VCU GOLF HEADS TO NEW JERSEY FOR NCAA REGIONALS
5-4-09
Galloway National Golf Club

RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Commonwealth University Men’s Golf team will head to the Galloway National Golf Club in Galloway, N.J. for an NCAA Regional May 14-16.

The Rams, the Colonial Athletic Association champions, will tackle a 14-team field that includes sixth-ranked Clemson, as well as Big Ten-champion Illinois. Other opponents include No. 11 Alabama, No. 24 Tennessee and No. 28 Wake Forest. VCU is ranked 63rd by Golf Week.

The tournament is one of six 54-hole regionals. The top five teams from each region will advance to the NCAA Championships May 26-30 at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

Galloway National Golf Club – Galloway, New Jersey
Hosted by Columbia University
Teams (seeded in the following order):
1.    Clemson
2.    Alabama
3.    Illinois (Big Ten Conference)
4.    Tennessee
5.    Wake Forest
6.    Colorado State
7.    Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
8.    Coastal Carolina (Big South Conference)
9.    Virginia
10.    Penn State
11.    Minnesota
12.    VCU (Colonial Athletic Association)
13.    Columbia (Ivy Group)
14.    Sacred Heart (Northeast Conference)

Individuals:
1.    Kevin O’Connell, North Carolina
2.    Dan Woltman, Wisconsin
3.    Robert Karlsson, Liberty
4.    Peter Williamson, Dartmouth
5.    Eric Hawerchak, Central Connecticut