NCAA Brackets Unveiled – See Where Welch, Chatfield & Francoeur are Going
The NCAA regional brackets have been set and Patrick Welch, Chris Francoeur, Davis Chatfield and Andrew O’Leary are all involved.
The regionals present a 13-14 team 54 hole tournament with the low five teams advancing to the National Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Arizona.
The low individual not on a qualifying team will also advance to the NCAA Championship.
See Breakdowns of Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Louisville Below
Oklahoma
Patrick Welch and the Oklahoma Sooners are the top seed in the Norman, Oklahoma regional.
Meaning, they get to stay home and play at their home course.
Norman was added as a regional after the NCAA deemed the Alabama course was in unplayable condition.
“We’re obviously excited to host a regional at our home course. The field is a great field that will test us and we’re excited for that opportunity. You don’t get into postseason play without being a great team, so we’re excited,” said Oklahoma Head Coach Ryan Hybl.
In the region, the Sooners should get a tough battle from second seeded Texas and third-seeded Auburn.
South Carolina and Ole Miss round out the top five seeds, and they hope to stay there to get into nationals.
Other teams in the bracket include Louisville (more on them below), Missouri, Kansas State, San Diego State and Rider is the 13-seed.
Notre Dame
Davis Chatfield, Andrew O’Leary and the Fighting Irish are the three seed in the Palm Beach Gardens Regional.
That tournament will be played at PGA National Resort.
The top seed in the regional is Vanderbilt, followed by Billy Horschel’s Florida Gators at the two seed.
Florida State and Purdue round out the top five seeds.
Other teams in the region include New Mexico (6-seed), South Florida (7-seed), Indiana (10-seed), Davidson (12) and Charleston Southern (14).
Louisville
Chris Francoeur will be joining Patrick Welch in Oklahoma as the Cardinals are headed to the Norman, Oklahoma Regional.
Norman was added as a regional after the NCAA deemed the Alabama course was in unplayable condition.
Louisville will be the six-seed in the regional.
The Cardinals were poised to make the NCAA Tournament from the start of the season, but things got a little interesting after they missed the cut in the ACC Tournament.