A Sea Of Red

A mild upset, as we were the #1 seed. The guys actually played well. Their -19 would have won most years, but they ran into a buzz saw in a red hot Campbell team and their top guy Svensson, who shot -14 to win individual honors and break Dustin Johnson's tournament record by 2 strokes.

http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm ... &TeamID=10

Is our golf team in line for an at-large this year? I know we were ranked earlier in the season but I haven't followed them.

I believe I saw that they were #45 heading into the tournament. So they should be considered for an at large, maybe on the bubble.
Edit: Oldflame is correct - ranked 48th.

ATrain wrote:Is our golf team in line for an at-large this year? I know we were ranked earlier in the season but I haven't followed them.

They were ranked 48 going into the conference tournament. I'd say we are on the bubble.

BuryYourDuke wrote:Underperforming is par for the course.

Couldn't help myself.

Oy...

That said, it's less that we underperformed and more that Campbell just had a really REALLY good three rounds and absolutely blitzed the course. Most years the score we put up probably wins the tournament...and easily so to boot

How many teams make NCAA tournament ?

30 teams make the national tournament...I forget how many go to each regional

2016 Regionals

Last year a total of 81 teams made the regionals. If the field is that big again this year I think our chances should be pretty good.

flamehunter wrote:2016 Regionals

Last year a total of 81 teams made the regionals. If the field is that big again this year I think our chances should be pretty good.

I like our chances. In evaluating us as an at-large, our performance in the BSC tourney will actually weigh in our favor. That -19 would have won us the tourney and an auto-bid most years. Svenssen and his Campbell teammates were just on fire for 2 days this year to take it from us.

Campbell's top two scorers shot -22 by themselves so even if their other three had shot even they would have still won by three strokes

And we get the at-large bid and will be the #8 seed in the Austin regional!

The top five teams of the 14 competing at the University of Texas Golf Club from May 15th-17th advance to Nationals up in Chicago. I am tied up on the 15th & 16th but may make a run to Austin for the final round if LU & UT are in the hunt. I haven't been to the UT track but here is is incredible.

KK and the folks in Charlotte have to be smiling like Cheshire cats over this. If Liberty had won the BSC, I highly doubt Campbell would have gotten an at large. Also, our being seeded 8 out of 14 would seem to indicate we were not so much on the bubble as a lock. Our golf program has gained a ton of respect nationally.

We were 10th after Day 1 in Austin and only the Top 5 go to Nationals. UT, Ole Miss & Okie State all look firmly entrenched atop the leaderboard. The final two spots are wide open for whoever plays well today and tomorrow.

Live Leaderboard

Not a good day. +21 for the round and now 16 shots out of the 5th place qualifying spot. 12th place overall. Ouch.

We actually played -4 the final round to finish in a tie for 11th. But that was 20 strokes ebhind 5th place to qualify for nationals.

Lynchburg's Zach Bauchou played for the Ok St regional champion team.