SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Kansas Jayhawks will open play on the NCAA Championships on Friday within the opening spherical of play at Grayhawk Golf Membership.
The Jayhawks certified for the 30-team championship by ending fifth on the NCAA Bryan Regional earlier this month. This marks the second time beneath coach Jamie Bermel that the Jayhawks have certified for the NCAA Championships and first time since 2018.
The Jayhawks traveled with a six-man lineup to Scottsdale and can play 5 with one alternate. The Kansas lineup is similar because it was for the Huge 12 Championship and the Bryan Regional: Seniors Harry Hillier, Ben Sigel and Callum Bruce and sophomores Luke Kluver, Davis Cooper and William Duquette. Cooper will function the alternate within the opening spherical.
The Jayhawks are grouped with Pac-12 foes Arizona and Oregon and can tee off starting at 6:32 a.m., MST/8:32 a.m., CT on the primary tee. All 30 groups will play the primary three rounds in a stroke play format. There might be a 15-team lower after Sunday’s third spherical. Following the fourth and closing spherical Monday, the ultimate eight groups will advance to match play format on Tuesday.
Bruce will lead off the crew at 6:32 a.m. Tee instances will observe each 11 minutes with Sigel, Duquette, Kluver and Hillier following so as.
“It’s nice to be in Scottsdale, and taking part in golf in late Could,” Coach Jamie Bermel stated. “I believe the fellows are able to go and looking out ahead to the chance. The golf course is quite a bit like our regional web site. We must be actually disciplined off the tee.”
The Championships function a end result to a powerful season for the Jayhawks, who gained a program-record 5 tournaments this season.
Hillier enters the match because the crew chief in scoring common at 71.33. He completed tied for 12th on the Bryan Regional and gained the Hawkeye Invitational final month for his second-career victory. Hillier has been even par or beneath par in 9 of his final 11 rounds, relationship again to the Cowboy Traditional in early April.
Kluver additionally enters this weekend with a sub-72 scoring common at 71.47. He earned a win on the Gopher Invitational within the fall and has been contained in the High 10 in six completely different tournaments this 12 months.
Duquette tied with Hillier for 12th final outing on the Bryan Regional and likewise completed sixth earlier this 12 months on the Seahawk Intercollegiate in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was beneath par in two of his three rounds in Bryan.
Sigel had a powerful second half to his senior 12 months and enters the match with a scoring common of 72.17.
Dwell stats for the match might be supplied by Golfstat.
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