2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information
Dates May 25–30, 2018
Location Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Course(s) Karsten Creek
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,460 yards (6,820 m)
Field 156 players, 30 teams
Champion
Team: Oklahoma State
Individual: Broc Everett (Augusta)
Team: 5–0 (def. Alabama)
Individual: 281 (−7)

The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 80th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's golf. It was contested from May 25 to 30 at the Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Oklahoma and hosted by Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State won its 11th team championship, defeating Alabama 5–0 in the finals.[1] Broc Everett of Augusta won the individual championship in a sudden-death playoff over Brandon Mancheno of Auburn.[2]

Qualifying

  • 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 individual not affiliated with one of the qualified teams in their regional with the lowest score also qualified for the individual national championship.

Regional tournaments

Regional name Golf course Location Qualified teams
Reunion Regional Reunion Resort, Watson Course Kissimmee, Florida Central Florida, Florida, Kent State, North Carolina, Vanderbilt
Raleigh Regional Lonnie Poole Golf Course Raleigh, North Carolina Augusta, Arizona State, Duke, NC State, Texas
Columbus Regional OSU Golf Club, Scarlet Course Columbus, Ohio Illinois, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, UNLV
Norman Regional Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club Norman, Oklahoma Arkansas, Auburn, BYU, North Florida, Oklahoma
Pacific Regional The Reserve at Spanos Park Stockton, California Alabama, Iowa State, Kansas, Oregon, Stanford
Bryan Regional Traditions Club Bryan, Texas Baylor, Clemson, Kentucky, Texas A&M, UCLA

Team competition

Leaderboard

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

PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo par
1Oklahoma State2872852852951152E
2Duke2912872763061160+8
3Texas Tech2842872903001161+9
4Oklahoma2852932902951163+11
5Auburn3002802902971167+15
T6Alabama2942793012941168+16
T6Texas2892912952931168+16
8Texas A&M2932892892981169+17
9Vanderbilt2872922873041170+18
10Kent State2882912932991171+19
11Illinois2892913012951176+24
12Arkansas2962892913031179+27
T13Arizona State2962892953021182+30
T13Clemson2852942993041182+30
15North Carolina2962892973051187+35

Remaining teams: Northwestern (884), Stanford (884), Florida (886), Iowa State (891), UNLV (891), Kentucky (892), UCLA (892), Kansas (894), BYU (897), NC State (897), Central Florida (897), Oregon (899), North Florida (902), Augusta (904), Baylor (910).[4]

Match play bracket

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

Quarterfinals
May 29, morning 		Semifinals
May 29, afternoon 		Final
May 30
         
1 Oklahoma State 3.5
8 Texas A&M 1.5
1 Oklahoma State 3
5 Auburn 2
4 Oklahoma 2
5 Auburn 3
1 Oklahoma State 5
6 Alabama 0
3 Texas Tech 2
6 Alabama 3
6 Alabama 5
2 Duke 0
2 Duke 3
7 Texas 2

Source:[5]

Individual competition

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.[6][7]

PlacePlayerUniversityScoreTo par
1Broc Everett^Augusta70-70-70-71=281−7
2Brandon ManchenoAuburn72-66-71-72=281
3Doug GhimTexas71-69-70-72=282−6
T4Dylan MeyerIllinois72-69-73-69=283−5
Iván RamírezTexas Tech67-72-71-73=283
6Scottie SchefflerTexas67-74-70-73=284−4
T7Bryson NimmerClemson64-75-68-78=285−3
Matthew WolffOklahoma State71-73-69-72=285
T9John AugensteinVanderbilt70-69-73-74=286−2
Philip KnowlesNorth Florida73-73-68-72=286

^ Everett won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cowboys breeze past Crimson Tide for 11th men's golf title". ESPN. Associated Press. May 30, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Augusta golfer Broc Everett's first college victory is the NCAA title". ESPN. Associated Press. May 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "DI Men's Golf Championship 2018: Field of 156 participants revealed". NCAA. May 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's Championship – Stroke". GolfStat. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ "NCAA DI Championship – Match". GolfStat. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Greg (September 15, 2014). "New format for men's and women's golf championships receives approval". NCAA.
  7. ↑ "NCAA DI Championship − Stroke : Player Leaderboard". GolfStat. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
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