INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Louisiana Tech junior Victor Lange was selected for the NCAA Regionals as an at-large individual selection for the second consecutive year as the NCAA announced its regional selections Monday, marking back-to-back years Lange’s name has been called. Monday’s announcement was made on the Golf Channel’s Morning Drive program.
Lange will head to Lubbock, Texas where he will compete among a field of 13 teams and 10 individuals at the par-72, 7,207-yard Rawls Course in a regional hosted by Texas Tech. He was selected as the No. 3 seed among the individuals.
“I am excited for Victor to be rewarded for having such a good year,” Louisiana Tech head coach Jeff Jenkins said of Lange’s selection. “His ability to control trajectory and the flight of the ball will be in his favor at the Rawls Course.”
Texas is the top-seeded team in the regional followed by No. 2 seed and host Texas Tech. The other teams in the Lubbock Regional are No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 North Florida, No. 5 Cal, No. 6 Houston, No. 7 Louisville, No. 8 Duke, No. 9 Southeastern Louisiana, No. 10 Purdue, No. 11 Georgia State, No. 12 UC Irvine and No. 13 Charleston Southern.
Among the individuals in the Lubbock Regional are top-seeded Tomasz Anderson (Jacksonville State), No. 2 Adria Arnaus (Texas A&M), No. 4 Tyler McDaniel (Kentucky), No. 5 Daniel Snyder (Kentucky), No. 6 Greg Yates (Texas A&M), No. 7 Martin Simonsen (UTEP), No. 8 Matt Mabrey (Tulsa), No. 9 Jake Sherwin (Florida Gulf Coast) and No. 10 Nicolas Platret (UTPA).
At the NCAA Lubbock Regional, Lange will face the majority of the field for the first time this season. Louisiana Tech has only competed against two of the teams in the field – Auburn and Southeastern Louisiana – and faced only three individuals: Tulsa’s Mabrey, UTEP’s Simonsen and UTPA’s Platret. Lange has compiled a 10-14 record this season against the Lubbock Regional field.
The Rawls Course is the home site of Texas Tech, a course that Jenkins knows well. In his first year in Ruston, Jenkins accepted the head coach position with the Bulldogs after four years as an assistant coach at Texas Tech.
The Rawls Course Par 5, No. 18 (555 yards) is considered to be a Tom Doak masterpiece. Running along the 4.5-acre lake toward a small, well-trapped green, the link is arguably one of the finest finishing holes in the world. The course was recently named the No. 3 University Golf Course in America by Golfweek.
Lange enters the NCAA postseason schedule as the highest-ranked Conference USA golfer at No. 78 nationally.
Last season Lange became the first Louisiana Tech golfer to receive an NCAA Regional bid. He finished tied for 25th at 4-over-par (76-68-76=220) at Briggs Ranch Country Club in San Antonio, Texas despite suffering through shingles, strep throat and scarlet fever during the tournament.
“It is huge having NCAA postseason experience,” Jenkins said of Lange’s return to the NCAA Regionals. “While we talk about how each event is no bigger than the next, having postseason experience can only be an asset. I think he will know what to expect more this time than a year ago and that should help him play to his potential.”
The NCAA Regional round is a 54-hole stroke-play tournament over three days with 18 holes per day. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals.
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 14-16. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of the three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams.
The finals will be conducted May 29 – June 3 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. The University of South Florida is the host institution for the 2015 championships.
Lange will head to Lubbock, Texas where he will compete among a field of 13 teams and 10 individuals at the par-72, 7,207-yard Rawls Course in a regional hosted by Texas Tech. He was selected as the No. 3 seed among the individuals.
“I am excited for Victor to be rewarded for having such a good year,” Louisiana Tech head coach Jeff Jenkins said of Lange’s selection. “His ability to control trajectory and the flight of the ball will be in his favor at the Rawls Course.”
Texas is the top-seeded team in the regional followed by No. 2 seed and host Texas Tech. The other teams in the Lubbock Regional are No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 North Florida, No. 5 Cal, No. 6 Houston, No. 7 Louisville, No. 8 Duke, No. 9 Southeastern Louisiana, No. 10 Purdue, No. 11 Georgia State, No. 12 UC Irvine and No. 13 Charleston Southern.
Among the individuals in the Lubbock Regional are top-seeded Tomasz Anderson (Jacksonville State), No. 2 Adria Arnaus (Texas A&M), No. 4 Tyler McDaniel (Kentucky), No. 5 Daniel Snyder (Kentucky), No. 6 Greg Yates (Texas A&M), No. 7 Martin Simonsen (UTEP), No. 8 Matt Mabrey (Tulsa), No. 9 Jake Sherwin (Florida Gulf Coast) and No. 10 Nicolas Platret (UTPA).
At the NCAA Lubbock Regional, Lange will face the majority of the field for the first time this season. Louisiana Tech has only competed against two of the teams in the field – Auburn and Southeastern Louisiana – and faced only three individuals: Tulsa’s Mabrey, UTEP’s Simonsen and UTPA’s Platret. Lange has compiled a 10-14 record this season against the Lubbock Regional field.
The Rawls Course is the home site of Texas Tech, a course that Jenkins knows well. In his first year in Ruston, Jenkins accepted the head coach position with the Bulldogs after four years as an assistant coach at Texas Tech.
The Rawls Course Par 5, No. 18 (555 yards) is considered to be a Tom Doak masterpiece. Running along the 4.5-acre lake toward a small, well-trapped green, the link is arguably one of the finest finishing holes in the world. The course was recently named the No. 3 University Golf Course in America by Golfweek.
Lange enters the NCAA postseason schedule as the highest-ranked Conference USA golfer at No. 78 nationally.
Last season Lange became the first Louisiana Tech golfer to receive an NCAA Regional bid. He finished tied for 25th at 4-over-par (76-68-76=220) at Briggs Ranch Country Club in San Antonio, Texas despite suffering through shingles, strep throat and scarlet fever during the tournament.
“It is huge having NCAA postseason experience,” Jenkins said of Lange’s return to the NCAA Regionals. “While we talk about how each event is no bigger than the next, having postseason experience can only be an asset. I think he will know what to expect more this time than a year ago and that should help him play to his potential.”
The NCAA Regional round is a 54-hole stroke-play tournament over three days with 18 holes per day. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals.
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 14-16. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of the three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams.
The finals will be conducted May 29 – June 3 at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. The University of South Florida is the host institution for the 2015 championships.
