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Monday, May 15
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NCAA Regionals - Round 1
Men’s Golf Central: Auburn NCAA Regional
May 14, 2023 | Men's Golf
The No. 2-seeded Tennessee men's golf team is set to begin NCAA play this week, competing in the Auburn Regional.
The Auburn Regional, along with six other regionals across the country, is scheduled to run from Monday through Wednesday with an 18-hole round of competition each day. The top five teams from each regional will then advance to the NCAA Championships—set to be contested from May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
This week's NCAA Regional is set to be contested at the par-71, 7,591-yard Auburn University Club. The Bill Bergin designed course opened in 1999 and serves as the Auburn University men's and women's home course.
Tennessee has qualified for the NCAA Regionals in each of Brennan Webb's seasons as head coach (with the exception of 2020's cancelation). In 2021, the Vols finished tied for second place at the Noblesville Regional and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2013. Last season, UT placed seventh in the Bryan-College Station Regional.
Over the course of this season, Tennessee has claimed three team titles, as well as four individual titles this season. The Vols are coming off a first-place stroke play finish at the SEC Championship, qualifying for match play for the fourth straight year and advancing to the semifinals. Freshman Caleb Surratt took home the individual SEC Championship after firing a 14-under 196, which tied for the second-best 54-hole score in SEC Championship history.
THE VOLS' LINEUP
Caleb Surratt
After racking up SEC awards last week with SEC Freshman of the Year, First-Team All-SEC and All-Freshman Team honors, Surratt is currently ranked No. 7 in World Amateur Golf Rankings. Additionally, the true freshman leads the team and is second in the SEC in stroke average (69.33) and sub-par strokes per round (5.07). The Indian Trail, North Carolina, native has registered six top-10 finishes this season, with individual titles at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate and SEC Championship.
Bryce Lewis
Lewis has notched six top-25 finishes on the season including an individual win at the Purdue Fall Invitational and a runner-up finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship. The back-to-back second-team All-SEC selection currently boasts a 70.20 scoring average, has shot 14 sub-70 rounds and is set to make his third career NCAA Regional appearance.
Jake Hall
Last time out, the Knoxville native carded a career-low round of 64 in the second round at the SEC Championship. The round two score tied for the third-lowest 18-hole round in SEC Championship history. Hall also captured an individual title at the All-American Intercollegiate during the spring.
Lance Simpson
Simpson has placed inside the top-20 four times this season, including most recently at the Mason Rudolph Championship—where he logged a 2-under total to place 15th in the 84-man field. The redshirt freshman has notched 13 rounds of par or better and has a 71.96 season stroke average.
Laurent Desmarchais
Desmarchais is making his fourth consecutive lineup appearance, having recorded 20 par or better rounds this season. The sophomore has posted six top-15 finishes, including the Mossy Oak Collegiate where he registered a career-low 54-hole score of 9-under to place tied for 11th.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS – AUBURN REGIONAL (rankings according to Golfstat)
(1) No. 1 Vanderbilt
(2) No. 12 Tennessee
(3) No. 13 Auburn
(4) No. 24 Colorado State
(5) No. 25 Ohio State
(6) No. 26 Washington
(7) No. 37 TCU
(8) No. 48 Chattanooga
(9) No. 49 Houston (American Athletic Conference champion)
(10) No. 60 Marquette (Big East champion)
(11) No. 62 Indiana
(12) No. 124 Augusta (Southland Conference champion)
(13) No. 234 Siena (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion)
ROUND ONE TEE TIMES
Monday, May 15 – Round One
Laurent Desmarchais – 9 a.m. ET
Lance Simpson – 9:11 a.m. ET
Jake Hall – 9:22 a.m. ET
Bryce Lewis – 9:33 a.m. ET
Caleb Surratt – 9:44 a.m. ET
The Auburn Regional, along with six other regionals across the country, is scheduled to run from Monday through Wednesday with an 18-hole round of competition each day. The top five teams from each regional will then advance to the NCAA Championships—set to be contested from May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
This week's NCAA Regional is set to be contested at the par-71, 7,591-yard Auburn University Club. The Bill Bergin designed course opened in 1999 and serves as the Auburn University men's and women's home course.
Tennessee has qualified for the NCAA Regionals in each of Brennan Webb's seasons as head coach (with the exception of 2020's cancelation). In 2021, the Vols finished tied for second place at the Noblesville Regional and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2013. Last season, UT placed seventh in the Bryan-College Station Regional.
Over the course of this season, Tennessee has claimed three team titles, as well as four individual titles this season. The Vols are coming off a first-place stroke play finish at the SEC Championship, qualifying for match play for the fourth straight year and advancing to the semifinals. Freshman Caleb Surratt took home the individual SEC Championship after firing a 14-under 196, which tied for the second-best 54-hole score in SEC Championship history.
THE VOLS' LINEUP
Caleb Surratt
After racking up SEC awards last week with SEC Freshman of the Year, First-Team All-SEC and All-Freshman Team honors, Surratt is currently ranked No. 7 in World Amateur Golf Rankings. Additionally, the true freshman leads the team and is second in the SEC in stroke average (69.33) and sub-par strokes per round (5.07). The Indian Trail, North Carolina, native has registered six top-10 finishes this season, with individual titles at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate and SEC Championship.
Bryce Lewis
Lewis has notched six top-25 finishes on the season including an individual win at the Purdue Fall Invitational and a runner-up finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship. The back-to-back second-team All-SEC selection currently boasts a 70.20 scoring average, has shot 14 sub-70 rounds and is set to make his third career NCAA Regional appearance.
Jake Hall
Last time out, the Knoxville native carded a career-low round of 64 in the second round at the SEC Championship. The round two score tied for the third-lowest 18-hole round in SEC Championship history. Hall also captured an individual title at the All-American Intercollegiate during the spring.
Lance Simpson
Simpson has placed inside the top-20 four times this season, including most recently at the Mason Rudolph Championship—where he logged a 2-under total to place 15th in the 84-man field. The redshirt freshman has notched 13 rounds of par or better and has a 71.96 season stroke average.
Laurent Desmarchais
Desmarchais is making his fourth consecutive lineup appearance, having recorded 20 par or better rounds this season. The sophomore has posted six top-15 finishes, including the Mossy Oak Collegiate where he registered a career-low 54-hole score of 9-under to place tied for 11th.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS – AUBURN REGIONAL (rankings according to Golfstat)
(1) No. 1 Vanderbilt
(2) No. 12 Tennessee
(3) No. 13 Auburn
(4) No. 24 Colorado State
(5) No. 25 Ohio State
(6) No. 26 Washington
(7) No. 37 TCU
(8) No. 48 Chattanooga
(9) No. 49 Houston (American Athletic Conference champion)
(10) No. 60 Marquette (Big East champion)
(11) No. 62 Indiana
(12) No. 124 Augusta (Southland Conference champion)
(13) No. 234 Siena (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion)
ROUND ONE TEE TIMES
Monday, May 15 – Round One
Laurent Desmarchais – 9 a.m. ET
Lance Simpson – 9:11 a.m. ET
Jake Hall – 9:22 a.m. ET
Bryce Lewis – 9:33 a.m. ET
Caleb Surratt – 9:44 a.m. ET
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