Aggies, Cougars advance to NCAA Championships

Auburn Regional

Course: Auburn University Club

Par: 72

Yardage: 7,254

AUBURN, Ala. – Despite a final round 2-under 286, the Sam Houston State men’s golf team fell short of a qualifying berth to the NCAA Championships here Saturday. Auburn Regional

The Bearkats, who shot a three-day 889, missed one of the Auburn Regional’s five championship berths by five shots. The appearance marked Sam Houston’s first in an NCAA Regional since 1987.

Top-ranked Alabama, Kennesaw State, Auburn, Virginia Tech, and Texas qualified for the NCAA Championships. The stroke differential from the third-place team, Auburn, and Sam Houston’s 11th place finish was 11 shots.

Alabama won the regional by a whopping 22 strokes. The 2013 NCAA champion team shot an 11-under 853 (287-284-282) to destroy the field. Second-place Kennesaw State fired an 11-over 875 (297-291-287), including a final round 1 under.

Bearkat Klein Klotz caught fire on his final 11 holes in the finale and placed third overall. After playing his first seven at even par—with two bogeys, two birdies, and three pars—Klotz shot 6-under 66, including a 5-under 31 on the back 9.

Klotz made back-to-back-to-back birdies on holes 2-4, then birdied the par-5 7th and par-4 9th.

Klotz’s 3 under (76-71-66) finish is the best in program history.

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Eugene Regional

Course: Eugene Country Club

Par: 70

Yardage: 6,990

EUGENE, Ore. – It’s been 13 years, but the University of Houston men’s golf team is headed back to the NCAA Championships. Eugene leaderboard-Day 3

The Cougars carded a three-day 875 (290-293-292) to place fourth overall here at the Eugene Regional on Saturday to qualify for the nation’s top golf tournament.

10th-ranked UH broke away from a fifth-place tie with South Carolina to claim the solo fourth spot.

Roman Robledo and Curtis Reed led the Cougars with a pair of 5-over 215 rounds. Robledo (72-74-69) fired his best round of the tournament with a 1-under 69 on Sunday, and Reed (72-72-71) fired a 1-over 71. The pair finished in a tie for eighth overall.

Kyle Pilgrim (69-75-78) fired a 12-over 222 and James Ross (80-72-74) shot a 16-over 226.

Wesley McClain shot 21-over 231 (77-76-78).

No. 3 Stanford edged out Oregon for top honors at the regional with an overall 853 (276-282-295). The 40th-ranked Ducks shot 854 (289-280-285).

Oklahoma finished third and South Carolina took the fifth spot.

Eugene Regional

 

Raleigh Regional

Course: Lonnie Poole Golf Course at N.C. State

Par: 71

Yardage: 7,213

 

RALEIGH, N.C. – Make it seven straight NCAA Championship appearances for the Texas A&M men’s golf program. Texas A&M Raleigh Regional

The Aggies, behind a final round even par, finished 3-under 849 (284-281-284) to finish in third place at the Raleigh Regional on Saturday.

Adria Arnaus led the way for the Aggies with a 5-under 66 in the final round. Arnaus played a bogey-free 18 that included five birdies, including the first two holes, and 13 pars.

Arnaus shot 6 under for the tournament to finish in a tie for third and four shots off top medalist honors.

Fellow Aggie Greg Yates fired a 1-over 72, which included four bogeys and three birdies. Yates shot 1-under 212 for the tournament (70-70-72) to finish in the top 10.

Ben Crancer fired a 4-over 75 for a three-day 218 (71-72-75). Andrew Lister shot a final round 2-over 73 to finish with a 2-over 215 (73-69-73).

Johannes Veerman shot a final round 73, as well. Veerman shot 6-over 219 (72-74-73).

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