Field Announced for NCAA Men’s Golf East Regional

Chattanooga was picked as the No. 5 seed in the 2008 NCAA Men’s Golf East Regional May 15-17 at Council Fire Golf Club. The NCAA announced the pairings on Monday.

The top seed for this region, and for the championship, is Georgia followed by Charlotte, South Carolina, Duke and Chattanooga. The remainder of the 27-team field includes Auburn, East Tennessee State, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Mississippi State, Virginia and Western Carolina. Six individuals will be joining the teams to play for the right to move onto the NCAA Championships hosted by Purdue May 28-31 at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex-The Kampen Course.

“We could not be more excited at this opportunity,” said Head Coach Mark Guhne. “Playing at Council Fire gives us a little advantage, but it is a tough, tough draw. Our team is ready to play.

“It is also great to see Western Carolina and two individuals (Nathan Stamey, UNC Greensboro, Jimmy Lytle, Elon) from the SoCon make it into the field,” added Guhne.

There are three regionals, East (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Central (Columbus, Ohio) and West (Bremerton, Wash.). Each regional features 27 teams and select individuals.

EAST REGIONAL- May 15-17
Council Fire Golf Club – Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hosted by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Georgia
2. Charlotte (Atlantic 10 Conference)
3. South Carolina
4. Duke
5. Chattanooga (Southern Conference)
6. Auburn
7. East Tennessee State
8. Michigan State (Big Ten Conference)
9. Mississippi
10. UAB (Conference USA)
11. Virginia Tech
12. North Carolina State
13. Mississippi State
14. Georgia State (Colonial Athletic Conference)
15. North Florida (Atlantic Sun Conference)
16. UC Irvine (Big West Conference)
17. Augusta State
18. SMU
19. Middle Tennessee
20. Coastal Carolina (Big South Conference)
21. Memphis
22. Virginia
23. Western Carolina
24. Colorado State (Mountain West Conference)
25. New Mexico State (Western Athletic Conference)
26. Western Illinois (The Summit League)
27. Jackson State (Southwestern Athletic Conference)

Individuals:
1. Keegan Bradley, St. John’s (New York)
2. Jose Toledo, New Orleans
3. Johnny Caldwell, South Alabama
4. Michael McGrady, Troy
5. Jon Curran, Vanderbilt
6. Grant Leaver, Austin Peay State