CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Highlighted by a regional victory by Clemson and an individual title by North Carolina’s Austin Greaser, seven Atlantic Coast Conference men’s golf teams and two individuals have clinched berths into the 2024 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, slated for May 24-29 at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. The seven ACC teams match a conference record set back in 2021 and are the most among all conferences.
The low five teams of each regional and the low individual not on those teams will make up the NCAA Championship field.
The ACC will be represented at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship by Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia and Wake Forest. As individuals, NC State’s Nick Mathews and Duke’s Ethan Evans also earned berths by being the top player on a non-advancing team.
In the Chapel Hill Regional, three ACC teams punched their tickets to the NCAA Championship as Clemson (815, -25) edged ETSU by a stroke to take home the regional title for the eighth time in program history. Top-seeded North Carolina (820, -20) finished third, while Georgia Tech (823, -17) captured fourth place. Winning his second regional title in his career, UNC’s Austin Greaser claimed medalist honors with a three-round of 197 for 13-under. Also earning a spot in the NCAA Championship field was NC State’s Nick Mathews, who was playing as an individual and secured his spot with a final-round 65 to finish the regional at 12-under (198).
At the Austin Regional, Notre Dame finished third at 6-under (846), while Wake Forest defeated BYU in a playoff hole to earn the final spot to nationals. ACC co-champion Michael Brennan paced the Demon Deacons, tying for fifth overall at 5-under (208). Notre Dame freshman Rocco Salvitti tied for ninth at 2-under (211).
Top-seeded Florida State finished as the runner-up in the Stanford Regional, finishing 28-under for a three-round score of 812. ACC co-medalist Frederik Kjettrup carded a final-round 67 to tie for second at 11-under (199).
In Baton Rouge, Virginia also finished as the runner-up with an 851 (-13), while UVA’s Bryan Lee claimed eighth at 4-under (212) and Ben James carded a 3-under (213) and tied for ninth. The second-place regional finish is the best finish by a Cavalier squad in program history. Highlighted by…
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