Ferris State Golf Opens NCAA Super Regional Men's & Women's Action Monday - Follow Live!
Big Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State University opens action in the 2017 NCAA Division II Regional Golf Championships this week as the Bulldogs will have representatives in both the men's and women's super regional events.
Sophomore Destiny Lawson (Ocala, Fla.) of the Ferris State University women's golf team has been chosen to compete in the 2017 NCAA Division II East Super Regional Championships, which will take place Monday thru Wednesday (May 8-10) in Canton, Ohio.
Meanwhile, for the 15th consecutive year, the Ferris State University men's golf team has received an official NCAA Tournamet bid and will take part in the 2017 Midwest/Central Super Regional, which will also take place Monday thru Wednesday (May 8-10) at Awarii Dunes Golf Course in Axtell, Neb.
The Midwest/Central Men's Regional will be hosted by the University of Nebraska at Kearney and will consist of 10 teams from the Midwest Region along with 10 from the Central Region. Four individuals from each region will also compete in the 54-hole tournament.
At a minimum, the top three teams and the top two individuals not affiliated with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the 2017 NCAA-II Men's Golf Championships slated for May 22-26 at Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Fla. The finals will be hosted by the Sunshine State Conference and Central Florida Sports Commission.
Along with number five seed Ferris State, those teams from the Midwest Region who will be making the men's super regional tourney appearance are top-seeded Missouri-St. Louis, Grand Valley State, Indianapolis, Bellarmine (Ky.), FSU, Saginaw Valley State, Wayne State, Marysville, Tiffin and Trevecca Nazarene in respective seeding order.
Central Missouri is the Central Region's top seed and followed by Arkansas Tech, Central Oklahoma, Lindenwood (Mo.), Henderson State (Ark.), Southwestern Oklahoma State, Washburn (Kan.), Northeastern State (Okla.), Harding (Ark.) and Minnesota State-Mankato.
Ferris State's current 15-year NCAA Championship appearance streak in men's golf ranks as one of the longest active stretches in the country.
On the women's side, Lawson was among six individuals from across the region chosen to compete in the regional championships along with 12 teams at the Glenmoor Country Club. The women's tournament will be hosted by Walsh University. The announcement was made by the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Committee.
Each women's super regional will consist of both team and individual competition conducted concurrently with 12 teams and 6 individuals from non-qualifying teams at each site. All participants will compete through the 54 holes of competition.
The top three teams along with the top three individuals not with a team from each super regional will advance to the women's national championships, which take place May 17-20 at the Findlay Country Club in Findlay, Ohio.
Follow live online scoring from both tournaments at the respective links below:
Men's NCAA Regional
http://scoring.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=12867
Women's NCAA Regional
http://scoring.golfstatresults.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=12854