Texas Tech University Athletics
Red Raiders Set For NCAA Albuquerque Regional
May 15, 2016 | Men's Golf
May 15, 2016
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Texas Tech men's golf team arrived in Albuquerque, N.M. this weekend and will participate in the NCAA Albuquerque Regional, May 16-18, at the UNM Championship Course.This is Tech's 15th-straight NCAA Regional appearance, giving the Red Raiders the longest active postseason streak on campus and second overall in school history behind the women's basketball team's 16-straight appearances from 1990-2005.
The Red Raiders have arrived in Albuquerque for #NCAAGolf and their practice round is underway! #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/5kgd0Wm105
-- Texas Tech Mens Golf (@TTUMensGolf) May 15, 2016
Each team's top-four individual scores will count each round and the top five teams at the conclusion of the tournament will advance to the NCAA Championships, May 27-June 1, in Eugene, Ore.
The Red Raiders have already played on the par-72, 7,555-yard UNM Championship Course this season, posting a second-place finish at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, back in September.
"It's always an honor to be selected to participate in postseason play," Texas Tech head coach Greg Sands said, after the selection show. "The Albuquerque Regional is exciting and you always have to play your best golf against some of the best teams in the country to advance. We are playing our best golf of the season and I couldn't be more excited and ready to meet the challenge."
The Red Raiders are the No. 8 seed in the Albuquerque Regional, joined by fellow Big 12 school TCU, which enters as the No. 9 seed. The remaining teams, in order of seed are: USC, Arizona State, South Florida, San Diego State, Texas A&M, N.C. State, New Mexico, Iowa, Liberty, Army, Cleveland State and Wagner.
Tech is coming off a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, and a win at the El Macero Classic before that, sparked by three top-five individual finishes.
Tech will tee off on Hole No. 1 Monday morning at 8:55 a.m., with Wes Artac leading off. Following Artac in 11-minute increments will be: Ivan Ramirez, Hurly Long, Federico Zucchetti and Hannes Ronneblad. The Red Raiders will be paired with TCU and host New Mexico.
Golfstat will provide live scoring for all three rounds here.
TEXAS TECH TOP 5
1. Hannes Ronneblad
2. Federico Zucchetti
3. Hurly Long
4. Ivan Ramirez
5. Wes Artac
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