CARLSBAD, Calif. — The men’s individual national champion has been crowned, which means one thing: it’s time for match play.
Illinois is the No. 1 seed in match play after winning the stroke-play portion of the 2024 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship by 16 shots. The Fighting Illini will face Georgia Tech, last year’s runner-up. Each of the top three teams in the country, Auburn, Vanderbilt and North Carolina, also made match play.
A reminder: Oklahoma State in 2018 is the only No. 1 seed in the match-play era to go on and win the national title.
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The quarterfinals are set to begin on Tuesday morning and the semifinals to follow in the afternoon. On Wednesday, it’ll be the final. (Note: all times ET, which is three hours ahead of Carlsbad).
Quarterfinal matches
- Tyler Goecke vs. Bartley Forrester (9:50 a.m. ET, 1st tee)
- Jackson Buchanan vs. Kale Fontenot (10 a.m. ET)
- Max Herendeen vs. Carson Kim (10:10 a.m. ET)
- Piercen Hunt vs. Aidan Tran (11:20 a.m. ET)
- Ryan Voois vs. Hiroshi Tai (10:30 a.m. ET)
Illinois
Appearances: 8
Match Play Record: 5-8
NCAA ranking: 16
Georgia Tech
Appearances: 5
Match Play Record: 3-5
NCAA ranking: 18
Quarterfinal matches
- Dylan Menante vs. Cole Anderson (9:50 a.m. ET, 10th tee)
- Peter Fountain vs. Brett Roberts (10 a.m. ET)
- Austin Greaser vs. Luke Clanton (10:10 a.m. ET)
- David Ford vs. Tyler Weaver (10:20 a.m. ET)
- Maxwell Ford vs. Frederik Kjettrup (10:30 a.m. ET)
North Carolina
Appearances: 3
Match Play Record: 1-3
NCAA ranking: 3
Florida State
Appearances: 3
Match Play Record: 2-3
NCAA ranking: 6
Quarterfinal matches
- Jackson Van Paris vs. Jackson Chandler (10:40 a.m. ET, 1st tee)
- Cole Sherwood vs. Maxwell Moldovan (10:50 a.m. ET)
- Matthew Riedel vs. Neal Shipley (11 a.m. ET)
- Gordon Sargent vs. Adam Wallin (11:10 a.m. ET)
- William Moll vs. Tyler Sabo (11:20 a.m. ET)
Vanderbilt
Appearances: 6
Match Play Record: 3-6
NCAA ranking: 2
Ohio State
Appearances: 1
Match Play Record: 0-1
NCAA ranking: 32
Quarterfinal matches
- Josh Duangmanee vs. Carson Bacha (10:40 a.m. ET, 10th tee)
- George Duangmanee vs. Brendan Valdes (10:50 a.m. ET)
- Bryan Lee vs. Josiah Gilbert (11 a.m. ET)
- Deven Patel vs. Jackson Koivun (11:10 a.m. ET)
- Ben James vs. JM Butler (11:20 a.m. ET)
Virginia
Appearances: 1
Match Play Record: 0-1
NCAA ranking: 9
Auburn
Appearances: 1
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