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2015 NCAA Division I men's golf championship

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2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 29 – June 3, 2015
LocationBradenton, Florida, U.S.
Course(s)The Concession Golf Club
(University of South Florida)
Statistics
Field156 players, 30 teams
Champion
Team: LSU
Individual: Bryson DeChambeau, SMU
Team: 4–1 (def. Southern California)
Individual: 280 (−8)
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The 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 77th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I collegiate golf. It was contested from May 29 – June 3, 2015 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida.[1] The tournament was hosted by the University of South Florida. Two championships were awarded: team and individual. The LSU Tigers won their fifth national title and first since 1955.

This was also the first time that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments were played at the same location and time.

Regional qualifying tournaments

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  • The five teams with the lowest team scores qualified from each of the six regional tournaments for both the team and individual national championships.
  • The lowest scoring individual not affiliated with one of the qualified teams in their regional also qualified for the individual national championship.
Regional name Golf course Location Qualified teams^
Ball State Regional The Sagamore Club Noblesville, Indiana Illinois, SMU, UNLV, UCLA, Oregon
North Carolina Regional University of North Carolina Finley Golf Course Chapel Hill, North Carolina Charlotte, Stanford, Florida State, Florida, Clemson
San Diego Regional The Farms Golf Club Rancho Santa Fe, California Oklahoma, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Virginia
Texas Tech Regional The Rawls Course Lubbock, Texas Texas, Texas Tech, Duke, Auburn, Houston
Washington Regional Gold Mountain Golf Club Bremerton, Washington UAB, South Carolina, Southern California, TCU, Washington
Yale Regional The Course at Yale New Haven, Connecticut South Florida, San Diego State, Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, LSU

^ – Teams listed in qualifying order.

Venue

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This was the first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship held at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, and the first time the tournament was hosted by the University of South Florida.

Team competition

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Leaderboard

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Place Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total To par
1 Illinois 286 291 296 282 1155 +3
2 Vanderbilt 301 284 287 285 1157 +5
T3 Georgia 288 293 286 291 1158 +6
Texas 294 300 280 284
5 Southern California 289 285 296 291 1161 +9
6 South Florida 294 291 292 291 1168 +16
7 LSU 292 289 290 298 1169 +17
8 UCLA 294 304 280 294 1172 +20
9 Georgia Tech 293 295 290 297 1175 +23
10 TCU 296 293 291 299 1179 +27
11 Florida State 298 292 293 298 1181 +29
12 Auburn 301 290 296 296 1183 +31
13 South Carolina 301 298 288 300 1187 +35
14 SMU 296 303 291 302 1192 +40
15 San Diego State 290 299 298 306 1193 +41

Remaining teams: Washington (890), Texas Tech (891), Virginia (893), Oklahoma State (896), UAB (896), Stanford (899), Charlotte (901), Oregon (902), Arizona State (903), Duke (903), Houston (906), UNLV (906), Florida (910), Oklahoma (910), Clemson (915).[2]

After 54 holes, the field of 30 teams was cut to the top 15. SMU beat Washington on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff for the 15th spot.[3][4]

Match play bracket

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  • The eight teams with the lowest total scores advanced to the match play bracket.
Quarterfinals
June 2, morning
Semifinals
June 2, afternoon
Final
June 3
         
1 Illinois 3
8 UCLA 2
1 Illinois 1.5
5 Southern California 3.5
4 Texas 1
5 Southern California 4
5 Southern California 1
7 LSU 4
3 Georgia 4
6 South Florida 1
3 Georgia 1.5
7 LSU 3.5
2 Vanderbilt 1.5
7 LSU 3.5

Source:[5]

Individual competition

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Place Player University Score To par
1 Bryson DeChambeau SMU 70-67-72-71=280 −8
2 Pan Cheng-tsung Washington 72-70-72-67=281 −7
T3 Hunter Stewart Vanderbilt 74-69-71-68=282 −6
Thomas Detry Illinois 68-71-73-70=282
5 Paul Dunne UAB 72-69-69-73=283 −5
6 Claudio Correa South Florida 68-75-69-72=284 −4
7 Andrew Presley TCU 73-70-72-70=285 −3
T8 Doug Ghim Texas 72-73-70-71=286 −2
Riley Davenport Charlotte 70-74-72-70=286
10 Beau Hossler Texas 72-75-69-71=287 −1

The field was cut after 54 holes to the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals not on a top 15 team. These 84 players competed for the individual championship.[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Teams, individuals named for 2015 Division I Men's Golf Championship". NCAA. May 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "NCAA DI Championship – Stroke". Golfweek. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Cavadi, Wayne (June 1, 2015). "Longhorns make late run: UGA builds on lead as Rd 3 ends on Thursday morning". NCAA.
  4. ^ "NCAA DI Championship – Stroke: Team Leaderboard". Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "NCAA DI Championship – Match: Quarterfinals". Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Johnson, Greg (September 15, 2014). "New format for men's and women's golf championships receives approval". NCAA.
  7. ^ "NCAA DI Championship − Stroke : Player Leaderboard". Retrieved June 2, 2015.