CINCINNATI -- The No. 40 Cincinnati men's golf team is officially headed to Las Vegas for its first-ever NCAA Regional appearance, May 15-17.
The Bearcats, surrounded by friends of the program, learned their destination inside Fifth Third Arena's Champions Club for a Golf Channel watch party on Wednesday afternoon.
Cincinnati, the No. 7 seed in the regional, is joined by (in order) Arizona State, Stanford, Virginia, Oklahoma State, Northwestern, East Tennessee State, San Francisco, UNC Greensboro, Long Beach State, Oregon State, Davidson, Kansas City and Lehigh at Bear's Best, a par-72, 7,194-yard course in the northwest part of the city. The other regionals are hosted by Auburn, Clemson, Michigan State, Oklahoma and San Jose State.
"The vibe is great," head coach Doug Martin said. "Anytime this time of year, you get that basketball (March Madness) or football (College Football Playoff) feeling where all your hard work for that season is rewarded. We're going to compete, and we're expecting to qualify and play at the finals in Arizona."
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals not on those qualifying teams who will compete in the finals. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams.
The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams will advance to the finals. The finals are May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
UC was just outside of contention last season but used it as fuel for in the fall, winning two tournaments to set the tone. The squad then opened the spring with a demonstrative title in Puerto Rico at the loaded Dorado Beach Collegiate, itss third championship and most since the 1997-98 season.
"Knowing how to win in golf is huge," Martin said. "We've done it in different ways from coming back to building huge leads. As we saw on the Golf Channel with any coach on there, you heard them all talking about depth. You have to have it in every sport. If you don't have people on the back end pushing, then people get comfortable. If you want to have a great team and program, you can't get comfortable."
Tuesday brought more good news to the program in Doug Martin earning AAC Coach of the Year honors, while Ryan Ford became the first Bearcat to claim the league's Freshman of the Year accolade. Ford, Sam Jean and Ty Gingerich served as the first UC trio to claim All-Conference nods since 1993.
More information about the NCAA event, as well as a replay of the selection show, can be found on the NCAA's official page.
The Bearcats, surrounded by friends of the program, learned their destination inside Fifth Third Arena's Champions Club for a Golf Channel watch party on Wednesday afternoon.
Cincinnati, the No. 7 seed in the regional, is joined by (in order) Arizona State, Stanford, Virginia, Oklahoma State, Northwestern, East Tennessee State, San Francisco, UNC Greensboro, Long Beach State, Oregon State, Davidson, Kansas City and Lehigh at Bear's Best, a par-72, 7,194-yard course in the northwest part of the city. The other regionals are hosted by Auburn, Clemson, Michigan State, Oklahoma and San Jose State.
"The vibe is great," head coach Doug Martin said. "Anytime this time of year, you get that basketball (March Madness) or football (College Football Playoff) feeling where all your hard work for that season is rewarded. We're going to compete, and we're expecting to qualify and play at the finals in Arizona."
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Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals not on those qualifying teams who will compete in the finals. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams.
The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams will advance to the finals. The finals are May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
UC was just outside of contention last season but used it as fuel for in the fall, winning two tournaments to set the tone. The squad then opened the spring with a demonstrative title in Puerto Rico at the loaded Dorado Beach Collegiate, itss third championship and most since the 1997-98 season.
"Knowing how to win in golf is huge," Martin said. "We've done it in different ways from coming back to building huge leads. As we saw on the Golf Channel with any coach on there, you heard them all talking about depth. You have to have it in every sport. If you don't have people on the back end pushing, then people get comfortable. If you want to have a great team and program, you can't get comfortable."
Tuesday brought more good news to the program in Doug Martin earning AAC Coach of the Year honors, while Ryan Ford became the first Bearcat to claim the league's Freshman of the Year accolade. Ford, Sam Jean and Ty Gingerich served as the first UC trio to claim All-Conference nods since 1993.
More information about the NCAA event, as well as a replay of the selection show, can be found on the NCAA's official page.