Week 6 action in the NCCGA saw another Midwest region tournament postponed due to weather, and many other regions had their tournaments shortened to 1-day events. The Colonial region's Liberty had a bounce back win from their poor play in their previous tournament. JMU and Virginia Tech both had decent team showings, finishing 5 and 6 strokes behind Liberty. Liberty was led by Brady Roberts, who fired a 76-74 to be the tournament medalist.
DePaul took home their second consecutive win to lock up an invitation to the National Championship with a score of 767 and a 22 stroke win over Illinois. Judson Bro was again the low man for Bradley and wins the tournament as an individual. Ken Jee and Nick Bavaro both put up scores of 150 or better to help guide DePaul to the win.
Villanova took care of the Philidelphia region, winning over Delaware. NCCGA legend Blake Reifsnyder took home the medalist honors with a solid 149. Tyler Stahle was the low man for Villanova with a decent weekend performance of 72-83.
Indiana wins their region with a 390 in a shortened 1-day event with a 390 over Purdue and Notre Dame, who shot 396 and 398 respectively. Carter Swanson from Notre Dame was the low man with a 74.
Robert Morris puts up an 806 to win the Atlantic Region. Northern New England had Boston University win the weekend in a shortened 1-day event. Niagara wins with a 409 in a 1-day event.
Presidents Poll Top 25 - Week 7
1 Arizona State (15)
2 Grand Canyon (7)
3 Texas (1)
4 Florida (2)
5 Florida State
6 Baylor (1)
7 Alabama
8 Georgia
9 Golf Academy of America – Dallas (1)
10 Virginia
11 Mizzou
12 Minnesota – Twin Cities
13 Oklahoma
14 Michigan
15 South Carolina
16 Villanova
17 Arkansas
18 Southern Methodist
19 Wisconsin – Madison
20 DePaul
21 Texas Christian
22 Oregon
23 Virginia Tech
24 Indiana
25 Maryland
Others receiving votes:
California Polytechnic (400) Texas A&M (376) GAA - Chandler (323) Clemson (288) Ohio State (273) GAA - MB (237) Colorado State (194) California (190)
Other Schools with less than 190 votes: 25
Voter Insight:
Q: Who deserves to be the #1 ranked team?
Teig Haur (ASU)
A: [GCU] played really well at our second regional and have a solid A team. Even though we're the defending champs I think that GCU's team is so deep that it's basically their championship to lose. My team would need TJ and Jack to shoot like -10 combined both days to win, but the scary thing is that it's very possible they shoot lower than that both days.
Will McMahon (GCU)
A: GCU because there are quite a few reasons. Senior leadership, Depth, Stroke differential, and tournament experience. Plus it helps to have all access to a great facility where we can play and practice in perfect weather year round.
Teddy Rettinger (Baylor)
A: The University of Texas because they proved that they could play well on both courses that were completely soaked and in weather that would leave you feeling nothing in your body after the rounds. They have just as much depth as we do and the top end talent to contend with other big-name clubs such as ASU, GCU, Georgia, and Florida.
Regional Stats:
Texas Region: 5 Teams [#3 Texas, #6 Baylor, #9 GAA – Dallas, # 18 SMU, #21 TCU]
South Region: 2 Teams [#7 Georgia, #8 Alabama]
Colonial Region: 2 Teams [#10 Virginia, #23 Virginia Tech]
Desert Region: 2 Teams [#1 ASU, #2 GCU]
North Florida: 2 Teams [#4 Florida, #5 Florida State]
Ozark Region: 2 Teams [#13 Oklahoma, #17 Arkansas]
Participants: Baylor, ASU, Nebraska, Texas Tech, Niagra, Abilene Christian, Michigan, GAA – Dallas, Creighton, UW – Stout, Virginia Tech, Alabama, Liberty, Maryland, GCU, Indiana, Florida, Navy, Michigan State, Georgia, Cal Ploy SLO, Minnesota, Texas, DePaul, Colorado State, Cleveland State
Individual Ballots can be seen here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z9f9oLklaY5MaICKjRiPWrKddgop90o27Pqz4T6dr10/edit?usp=sharing
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