[phoenix]

After the first day, Liberty's National Championship contender team is sitting in a tie for 10th place. They got off to a slow start yesterday, firing a 60 in the first round on the Old Glory course, but came back strong in the second round, shooting 45 on the Hogback course to finish the day at -20. LU's First Flight team is currently sitting in 8th place at +23, and the Second Flight team is in third at -9. The Flames are also one of only four schools to send a women's team, who are sitting in 4th place at +11.

[phoenix]

Live scoring for today's events is at http://www.pdga.com/apps/tournament/liv ... ndID=11361

[phoenix]

I missed the two other days of competition, but here are the final results:

Team Competitions:
Championship Flight: Won by Augusta University, Liberty finished 7th. Fellow Big South members Kennesaw State finished 15th, and Gardner-Webb finished 19th.
First Flight: Won by Ferris State, Liberty finished 6th. Kennesaw State finished 11th, and G-Webb did not have a team in this flight.
Second Flight: Mississippi State won, Liberty finished 3rd. No other Big South schools were in this flight.

[BJWilliams]

Does this mean LU gets an automatic invite for 2017 by finishing in the top 10 in the Championship Flight?

[phoenix]

I'm pretty sure it does - last year, the top 12 teams in nationals qualified for this year. I THINK it's based on how many teams competed in the championships, so I'd say at least the top 10 will get in.

http://www.ncdgc.com/qualifying shows how they determined it for this year.