Beavers Set For Another Long Trek, This Time For Postseason Play
May 15, 2013
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A season that began in Tanagura, Japan will now include a stop in Tallahassee, Fla., when the Oregon State men's golf team competes at one of six NCAA Regional sites this Thursday through Saturday, looking to fulfill a year-long goal of advancing to the NCAA Championships.
The top five teams at the Tallahassee Regional will advance to the NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Ga. from May 28 to June 2, where they will join 25 other squads looking for the prestigious NCAA Championship trophy and banner that is awarded to the nation's top team.
Oregon State has become a regular at the NCAA Regionals with seven consecutive appearances, including trips in 15 of the past 21 years. The Beavers have advanced to the NCAA Championships three times since 1993 with the last coming in 2010 when they finished in 16th place.
THE TOURNAMENT: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Tallahassee Regional
WHEN: Thursday-Saturday, May 16-18
Live Scoring
Golden Eagle Golf and Country Club
NCAA Men's Golf Championship Site
NCAA Men's Golf Championship Program
TEE TIMES: Teams will tee off on the first and 10th holes on Thursday and Friday beginning at 8 a.m. ET (5 a.m. PT), and on Saturday beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET (4:30 a.m. PT). The Beavers will start at 8:50 a.m. ET (5:50 a.m. (PT) on the first hole on Thursday and be paired with North Carolina State and Oregon.
COURSE: The tournament will be held at the par-72, 6,965-yard Golden Eagle Golf and Country Club.
Built from the beautiful terrain of Kinhega Plantation in 1986, world-renowned course architect Tom Fazio took full advantage of the natural topography of fabulous acreage surrounding Golden Eagle Country Club.
Golden Eagle's foremost attraction is its 18-hole golf course. It was rated "the most challenging course in Florida" by the United States Golf Association just six months after opening. In addition, Golfweek Magazine ranked Golden Eagle among the top 50 real-estate development courses in the Southeast, citing its distinctive design and enhancement of the property's natural beauty as "a cut above the rest."
This championship golf course features wide fairways and strategically placed Scottish bunkers. Mr. Fazio created a course that is challenging yet playable for both the serious and recreational golfer alike. Tree-lined fairways, elevations changes and additional water features not only add to the course's natural beauty but test the player's ability to visualize and execute the proper shot.
FORMAT: Three-day, 54-hole tournament with 18 holes each day. The top-four individuals from each five-member team with the lowest scores for each 18-hole round constitute the scoring members for that given round.
FIELD (in order of seeding):
1. Washington
2. Georgia Tech
3. Florida State
4. North Florida
5. Oklahoma
6. Wake Forest
7. North Carolina State
8. Oregon
9. Oregon State
10. Iowa
11. South Florida
12. San Diego
13. Loyola Marymount
BEAVERS' LINEUP: Oregon State will go with a lineup of seniors Nick Chianello, Matt Rawitzer and Nick Sherwood, junior David Fink and redshirt freshman Brian Jung.
Oregon State Lineup -- Season Stroke Average -- Career Stroke Average
Nick Chianello -- 72.43 (37 rounds) -- 73.30 (118 rounds)
David Fink -- 71.74 (31 rounds) -- 72.62 (87 rounds)
Brian Jung -- 73.96 (25 rounds) -- 73.96 (25 rounds)
Matt Rawitzer -- 74.74 (31 rounds) -- 73.44 (118 rounds)
Nick Sherwood -- 72.73 (37 rounds) -- 73.27 (120 rounds)
Q&A with Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn
How do you feel about the team heading to regionals?
"This is the opportunity these guys have been working for all year. They learned a lot at Los Angeles Country Club during the Pac-12 Championships, and I think they will be ready to compete for a spot in the National Championship."
How important is it to have a veteran lineup competing at regionals?
"This event is different than anything we see all year. It is very businesslike and each team is here with the exact same goal in mind, to finish in the top 5. Having four of our five guys here knowing that coming in is definitely a positive. They also each remember how it felt to finish just a few shots short last year and will be motivated to make sure they make each shot count."
What are your thoughts on the season up to this point?
"Individually we have done a lot of great things. As a team I'm not sure we have reached our potential, but the good news is we still have one and hopefully two events left to do it."
What does the team need to do to finish in the top 5 and advance to nationals?
"Each individual needs to take it upon themselves to be their own best self. We cannot be worried about what everyone else is doing or even how their own teammates are doing. Each guy has to give it everything they have for 54 holes."
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