Tigers to Take on Field at NCAA Regionals

Monday, May 16

Kohler, Wis.

University of Memphis

NCAA Regional

Photo by: Joe Murphy

May 15, 2016 | Men's Golf

2016 marks Memphis' sixth regional since 2008

KOHLER, Wis. – For the sixth time since 2008, the Memphis Tiger men's golf program is competing in the NCAA Regionals, this season's hosted by Marquette University in Kohler, Wisconsin..

Event: NCAA Kohler Regional
When: May 16-18
Where: Meadow Valleys Course at Blackwolf Run; Kohler, Wisconsin
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,123
Live Scoring: Golfstat
Teams in the Field: No. 4 Illinois, No. 10 Florida State, No. 16 Florida, No. 21 Arkansas, No. 28 Baylor, No. 33 Penn State, No. 45 Kent State, No. 53 UCLA, No. 58 East Tennessee State, No. 65 Campbell, No. 108 Idaho, No. 182 South Dakota State.
Nationally Ranked Individuals in the field (Top 150): No. 4 Charlie Danielson, Illinois; No. 5 Sam Horsfield, Florida; No. 26 Lars van Meijel, Memphis; No. 27 Charles Huntzinger, Penn State; No. 32 Thomas Detry, Illinois; No. 38 Hank Lebioda, Florida State; No. 48 Thomas Perrot, Memphis; No. 63 Dylan Meyer, Illinois; No. 72 Jonathan Garrick, UCLA; No. 85 Lloyd Jefferson Go, Seton Hall; No. 92 Taylor Moore, Arkansas; No. 94 Craig Hornberger, Campbell; No. 111 Cristobal Del Solar, Florida State; No. 130 Nick Hardy, Illinois; No. 131 JD Dornes, Penn State; No. 135 Patrick Flavin, Miami (Ohio); No. 139 Billy Walthouse, Rhode Island;
Tee Times (hole No. 1): Taylor McCullum, 8:55 a.m.; Sydney Chung, 9:06 a.m.; Eithel McGowen, 9:17 a.m.; Thomas Perrot, 9:28 a.m.; Lars van Meijel, 9:39 a.m.

MEMPHIS IN THE NCAA REGIONALS

Since 2008, the Tigers have competed in six NCAA Regionals (including this one). In 2012 the team placed fifth, and earned a berth to the NCAA Championships. Below is a list of NCAA Regional Appearances, where they were located, and how the Tigers fared.

Year	Location	Finish
2008	Cattanooga, Tenn.	20th of 27
2011	Zionsville, Ind.	11th of 14
2012	Bowling Green, Ky.	5th of 14
2013	Pullman, Wash.	9th of 14
2014	Raleigh, N.C.	10th of 13

NATIONAL QUALIFYING

The top five teams in the team standings get an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships, to be held in Eugene, Oregon from May 27 through June 1 by the University of Oregon. Additionally, the best individual player not on one of the NCAA advancing teams will also be invited to the Championships as an individual.

AMERICAN CONFERENCE FINISH

Memphis' second-place finish at the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship was the best finish in a conference tournament since the 2011-12 team (the same team that later advanced through the NCAA Regionals and into the NCAA Championships) won the Conference USA title.

ALL-CONFERENCE PAIR

This week it was announced that Lars van Meijel and Thomas Perrot were each named to the All-Conference team for the American Athletic Conference. It was the second and third All-Conference selections into the American Conference for Memphis, and the first since 2013-14.