KENNESAW, Ga. – Junior Claes Borregaard will represent the Kennesaw State men’s golf team in the NCAA Division I Chapel Hill Regional at Finley Golf Club.
The tournament is scheduled for May 13-15. The format has been shifted due to the threat of inclement weather. The current plan (subject to change) is 27+ holes on Monday, finish the second round and perhaps even start the third round around the bad weather on Tuesday and play 9-18 holes on Wednesday to get in as many holes as possible and hopefully the full 54.
The event will take place at Foley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Borregaard is the second Owl to compete as an individual at the NCAA Championships. Jeff Karlsson was the first to do it back in 2010.
KSU will head to Conference USA on July 1, 2024.
BORREGAARD THIS SEASON
The junior from Smorum, Denmark posted three top five finishes this season and six top 20 finishes in eight tournaments.
He led the tops was first on the team with a 71.21 scoring average and 17 rounds played at par or better.
His season low round of 6-under par 66 came at the Palmas Del Mar Collegiate.
NCAA REGIONAL FORMAT
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.
The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams at each regional will advance to the finals. Playoffs and tiebreakers will be used, if necessary, to determine advancement to the finals. The games committee will do everything possible to complete 54 holes within the scheduled three-day period.
TOURNAMENT FIELD (13 by Seed)
No. 1 North Carolina No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 4 East Tennessee State, No. 5 Northwestern, No. 6 Baylor, No. 7 VCU, No. 8 Loyola Marymount, No. 9 Long Beach State, No. 10 Clemson, No. 11 Michigan State, No. 12 Ball State and No. 13 Howard.
Individuals by Seed
1. Tobias Jonsson, Mercer
2. Walker Isley, UNCW
3. Nick Mathews, NC State
4. Conor Gough, Charlotte
5. Will Davis, Davidson
6. Spencer Oxendine, NC State
7. Erik Johansson, Campbell
8. Claes Borregaard, Kennesaw State
9. Justin LaRue, Longwood
10. Fred Roberts IV, High Point
NEXT UP
The top five teams and the low individual not on one of those five teams will advance to the NCAA Championship May 24-29 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa’s Champions Course in Carlsbad, Calif.