Three C-USA Teams & Two Individuals To Compete in NCAA Men's Golf Regionals

J.J. Killeen

The ninth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs, 2005 Conference USA Men’s Golf Champions, earned a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Central Regional. TCU was one of three C-USA men’s golf teams to advance to the 2005 NCAA Regionals, which will be held May 19-21.

TCU is making its 16th straight regional appearance under head coach Bill Montigel. The Central Regional will be held at the University of Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. TCU's lineup of senior J.J. Killeen, senior David Schultz, junior Colby Beckstrom, sophomore Drew Stoltz and freshman James Sacheck has won its last two tournaments, the National Invitational Tournament and the Conference USA Championships. The C-USA victory in April was the school-record fifth straight league title for the Horned Frogs.

Two C-USA teams will compete at the East Regional, which will be held at the Golf Club of Tennessee in Nashville. Louisville and Charlotte earned the No. 16 and 19 seeds, respectively. It is the first time that either school has advanced to regional postseason competition.

A pair of golfers from Tulane University, sophomore Michael Thompson and senior Chris Wheeler, will be among 18 individuals competing in the three regionals along with 81 teams. The Tulane tandem become the first Green Wave golfers to advance to the NCAA Regionals in more than 20 years.

Future Conference USA members UCF, SMU and Tulsa will also compete in the Regionals. UCF is a No. 14 seed in the East. The Mustangs earned an automatic berth and the 12th seed in the Central Region as the WAC Champion, while Tulsa an at-large selection at No. 13.

The top 10 teams and two individuals not on advancing teams will move on from the three regionals to the NCAA Championship, which will be held June 1-4 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md.