STILLWATER, Okla. – After winning the NCAA Bryan Regional in record-setting fashion, the No. 2 Texas A&M men's golf team takes another step on its march toward a national championship Friday when the Aggies tee off at the NCAA Division I Championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla.
Texas A&M will tee off its opening round at 12:20 p.m. alongside golfers from top-ranked Oklahoma State and defending national champion Oklahoma. The Aggies will be making their 31st appearance NCAA Championship and its first since 2014.
In Stillwater, the Aggies will be looking to add an exclamation point to an already impressive season that has seen the team win a school-record six team victories finished in the top three in 10 of 13 tournaments this season.
"I think we're really confident heading into Nationals," Texas A&M head coach J.T. Higgins said. "The guys are playing well and coming off a great finish at Regionals. Karsten Creek sets up really well for us. It's similar to Traditions with big fairways, but if you miss them you're in a lot of trouble. It's also got pretty severe green complexes. I think we're peaking at the right time and looking forward to it."
Texas A&M enters the NCAA Tournament ranked No. 2 in both the GolfStat and Golfweek/Sagarin rankings while checking in at No. 3 nationally in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.
Individuals - George Cunningham (Arizona), Pontus Nyholm (Campbell), Kyle Mueller (Michigan), Joshua McCarthy (Pepperdine), Charles Corner (UTEP) & Braden Thornberry (Ole Miss)
Monday, May 28
3-7 p.m. – Live coverage on Golf Channel
Tuesday, May 29
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Live coverage (quarterfinals) on Golf Channel
3-7 p.m. – Live coverage (semifinals) on Golf Channel
Wednesday, May 30
3-7 p.m. – Live coverage on Golf Channel
Texas A&M will tee off its opening round at 12:20 p.m. alongside golfers from top-ranked Oklahoma State and defending national champion Oklahoma. The Aggies will be making their 31st appearance NCAA Championship and its first since 2014.
In Stillwater, the Aggies will be looking to add an exclamation point to an already impressive season that has seen the team win a school-record six team victories finished in the top three in 10 of 13 tournaments this season.
"I think we're really confident heading into Nationals," Texas A&M head coach J.T. Higgins said. "The guys are playing well and coming off a great finish at Regionals. Karsten Creek sets up really well for us. It's similar to Traditions with big fairways, but if you miss them you're in a lot of trouble. It's also got pretty severe green complexes. I think we're peaking at the right time and looking forward to it."
Texas A&M enters the NCAA Tournament ranked No. 2 in both the GolfStat and Golfweek/Sagarin rankings while checking in at No. 3 nationally in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
The NCAA Championship consists of three days of stroke play on Friday thru Sunday (54 holes), after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined. That is followed by a final day of 18 holes of stroke play (Monday) to determine the top eight teams that will advance to match play as well as the 72-hole individual champion. The team national champion will be determined by a match-play format that will consist of quarterfinals and semifinals conducted on Tuesday, followed by the finals on Wednesday.THE FIELD (BY SEED)
Teams [by seed]: (1) Oklahoma State, (2) Texas A&M, (3) Oklahoma, (4) Vanderbilt, (5) Alabama, (6) Florida, (7) Auburn, (8) Illinois, (9) Baylor, (10) Texas Tech, (11) Clemson, (12) Texas, (13) North Carolina, (14) BYU, (15) Kansas, (16) Stanford, (17) Arkansas, (18) Arizona State, (19) UNLV, (20) North Florida, (21) Kentucky, (22) UCLA, (23) Duke, (24) Kent State, (25) Oregon, (26) Northwestern, (27) NC State, (28) Iowa State, (29) Central Florida & (30) AugustaIndividuals - George Cunningham (Arizona), Pontus Nyholm (Campbell), Kyle Mueller (Michigan), Joshua McCarthy (Pepperdine), Charles Corner (UTEP) & Braden Thornberry (Ole Miss)
TEXAS A&M LINEUP
The Aggie lineup at the NCAA Championship will feature senior Andrew Paysse, junior All-American Chandler Phillips, sophomores Dan Erickson and Brandon Smith along with freshman Walker Lee.TEE TIMES / LIVE SCORING
The Texas A&M golfers are set to begin teeing off from tee box No. 10 at 12:20 p.m. on Monday alongside competitors from Oklahoma State and Oklahoma. Live scoring and results can be found on golfstat.com and as well as live updates via twitter at @AggieMensGolf.TV COVERAGE
The Golf Channel will have live coverage from the NCAA Championship on Monday through Wednesday.Monday, May 28
3-7 p.m. – Live coverage on Golf Channel
Tuesday, May 29
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Live coverage (quarterfinals) on Golf Channel
3-7 p.m. – Live coverage (semifinals) on Golf Channel
Wednesday, May 30
3-7 p.m. – Live coverage on Golf Channel