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Lang Receives NCAA Automatic Bid to College Grove Regional
5/4/2017 1:21:00 PM | Men's Golf
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson's Jack Lang, the Atlantic 10 Conference Individual Medalist, will compete in the 2017 NCAA Golf Regional in College Grove, Tenn., May 15-17 at The Grove, as announced Thursday afternoon.
A sophomore from Lexington, Mass., Lang became the program's seventh conference champion with a 54-hole total of 206 (70-68-68 | -10) this past weekend at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando.
In addition to becoming just the third player in school history to advance to the NCAA Tournament, Lang will be the second Davidson golfer to play in an NCAA regional since the regional tournament format was adopted in 1989.
Lang, a recipient of three athletic scholarships: Dr. Tom Scott Golf Scholarship, Covington Golf Scholarship, and Southwood J. Morcott Golf Scholarship, has four-career Top-5 finishes in just 18 events.
The 2016 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year led the Wildcats this season with a 72.61 stroke average, which included 14 rounds of par or better.
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Regional is a preliminary round of the NCAA Division I Men's Championship. Each Regional will consist of a 54-hole tournament with 13 or 14 teams and 10 individual players. The low five teams and low individual not included on those five teams will advance to the NCAA Championship that runs May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms (Northern Illinois) in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Individuals
Andrew Novak, Wofford College
Patrick Cover, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Tim Conover, East Carolina University
Thomas Eldridge, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Lorenzo Scalise, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hunter Richardson, University of Tennessee at Martin
Seth Gandy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jack Lang, Davidson College
Anton Frondelius, Wagner College
Daniel Racioppa, Alcorn State University
Teams (seeded in the following order)
1. Vanderbilt University
2. Texas Tech University
3. Clemson University
4. University of Georgia
5. University of Missouri, Columbia
6. Lipscomb University
7. Kennesaw State University
8. University of Central Florida
9. Middle Tennessee State University
10. Texas Christian University
11. Troy University
12. East Tennessee State University
13. Harvard University
DavidsonPhotos.com
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson's Jack Lang, the Atlantic 10 Conference Individual Medalist, will compete in the 2017 NCAA Golf Regional in College Grove, Tenn., May 15-17 at The Grove, as announced Thursday afternoon.
A sophomore from Lexington, Mass., Lang became the program's seventh conference champion with a 54-hole total of 206 (70-68-68 | -10) this past weekend at Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando.
In addition to becoming just the third player in school history to advance to the NCAA Tournament, Lang will be the second Davidson golfer to play in an NCAA regional since the regional tournament format was adopted in 1989.
Lang, a recipient of three athletic scholarships: Dr. Tom Scott Golf Scholarship, Covington Golf Scholarship, and Southwood J. Morcott Golf Scholarship, has four-career Top-5 finishes in just 18 events.
The 2016 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year led the Wildcats this season with a 72.61 stroke average, which included 14 rounds of par or better.
The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Regional is a preliminary round of the NCAA Division I Men's Championship. Each Regional will consist of a 54-hole tournament with 13 or 14 teams and 10 individual players. The low five teams and low individual not included on those five teams will advance to the NCAA Championship that runs May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms (Northern Illinois) in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Individuals
Andrew Novak, Wofford College
Patrick Cover, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Tim Conover, East Carolina University
Thomas Eldridge, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Lorenzo Scalise, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hunter Richardson, University of Tennessee at Martin
Seth Gandy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Jack Lang, Davidson College
Anton Frondelius, Wagner College
Daniel Racioppa, Alcorn State University
Teams (seeded in the following order)
1. Vanderbilt University
2. Texas Tech University
3. Clemson University
4. University of Georgia
5. University of Missouri, Columbia
6. Lipscomb University
7. Kennesaw State University
8. University of Central Florida
9. Middle Tennessee State University
10. Texas Christian University
11. Troy University
12. East Tennessee State University
13. Harvard University
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