2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship | |
Dates: | May 29 – June 3, 2015 |
Location: | Bradenton, Florida, U.S. |
Course: | The Concession Golf Club (University of South Florida) |
Field: | 156 players, 30 teams |
Champion: | Team: LSU Individual: Bryson DeChambeau, SMU |
Score: | Team: 4–1 (def. Southern California) Individual: 280 (−8) |
Previous: | 2014 |
Next: | 2016 |
The 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 77th annual tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I collegiate golf. It was contested from May 29 – June 3, 2015 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida.[1] The tournament was hosted by the University of South Florida. Two championships were awarded: team and individual. The LSU Tigers won their fifth national title and first since 1955.
This was also the first time that the men's and women's Division I golf tournaments were played at the same location and time.
Regional name | Golf course | Location | Qualified teams^ | |
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Ball State Regional | The Sagamore Club | Noblesville, Indiana | Illinois, SMU, UNLV, UCLA, Oregon | |
North Carolina Regional | University of North Carolina Finley Golf Course | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Charlotte, Stanford, Florida State, Florida, Clemson | |
San Diego Regional | The Farms Golf Club | Rancho Santa Fe, California | Oklahoma, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Virginia | |
Texas Tech Regional | The Rawls Course | Lubbock, Texas | Texas, Texas Tech, Duke, Auburn, Houston | |
Washington Regional | Gold Mountain Golf Club | Bremerton, Washington | UAB, South Carolina, Southern California, TCU, Washington | |
Yale Regional | The Course at Yale | New Haven, Connecticut | South Florida, San Diego State, Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, LSU |
This was the first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship held at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, and the first time the tournament was hosted by the University of South Florida.
Place | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | To par | |
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1 | Illinois | 286 | 291 | 296 | 282 | 1155 | +3 | |
2 | Vanderbilt | 301 | 284 | 287 | 285 | 1157 | +5 | |
T3 | Georgia | 288 | 293 | 286 | 291 | 1158 | +6 | |
Texas | 294 | 300 | 280 | 284 | ||||
5 | Southern California | 289 | 285 | 296 | 291 | 1161 | +9 | |
6 | South Florida | 294 | 291 | 292 | 291 | 1168 | +16 | |
7 | LSU | 292 | 289 | 290 | 298 | 1169 | +17 | |
8 | UCLA | 294 | 304 | 280 | 294 | 1172 | +20 | |
9 | Georgia Tech | 293 | 295 | 290 | 297 | 1175 | +23 | |
10 | TCU | 296 | 293 | 291 | 299 | 1179 | +27 | |
11 | Florida State | 298 | 292 | 293 | 298 | 1181 | +29 | |
12 | Auburn | 301 | 290 | 296 | 296 | 1183 | +31 | |
13 | South Carolina | 301 | 298 | 288 | 300 | 1187 | +35 | |
14 | SMU | 296 | 303 | 291 | 302 | 1192 | +40 | |
15 | San Diego State | 290 | 299 | 298 | 306 | 1193 | +41 |
After 54 holes, the field of 30 teams was cut to the top 15. SMU beat Washington on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff for the 15th spot.[3] [4]
Source:[5]
Place | Player | University | Score | To par | |
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1 | SMU | 70-67-72-71=280 | −8 | ||
2 | Washington | 72-70-72-67=281 | −7 | ||
T3 | Vanderbilt | 74-69-71-68=282 | −6 | ||
Illinois | 68-71-73-70=282 | ||||
5 | UAB | 72-69-69-73=283 | −5 | ||
6 | South Florida | 68-75-69-72=284 | −4 | ||
7 | TCU | 73-70-72-70=285 | −3 | ||
T8 | Texas | 72-73-70-71=286 | −2 | ||
Charlotte | 70-74-72-70=286 | ||||
10 | Texas | 72-75-69-71=287 | −1 |