SEATTLE – (May 3) All are invited to join Seattle University men's golf for their NCAA Tournament selection show viewing party at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 4 in the O'Brien Center lobby.
The Redhawks have earned an automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Tournament by virtue of winning the team title at the Western Athletic Conference Championships last week in Mesa, Ariz. This will mark Seattle U men's golf's first appearance in the NCAA Division I men's golf tournament since 1969.
The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships selections announcement will take place Thursday, May 4 at 9 a.m. PT, on Golf Channel and streamed live on the Golf Channel website.
Eighty-one teams and 45 individuals will be selected to compete in the six NCAA Men's Regional Championship sites, May 15-17 (13 teams and 10 individuals at three regionals and 14 teams and five individuals at three regionals). 30 teams and six individuals will advance from regional sites to the national championships to be played May 26-31 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.
The six regional sites include The Grove, College Grove, Tennessee, hosted by Middle Tennessee State University; Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Indiana, hosted by Purdue University; Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, California, hosted by Stanford University; University of Texas Golf Club, Austin, Texas, hosted by University of Texas at Austin; University Club, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, hosted by LSU and Aldarra Golf Club, Sammamish, Washington, hosted by University of Washington.
This year's Men's Golf Championships will be broadcast for the fourth consecutive year by Golf Channel with more than 100 news and tournament hours planned again for the men's and women's golf championships.