INDIANAPOLIS - Conference USA men's golf champion Liberty earned the 12th seed in the Stanford Regional, while four CUSA individual student-athletes have qualified to compete in the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Regionals, as announced by the Division I Men's Golf Committee on Wednesday.
The Flames won the Conference USA crown in their first season in the league, at Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana, Arkansas, back on April 24, to earn the league's automatic bid, and Liberty will take on a talented field at Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, California.
CUSA individual champion Luke Fuller from WKU and MTSU’s Owen Stamper are headed to the West Lafayette Regional, while LA Tech's Niilo Maki-Petaja will play in the Baton Rouge Regional and Jax State’s Erik Jansson is set to compete in the Austin Regional.
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals (not on those qualifying teams) who will compete in the finals. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals (not on those teams) will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals (not on those teams). The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams will advance to the finals.
All 30 teams and six individuals will complete 54 holes of stroke play. Following 54 holes of competition, the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team will advance for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match-play competition and the 72-hole stroke-play individual champion. The top eight teams after 72 holes of play will be placed into a bracket thereafter.
The 2024 national championships will be hosted by the University of Texas at Austin and held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa.
In team match-play competition, a total of five points will be available with one point being awarded for each individual match. Winning teams will advance to the semifinals and subsequently, the finals. The first team to win three points within the team match will advance, or in the case of the final match, be declared the national champion.
Stanford Regional Site
The Stanford Regional will be played at Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, California, and will be hosted by Stanford University.
CUSA Team: Liberty
West Lafayette Regional Site
The West Lafayette Regional will be played at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana, with Purdue University serving as the host institution.
CUSA Individuals: Luke Fuller, WKU and Owen Stamper, MTSU
Baton Rouge Regional Site
The Baton Rouge Regional will be played at the University Club in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with LSU serving as the host institution.
CUSA Individual: Niilo Maki-Petaja, LA Tech
Austin Regional Site
The Austin Regional will be played at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas, with the University of Texas serving as the host institution.
CUSA Individual: Erik Jansson, Jax State