Invitational and is rewriting the Oregon State record books. Allenby is currently ranked 32nd according to the Golfweek/Sagarin performance index.
With the Beavers’ previous success at the Golf Mountain Golf Club, they are in position to make a push for nationals.
Stanford University’s men’s golf team won the 2007 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, capturing their first NCAA title since 1994 and eighth overall. The Cardinal finished with a 12-stroke victory over the University of Georgia (1,121), Lamar University (1,125) and University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1,125).
Jamie Lovemark, University of Southern California, finished with a 9-under 271 and became the first USC men’s golfer to win the NCAA individual championships in 26 years.
The tournament was held at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Virginia, and was hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University.
For more information about Oregon State men’s golf and daily coverage of the NCAA Western Regional visit the home of Oregon State athletics, .
2008 NCAA MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP SELECTIONS
AST REGIONAL- May 15-17
Council Fire Golf Club – Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hosted by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Georgia
2. Charlotte (Atlantic 10 Conference)
3. South Carolina
4. Duke
5. Chattanooga (Southern Conference)
6. Auburn
7. East Tennessee State
8. Michigan State (Big Ten Conference)
9. Mississippi
10. UAB (Conference USA)
11. Virginia Tech
12. North Carolina State
13. Mississippi State
14. Georgia State (Colonial Athletic Conference)
15. North Florida (Atlantic Sun Conference)
16. UC Irvine (Big West Conference)
17. Augusta State
18. SMU
19. Middle Tennessee
20. Coastal Carolina (Big South Conference)
21. Memphis
22. Virginia
23. Western Carolina
24. Colorado State (Mountain West Conference)
25. New Mexico State (Western Athletic Conference)
26. Western Illinois (The Summit League)
27. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
Individuals:
1. Keegan Bradley, St. John’s (New York)
2. Jose Toledo, New Orleans
3. Johnny Caldwell, South Alabama
4. Michael McGrady, Troy
5. Jon Curran, Vanderbilt
6. Grant Leaver, Austin Peay State
CENTRAL REGIONAL-May 15-17
Scarlet Golf Course – Columbus, Ohio
Hosted by The Ohio State University
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Alabama (Southeastern Conference)
2. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)
3. Georgia Tech
4. Florida
5. Tennessee
6. Lamar (Southland Conference)
7. Wake Forest
8. Indiana
9. Texas A&M
10. Louisville
11. Wichita State (Missouri Valley Conference)
12. Kent State
13. Penn State
14. Arkansas
15. Michigan
16. TCU
17. Texas-Arlington
18. Illinois
19. Ohio State
20. Baylor
21. Colorado
22. Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley Conference)
23. Marquette (Big East Conference)
24. Eastern Michigan (Mid-American Conference)
25. Cleveland State (Horizon League)
26. Loyola (Maryland) (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
27. Sacred Heart (Northeast Conference)
Individuals:
1. Chris Baker, Iowa State
2. Clayton Rask, Minnesota
3. Josh Sandman, Notre Dame
4. Victor Almstrom, Minnesota
5. Brent Long, Western Kentucky
6. Jordan Weber, Northern Iowa
WEST REGIONAL-May 15-17
Gold Mountain Golf Club – Bremerton, Washington
Hosted by University of Washington
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Southern California
2. UCLA
3. Florida State (Atlantic Coast Conference)
4. Stanford
5. Clemson
6. UNLV
7. North Carolina
8. Texas Tech
9. Central Florida
10. Arizona State (Pacific-10 Conference)
11. San Diego State
12. Texas
13. LSU
14. Oregon State
15. Pepperdine
16. Oregon
17. California
18. St. Mary’s (California)
19. Kentucky
20. Wisconsin
21. Washington
22. Oklahoma
23. Kansas State
24. San Diego (West Coast Conference)
25. Denver (Sun Belt Conference)
26. Navy (The Patriot League)
27. Columbia (Ivy Group)
Individuals:
1. Troy Merritt, Boise State
2. Brian Locke, Loyola Marymount
3. Tarquin Macmanus, Arizona
4. Jason D’Amore, Loyola Marymount
5. Nathan Stamey, North Carolina-Greensboro
6. Jimmy Lytle, Elon
