STANFORD, Calif. — No. 42 Stanford returns to the NCAA Postseason for the 26th-consecutive year, making the trek to Amherst, Va. for the regional round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, hosted at Poplar Grove Golf Club by Liberty University from May 12-14. Stanford heads to Poplar Grove as the No. 7 seed in the region out of 13 teams.
THE COURSE » The final design of Sam Snead, Poplar Grove Golf Club is a par-70, 7,212 yard course that sits right in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, offering spectacular views for its patrons. Poplar Grove Golf CLub consistently ranks as one of the best golf courses in the state and offers a variety of challenges to all playing levels with its rolling terrain and elevations while offering up good opportunities to play low with its smooth greens and aiding fairways.
THE FIELD » Stanford heads into the regional as the No. 7 seed behind No. 1 (#6) LSU, No. 2 (#7) Oklahoma, No. 3 (#18) Vanderbilt, No. 4 (#19) Pepperdine, No. 5 (#30) Tennessee and No. 6 (#31) Arizona. Following Stanford is No. 8 (#43) Wake Forest, No. 9 (#55) Arkansas, No. 10 (#56) Florida Gulf Coast, No. 11 (#78) Kent State, No. 12 (#82) Princeton and No. 13 (#252) Howard.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT » Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals (not on those teams). The Regional round consists of three rounds of stroke play with the top five teams and low individual not on those teams advancing to the finals. Team and individual championship titles will be decided at the NCAA Championships from May 23-28 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.
THE CARDINAL LINEUP » Hitting the course for the Cardinal will be Nathan Wang, Kush Arora, Logan Kim, TK Chantananuwat and Jay Leng. Brian Ma will server as the substitute golfer for the Cardinal.
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE » A live leaderboard for NCAA Men’s Golf Amherst Regional is available on Scoreboard by Clippd.
STANFORD AT THE NCAA REGIONALS » Stanford makes its 28th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and 26th-consecutive since the 1998-99 season (barring the cancellation of the 2020 tournament due to the COVID-19 Pandemic). The Cardinal has advanced past the regional round in each of the last three years with the 2021 spring season being the last time the Cardinal did not make it to the NCAA Championship, placing tied-seventh.
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