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Men’s Golf Wins First Summit League Title
5/3/2016 4:01:00 PM | Men's Golf
Jackrabbits Earn Bid to NCAA Tournament
NEWTON, Kan.—For the first time in South Dakota State Division I history, the Jackrabbit men's golf team has a won The Summit League Championship. SDSU shot a final-round 294 Tuesday at the Sand Creek Station Golf Course. With the win, SDSU earns the league's automatic NCAA Tournament berth.
The Jackrabbits shot an 878 (292-292-294) on the par-72, 6,733-yard course. SDSU finished 14 over and won by 11 stokes over second place Omaha.
Freshman Felipe Strobach (Lima, Peru) tied for second, shooting a final-round 73 (75-69-73=217), one shot of the lead.
Freshman Alejandro Perazzo (Caracas, Venezuela) placed sixth, firing a 220 (72-73-75) while junior Trevor Tobin (Brandon) tied for 12th, shooting a 224 (71-78-75).
Junior Grant Smith (Johnston, Iowa) tied for 15th (80-72-73=225) and freshman Jaxon Lynn (Sylvan Lake, Alberta) tied for 18th (74-79-73=226).
The Jackrabbits will learn which NCAA regional they will play in when the NCAA announces selections for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship on Golf Channel's Morning Drive Thursday at 9:30 a.m. The selection show will also stream live on the Golf Channel website. Regional rounds of the championship are May 16-18 at six predetermined regional championship sites.
NOTE:
The last time the Jackrabbits reached an NCAA Tournament was in the 2002-03 season. SDSU won the North Central Conference title in the fall and finished seventh out of eight teams in the 2003 Division II West/Northwest Super Regional at The Meadows Golf Course in Littleton, Colo., May 7, 2003. Ryan Cooley was the Jacks' top finisher, tying for 28th (79-75-80).
The Jackrabbits shot an 878 (292-292-294) on the par-72, 6,733-yard course. SDSU finished 14 over and won by 11 stokes over second place Omaha.
Freshman Felipe Strobach (Lima, Peru) tied for second, shooting a final-round 73 (75-69-73=217), one shot of the lead.
Freshman Alejandro Perazzo (Caracas, Venezuela) placed sixth, firing a 220 (72-73-75) while junior Trevor Tobin (Brandon) tied for 12th, shooting a 224 (71-78-75).
Junior Grant Smith (Johnston, Iowa) tied for 15th (80-72-73=225) and freshman Jaxon Lynn (Sylvan Lake, Alberta) tied for 18th (74-79-73=226).
The Jackrabbits will learn which NCAA regional they will play in when the NCAA announces selections for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship on Golf Channel's Morning Drive Thursday at 9:30 a.m. The selection show will also stream live on the Golf Channel website. Regional rounds of the championship are May 16-18 at six predetermined regional championship sites.
NOTE:
The last time the Jackrabbits reached an NCAA Tournament was in the 2002-03 season. SDSU won the North Central Conference title in the fall and finished seventh out of eight teams in the 2003 Division II West/Northwest Super Regional at The Meadows Golf Course in Littleton, Colo., May 7, 2003. Ryan Cooley was the Jacks' top finisher, tying for 28th (79-75-80).
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