2017 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 79th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's golf. It was contested from May 26 to 31 at the Rich Harvest Farms course in Sugar Grove, Illinois and hosted by Northern Illinois University. Oklahoma defeated defending champions Oregon, 3.5–1.5 and Braden Thornberry of Mississippi won the individual competition.

2017 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship
Tournament information
DatesMay 26–31, 2017
LocationSugar Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Course(s)Rich Harvest Farms
(Northern Illinois University)
Statistics
Field156 players, 30 teams
Champion
Team: Oklahoma
Individual: Braden Thornberry (Mississippi)
Team: 3.5–1.5 (def. Oregon)
Individual: 277 (−11)

Qualifying
  • The five teams with the lowest team scores qualified from each of the six regional tournaments for both the team and individual national championships.[1]
  • The lowest scoring individual not affiliated with one of the qualified teams in their regional also qualified for the individual national championship.

Regional tournaments
Regional name Golf course Location Qualified teams
Texas Regional University of Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas Arizona State, Iowa State, Mississippi, Oklahoma State, Texas
Louisiana Regional University Club Baton Rouge, Louisiana Duke, LSU, Jacksonville, Oregon, Virginia
Tennessee Regional The Grove College Grove, Tennessee Central Florida, Clemson, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Vanderbilt
Washington Regional Aldarra Golf Club Sammamish, Washington Alabama, Florida State, Kent State, Penn State, Southern California
California Regional Stanford Golf Course Stanford, California Baylor, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pepperdine, Stanford
Indiana Regional Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, Kampen Course West Lafayette, Indiana Auburn, Illinois, New Mexico, Purdue, UNLV

Team competition

Leaderboard
PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo par
1Vanderbilt2782882802931139−13
2Oklahoma2842792843041151−1
3Illinois2822832853041154+2
4Oklahoma State2822872833031155+3
T5Oregon2942822892931158+6
T5Southern California2842832803111158+6
T7Baylor2882802873041159+7
T7UNLV2832792853121159+7
9LSU2912772903031161+9
10Virginia2882832843071162+10
11Auburn2822842903081164+12
12Texas2932832833071166+14
13Pepperdine2892932873111180+28
T14Florida State2892852863211181+29
T14Central Florida2942842933101181+29

Remaining teams: Arizona State (872), Alabama (873), Iowa State (875), North Carolina (875), Stanford (879), Kent State (881), Duke (888), Mississippi (888), Penn State (891), Lipscomb (891), Jacksonville (892), New Mexico (892), Purdue (902), Kennesaw State (904), Clemson (905).[2]

After 54 holes, the field of 30 teams was cut to the top 15.

Match play bracket
  • The eight teams with the lowest total scores advanced to the match play bracket.
Quarterfinals
May 30, morning 		Semifinals
May 30, afternoon 		Final
May 31
         
1 Vanderbilt 3
8 UNLV 2
1 Vanderbilt 2
5 Oregon 3
4 Oklahoma State 2
5 Oregon 3
5 Oregon 1.5
2 Oklahoma 3.5
3 Illinois 3.5
6 Southern California 1.5
3 Illinois 1.5
2 Oklahoma 3.5
2 Oklahoma 3
7 Baylor 2

Source:[3]

Individual competition
PlacePlayerUniversityScoreTo par
1Braden ThornberryMississippi66-71-69-71=277−11
2Mason OverstreetArkansas70-68-72-71=281−7
T3Theo HumphreyVanderbilt71-72-69-70=282−6
Scottie SchefflerTexas68-68-68-78=282
Matthias SchwabVanderbilt67-70-70-75=282
T6Rico HoeyUSC74-68-66-76=284−4
Dylan MeyerIllinois71-67-69-77=284
T8John AugensteinVanderbilt74-70-69-72=285−3
Viktor HovlandOklahoma State68-74-68-75=285
John OdaUNLV69-69-72-75=285

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.[4][5]

References
  1. "2017 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships participants announced". NCAA. May 17, 2016.
  2. "NCAA DI Men's Championship – Stroke". GolfStat. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  3. "NCAA DI Championship – Match". GolfStat. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  4. Johnson, Greg (September 15, 2014). "New format for men's and women's golf championships receives approval". NCAA.
  5. "NCAA DI Championship − Stroke : Player Leaderboard". GolfStat. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
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