INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee has selected the teams and individuals that will participate in the 2004 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. WAC Champion, SMU, Tulsa and UTEP will represent the WAC in Regionals.
UTEP will participate in the 2004 NCAA West Regional. The regional is slated for May 20-22 in Sunriver, Ore. Crosswater Club at Sunriver Resort is the host course. The Miners will be appearing as a team in the regional for the second consecutive season following a two-year absence in 2001 and 2002. Overall UTEP is making its 13th regional showing.
Tulsa will compete in the Central Region as the ninth ranked team. The Golden Hurricane will play the Birck Boilmaker Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ind., hosted by Purdue University. Tulsa finished second at the WAC Championship and were led by four-time WAC Champions David Inglis.
WAC Champion, SMU, will also compete in the Central Region as the 11th seeded team. The Mustangs earned the automatic bid by winning the Western Athletic Conference Championship on May 5 by 11 strokes in Fresno, Calif. It was SMU's first conference championship since 1988.
Boise State's Graham DeLaet Boise State Universitys top male golfer this season, will participate in the West Regional.Hawai`i's Matt Kodama and Fresno State's Chad Spencer will also play in the West Regional as individuals.
Three regional tournaments, encompassing the current nine regions, will be conducted May 20-22. A total of 27 teams and six individuals have been selected for each regional competition with 10 teams and two individuals advancing from each regional to the championships finals.
The championships will be conducted June 1-4 at Cascades Golf Course, The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is the host institution for this year's championships.