Five Big Ten Men's Golf Squads Set For NCAA Regionals

Three Conference Student-Athletes to Compete as Individuals

Purdue has earned the No. 6 seed in this weekend's NCAA Central Regional. The Boilermakers are the highest seeded team among the five Big Ten teams competing in regional play.

Purdue has earned the No. 6 seed in this weekend's NCAA Central Regional. The Boilermakers are the highest seeded team among the five Big Ten teams competing in regional play.

May 17, 2005

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Five Big Ten men's golf teams and three Conference student-athletes are set to compete in NCAA Regional competition.  Three of the five League squads are among the top eight seeds in the Central Regional, which will be held at the Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind.  Purdue earned the sixth seed, followed by No. 7 Minnesota and No. 8 Michigan State, this year's Big Ten Champion.  In the East Regional, held at the Golf Club of Tennessee in Nashville, Tenn., Indiana earned the 13th seed, while Penn State gained the 20th spot.

In addition to the five Big Ten teams, Ohio State's Scott Anderson, Illinois' Garrett Chaussard and Northwestern's Chris Wilson were all invited to participate as individuals in the Central Regional.
         
Three regional tournaments, encompassing the current nine regions, will be conducted May 19-21. A total of 27 teams and six individuals not on selected teams were assigned to each regional site. Ten teams and two individuals not on advancing teams will move on from each regional to the championship finals.  The championships will be conducted June 1-4 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. Loyola College (Maryland) is the host institution for this year's championships. 

This year's regional selections mark the 16th straight for Penn State and the 13th consecutive trip for Minnesota.  For the fourth time in the last five seasons, Purdue is set to compete in regional competition, while Michigan State will make its third appearance in the last four years.  This year also marks the first time since the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons Indiana has made back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances.  

Currently, four of the five active Big Ten squads are ranked in the nation's top 50 by Golfweek/Sagarin.  Michigan State is 21st, followed by No. 24 Minnesota, Michigan, No. 31 Purdue and No. 50 Indiana.