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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (May 24, 2023) – Playing late into May has become a familiar feeling for the nationally-ranked ETSU men’s golf program.
For the third straight year, the 35th-ranked Buccaneers are set to tee it up at the NCAA Championship, which gets underway Friday from Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Bucs, who are one of 13 teams making a third straight trip to Scottdale this weekend, overcame a rollercoaster of emotions to secure their spot in the National Championship field. Last Wednesday, ETSU was on the outside looking in as final round play began at the NCAA Regional in Las Vegas. Following their first nine holes, the Blue & Gold still sat in sixth place and were in the same position when a lightning delay halted play for an hour with the Bucs sitting on holes No. 9-11. The stoppage of play worked to ETSU’s advantage as the Blue & Gold played its final seven holes at six-under-par and had a one-shot cushion in fifth place with their final golfer on the course.
However, the Bucs opened the door for Northwestern as ETSU bogeyed its final hole, resulting in a playoff with the Wildcats. After another lengthy wait for teams to clear the course in the final round, ETSU and Northwestern went to playoff with holes No. 11 and 15-18 coming into play.
After having to rally from 11 shots down on the back nine to secure a third straight Southern Conference Championship in late April, the Buccaneers were used to the pressure.
The Blue & Gold thrived yet again.
ETSU made quick work of the Wildcats, winning the playoff by three shots to become the final team to punch its ticket into the 30-team national championship field.
This marks the 20th trip to the NCAA Championship for the Bucs – and after missing the cut in their first two trips to Scottsdale – ETSU is eyeing some redemption this week in the desert. ETSU’s best finish at the NCAA Championship came in 1996, while the Blue & Gold have four all-time top-10 finishes at this event in program history.
With three team tournament wins and three individual titles under its belt this spring, ETSU is hoping for a longer stint in Arizona this time around.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Name: NCAA Championship
Dates: Friday, May 26 – Wednesday, May 31
Location: Scottsdale, Ariz. | Grayhawk Golf Club
Course Info: Par 70 – 7,289 yards
Format: 18-18-18-18 (Friday-Monday); Match Play Quarterfinals and Semifinals (Tuesday), Championship (Wednesday)
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Television Broadcast: Golf Channel -- The final round of stroke play will be televised on the Golf Channel on Monday between 5-9 p.m. ET … Tuesday’s quarterfinal will be televised on Golf Channel from 12-2:30 p.m. ET and the semifinals will be carried live from 5-9 p.m. ET … Wednesday’s championship match will be televised live from 5-9 p.m. ET
Weather: Friday – 97°, Sunny, Winds S @ 12 mph; Saturday – 97°, Sunny, Winds S @ 9 mph; Sunday – 99°, Sunny, Winds S @ 10 mph; Monday – 98°, Partly Cloudy, Winds S @ 11 mph; Tuesday – 96°, Mostly Sunny, Winds SSW @ 8 mph; Wednesday – 97°, Sunny, Winds SSW @ 9 mph
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
THE FIELD
No. 1 Vanderbilt
No. 2 North Carolina
No. 3 Illinois
No. 4 Arizona State
No. 5 Texas Tech
No. 6 Stanford
No. 7 Florida State
No. 8 Pepperdine
No. 9 Florida
No. 10 Oklahoma
No. 11 Georgia Tech
No. 12 Auburn
No. 13 Texas A&M
No. 14 Alabama
No. 15 Virginia
No. 16 Texas
No. 17 Mississippi State
No. 18 Oregon
No. 19 Colorado State
No. 20 Ohio State
No. 21 Georgia
No. 22 Arkansas
No. 23 Baylor
No. 24 Duke
No. 25 ETSU
No. 26 BYU
No. 27 San Francisco
No. 28 Chattanooga
No. 29 New Mexico
No. 30 Colorado
ETSU’s LINEUP
COVERAGE
For more information on Buccaneer men’s golf, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men’s golf page.