Bermuda Run, N.C. – Albert Hansson (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden) and Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) both carded subpar rounds to anchor the Yellow Jackets in the opening round of play at the NCAA Winston-Salem Regional on Monday as No. 22 Georgia Tech posted a team total 1-under-par 283 to stand in 8th place. Tech is one of 14 teams competing at the Bermuda Run Country Club for a spot in the NCAA Championship.
Top-seeded, No. 3 Virginia leads the field after 18 holes with a 13-under-par 271 first round and holds a two-stroke advantage over second-place No. 15 Pepperdine (273, -11). Two golfers – Ben James (Virginia) and Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine) – hold the individual lead at 5-under-par 66.
The Winston-Salem regional features 14 teams competing over 54 holes of stroke play to determine five teams that will advance to the NCAA Championship, which will take place May 29 – June 3 at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif. Bermuda Run is one of six NCAA Regionals taking place around the country this week, with the top five teams after 54 holes advancing from each one to the NCAA Finals.
The Winston-Salem regional includes several familiar faces with No. 1 seeded Virginia (ACC champion), Wake Forest (host team) and NC State all selected to the regional. Amongst the field are eight teams ranked in the top 50 in the Scoreboard NCAA Golf rankings. In order of seed, the field also includes Ole Miss (10/SEC champion), Pepperdine (15/West Coast champion), Southern California (28), Wake Forest (32), Mississippi State (39), Little Rock (47/Ohio Valley champion), NC State (53), Kentucky (59), Houston (65), Richmond (121/Atlantic 10 champion), Navy (186/Patriot League champion) and Presbyterian (Big South champion).
The other regional sites and their top seeds are Auburn at Athens, Ga. (University of Georgia Golf Course), Texas at Bryan, Texas (Traditions Club), Florida at Columbus, Ohio (OSU Golf Course), Arkansas at Corvallis, Ore. (Trysting Tree Golf Club), and Oklahoma State at Marana, Ariz. (The Gallery Golf Club).
Georgia Tech will begin round 2 at 8:25 a.m. off hole No. 1. The Yellow Jackets will be paired with Houston and Kentucky on Tuesday. Virginia, Pepperdine and Wake Forest open round 2 at 7:30 a.m.
Hiroshi Tai carded a 1-under-par 70 and stands tied for 19th after 18 holes. (Andy Mead photos)
TECH LINEUP – Hansson played the back nine (Tech’s front nine) even before carding birdies on holes 4 and 6 to move to 2-under. The sophomore…
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