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May 12, 2019 | Men's Golf
Tennessee looks to qualify for the 17th NCAA Championships in program history at NCAA Athens Regional
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee men's golf team begins NCAA Regional play Monday in Athens, Ga.
The Vols, who are the six seed in the regional, are in search of their 17th NCAA Championships appearance and will have to finish as one of the top four teams to advance the championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
UT is one of five SEC included in the 13-team regional as Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt will also be competing at the University of Georgia Golf Course this week. Tennessee is one of four teams in the field with multiple team championships and one of just two to have three titles this season.
A NCAA Regional win would give the Vols a program-record four team titles in a season and their first regional title in program history. UT has placed second in regional play in both 2005 and 2009.
Tennessee is coming off a quarterfinal run in the SEC Championships, the first time in program history it has qualified for match play. At the Championships, redshirt sophomore Hunter Wolcott tied the lowest 54-hole score in the program's history at the conference championships, shooting 205 (-5) to tie for fourth.
He enters NCAA play as the No. 65 ranked college golfer in the country according to the latest Golfstat rankings. He has four straight top-20 finishes entering Monday's opening round.
Joining him in the top-25 at the SEC Championships were juniors Brayden Garrison and Rhys Nevin who tied for 21st in medal play. In Garrison and Nevin, the Vols return two players with NCAA Regional experience, both played in the lineup in last season's regional.
Redshirt sophomore Tyler Johnson will also make his second NCAA Regional appearance, finishing tied for 16th at the 2018 NCAA Raleigh Regional before transferring to Tennessee this season.
Tomorrow's first round is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. (ET) as Tennessee tees off No. 10. The Vols will be paired with Liberty and Alabama on the opening day of play.
The Vols' Lineup
Brayden Garrison
In 10 starts this season, Garrison has placed inside of the top 25 seven times including a top-25 finish at the SEC Championships. He comes into the NCAA Regionals ranked second on the team in stroke average (72.73) and rounds of par or better (16).
Hunter Wolcott
The Burns, Tenn., has six top-20 finishes in his last seven starts and is coming off a fourth place finish at the SEC Championships. The redshirt sophomore has a team-best 71.86 stroke average this spring. He also leads the team with 19 rounds of par or better this season and in round counted with 95.00 percent of his rounds counting.
Tyler Johnson
Johnson has three top-25 finishes in his last six events this season. He is one of three players in the lineup with NCAA Regional experience after finishing in the top 20 last season before transferring to Tennessee.
Rhys Nevin
The junior is coming off a top-25 finish at the SEC Championships, his fourth of the season. He is tied for the team lead with five rounds in the 60s while also rankings third on the team in rounds of par or better (12).
Nolan Ray
The redshirt junior comes into regional play ranked third on the team in stroke average (72.88) with a 72.38 stroke average in the spring season. Four of his five top-25 finishes have come this spring including a pair of third place finishes at the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate and the Mason Rudolph Championship.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (13)
No. 33 Tennessee, No. 28 Alabama, No. 40 Campbell, No. 9 Duke, No. 16 Georgia, No. 45 Kentucky, No. 22 Liberty, No. 52 Nevada, No. 149 Princeton, No. 60 SMU, No. 112 UNC-Wilmington and No. 4 Vanderbilt
COURSE INFORMATION
University of Georgia Golf Course – Athens, Ga. – Par 71 – 7,253 yards
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TEE TIMES
Monday, May 13 – First Round – Play starts at 11:00 a.m. ET with groups teeing off holes No. 1 and No. 10
Tuesday, May 14 – Second Round – Play starts at 7:30 a.m. ET with groups teeing off holes No. 1 and No. 10. Times will be determined based on the order of finish after round one
Wednesday, May 15 – Third Round – Play starts at 7:30 a.m. ET with groups teeing off holes No. 1 and No. 10. Times will be determined based on the order of finish after round two
The Vols, who are the six seed in the regional, are in search of their 17th NCAA Championships appearance and will have to finish as one of the top four teams to advance the championships in Fayetteville, Ark.
UT is one of five SEC included in the 13-team regional as Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt will also be competing at the University of Georgia Golf Course this week. Tennessee is one of four teams in the field with multiple team championships and one of just two to have three titles this season.
A NCAA Regional win would give the Vols a program-record four team titles in a season and their first regional title in program history. UT has placed second in regional play in both 2005 and 2009.
Tennessee is coming off a quarterfinal run in the SEC Championships, the first time in program history it has qualified for match play. At the Championships, redshirt sophomore Hunter Wolcott tied the lowest 54-hole score in the program's history at the conference championships, shooting 205 (-5) to tie for fourth.
He enters NCAA play as the No. 65 ranked college golfer in the country according to the latest Golfstat rankings. He has four straight top-20 finishes entering Monday's opening round.
Joining him in the top-25 at the SEC Championships were juniors Brayden Garrison and Rhys Nevin who tied for 21st in medal play. In Garrison and Nevin, the Vols return two players with NCAA Regional experience, both played in the lineup in last season's regional.
Redshirt sophomore Tyler Johnson will also make his second NCAA Regional appearance, finishing tied for 16th at the 2018 NCAA Raleigh Regional before transferring to Tennessee this season.
Tomorrow's first round is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. (ET) as Tennessee tees off No. 10. The Vols will be paired with Liberty and Alabama on the opening day of play.
The Vols' Lineup
Brayden Garrison
In 10 starts this season, Garrison has placed inside of the top 25 seven times including a top-25 finish at the SEC Championships. He comes into the NCAA Regionals ranked second on the team in stroke average (72.73) and rounds of par or better (16).
Hunter Wolcott
The Burns, Tenn., has six top-20 finishes in his last seven starts and is coming off a fourth place finish at the SEC Championships. The redshirt sophomore has a team-best 71.86 stroke average this spring. He also leads the team with 19 rounds of par or better this season and in round counted with 95.00 percent of his rounds counting.
Tyler Johnson
Johnson has three top-25 finishes in his last six events this season. He is one of three players in the lineup with NCAA Regional experience after finishing in the top 20 last season before transferring to Tennessee.
Rhys Nevin
The junior is coming off a top-25 finish at the SEC Championships, his fourth of the season. He is tied for the team lead with five rounds in the 60s while also rankings third on the team in rounds of par or better (12).
Nolan Ray
The redshirt junior comes into regional play ranked third on the team in stroke average (72.88) with a 72.38 stroke average in the spring season. Four of his five top-25 finishes have come this spring including a pair of third place finishes at the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate and the Mason Rudolph Championship.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS (13)
No. 33 Tennessee, No. 28 Alabama, No. 40 Campbell, No. 9 Duke, No. 16 Georgia, No. 45 Kentucky, No. 22 Liberty, No. 52 Nevada, No. 149 Princeton, No. 60 SMU, No. 112 UNC-Wilmington and No. 4 Vanderbilt
COURSE INFORMATION
University of Georgia Golf Course – Athens, Ga. – Par 71 – 7,253 yards
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LIVE SCORING
GolfStat.com
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TEE TIMES
Monday, May 13 – First Round – Play starts at 11:00 a.m. ET with groups teeing off holes No. 1 and No. 10
Tuesday, May 14 – Second Round – Play starts at 7:30 a.m. ET with groups teeing off holes No. 1 and No. 10. Times will be determined based on the order of finish after round one
Wednesday, May 15 – Third Round – Play starts at 7:30 a.m. ET with groups teeing off holes No. 1 and No. 10. Times will be determined based on the order of finish after round two
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