Golf Central: NCAA Noblesville Regional

The No. 3-seeded Tennessee men's golf team is set to begin NCAA action this week, teeing off from the Noblesville Regional.

The Noblesville Regional, as well as the other five regionals around the nation, is scheduled to run from Monday through Wednesday. The top five teams from each regional will then advance to the national championships, to be played from May 28 to June 2 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Vols' No. 3 seed is the program's highest-ever seed since the NCAA switched its postseason to the six-regional format in 2010.

Noblesville, Indiana—located less than 30 miles north of Indianapolis—is home to The Sagamore Club, which is set to host the Noblesville NCAA Regional. Of the six regionals spread out around the nation, the Noblesville Regional is the only one without a host school participating, as Ball State did not make the field.

Tennessee wrapped up its 2020-21 season by finishing in the top four its final three tournaments, including a second-place stroke play finish at the SEC Championships—the program's best since 2007. The Vols also enter NCAA competition currently sporting their best SEC win percentage since 1995 and best overall win percentage since 2009.

Despite the 2020 golf postseason being canceled due to COVID-19, four players on Tennessee's current roster still boast NCAA Regional experience, as both Hunter Wolcott and Rhys Nevin competed at both the 2018 Columbus Regional and the 2019 Athens Regional, while Brayden Garrison and Tyler Johnson competed in 2019.

VOLS' LINEUP
Hunter Wolcott
A Second Team All-SEC selection, Wolcott has recorded a career-best 71.30 stroke average and seven top-20 finishes during the 2020-21 season, including a current streak of five in a row. Wolcott also leads the Vols with 16 rounds of par or better this season, pushing his career total to 51—a mark that ranks fifth in program history.

Bryce Lewis
Lewis carries some momentum into NCAA competition, finishing inside the top 25 in his past three tournaments—including his first career individual title at the Country Club of Birmingham Invitational. Lewis's 71.78 spring stroke average is tied for Tennessee's best spring stroke average.

Spencer Cross
Tied with Lewis for Tennessee's best individual spring stroke average (71.78), Cross has recorded four top-15 finishes during the spring—including a fourth-place finish in his first career appearance at the SEC Championships last month. Overall, the Sevierville native has been Tennessee's top finisher in four out of seven tournaments this spring.

Brayden Garrison
Competing in his second NCAA Regional, Garrison is a member of Tennessee's lineup for the third straight tournament. Garrison tied for 36th place at the 2019 Athens NCAA Regional.

Rhys Nevin
A member of Tennessee's lineup during every tournament of the 2020-21 season, Nevin looks to build on a 21st-place finish at Tennessee's 2019 NCAA Regionals appearance.

SEEDING LIST
1. Texas
2. North Carolina (ACC champion)
3. Tennessee
4. North Florida
5. Louisville
6. South Florida (AAC champion)
7. UAB
8. Duke
9. UNCW
10. Arkansas State
11. Campbell (Big South champion)
12. UT Martin (Ohio Valley champion)
13. Loyola Chicago (Missouri Valley champion)

COURSE INFORMATION
The Sagamore Club – Par 72 – 7,173 yards

The Sagamore Club is a Jack Nicklaus Signature design. The club hosted the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Noblesville Regional and was also site the 2010 NCAA Division II Men's Golf National Championship.

ROUND ONE TEE TIMES
Rhys Nevin – 8 a.m. ET
Brayden Garrison – 8:11 a.m. ET
Spencer Cross – 8:22 a.m. ET
Bryce Lewis – 8:33 a.m. ET
Hunter Wolcott – 8:44 a.m. ET

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Players Mentioned

Spencer Cross

Brayden Garrison

Tyler Johnson

Bryce Lewis

Rhys Nevin

Hunter Wolcott

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