The 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was a golf tournament contested from May 28 – June 2 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was the 82nd NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. The team championship was won by the Pepperdine Waves who won their second national championship by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship match play round 3–2. The individual national championship was won by Turk Pettit from Clemson University.
Regional qualifying tournaments Five teams qualified from each of the six regional tournaments held around the country May 17–19, 2021. The lowest scoring individual not affiliated with one of the qualified teams in their regional also qualified for the individual national championship.
Regional nameGolf courseLocationHost teamTeams advancingIndividual advancing (school)Noblesville RegionalThe Sagamore ClubNoblesville, IndianaBall State1. Texas2. North Carolina3. Tennessee4. Louisville5. UABCole Bradley (Purdue)Tallahassee RegionalSeminole Legacy Golf ClubTallahassee, FloridaFlorida State1. Florida State2. Georgia3. Georgia Tech4. Liberty5. TCUMichael Sakane (Jacksonville)Stillwater RegionalKarsten Creek Golf ClubStillwater, OklahomaOklahoma State1. Oklahoma State2. Illinois3. SMU4. Sam Houston5. Little RockAJ Ott (Colorado State)Kingston Springs RegionalThe Golf Club of TennesseeKingston Springs, TennesseeVanderbilt1. Vanderbilt2. Arkansas3. San Diego State4. NC State5. ClemsonJames Piot (Michigan State)Albuquerque RegionalChampionship Course at UNMAlbuquerque, New MexicoNew Mexico1. Texas Tech2. Arizona State3. Oregon State4. Oklahoma 5. San DiegoRyan Hall (South Carolina)Cle Elum RegionalTumble Creek Golf & Country ClubCle Elum, WashingtonWashington1. East Tennessee State2. San Francisco3. Wake Forest4. Pepperdine5. FloridaTristan Mandur (Utah)
Venue This was the first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship held at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. This would have been the second year of a planned three year stretch for Grayhawk hosting both men's and women's NCAA golf championships had the 2020 championship not been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, 2020, the NCAA announced that Grayhawk would host the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championship.
Team competition Leaderboard
Par, single-round: 280 Par, total: 1,120 After 54 holes, the field of 30 teams was cut to the top 15.
PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo par1Arizona State2842782802751117−32Oklahoma State2802742742921120E3Pepperdine2792862892711125 +54Oklahoma2802792822891130 +105Illinois2872792782901134 +146Florida State2812942742871136 +167Vanderbilt2932802802911144 +248North Carolina2882782872921145 +25T9Louisville2892882872881152 +32Sam Houston278292288294T11Arkansas2872932882851153 +33Texas Tech276304288285T13Clemson2872842853001156 +36Wake Forest28728428230315Georgia Tech2892882952971169 +49
Georgia Tech (+1) beat TCU (+4) in a one-hole playoff to advance to the final round of stroke play. Remaining teams: TCU (872), Tennessee (873), SMU (873), Georgia (873), NC State (876), Liberty (879), Florida (880), Oregon State (882), UAB (885), Texas (886), San Diego State (886), San Diego (887), East Tennessee State (893), San Francisco (896), Little Rock (905) Source:
Match play bracket
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Individual competition Par, single-round: 70 Par, total: 280 The field was cut after 54 holes to the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals not on a top 15 team. These 84 players competed for the individual championship
PlacePlayerUniversityScoreTo par1Turk PettitClemson68-67-68-70=273−72Bo JinOklahoma State67-65-69-73=274−63Ryggs JohnstonArizona State72-63-71-69=275−54Michael FeaglesIllinois72-67-67-70=276−45John PakFlorida State68-72-68-69=277−3T6Jonathan BrightwellOklahoma68-69-69-72=278−2Quade CumminsOklahoma69-68-68-73=278T8Ludvig ÅbergTexas Tech68-76-69-66=279−1Cameron SiskArizona State70-73-67-69=279Eugenio Lopez-ChacarraOklahoma State70-69-68-72=279William HolcombSam Houston67-71-69-72=279
Spencer Tibbits (E, Oregon State) beat Benjamin Shipp (+1, NC State) in a one-hole playoff for the final individual spot to advance to the final round of stroke play.
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