CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – A conference-record-tying seven Atlantic Coast Conference men’s golf teams prepare for the 2024 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship from the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The stroke play portion gets underway on Friday, May 24 with the match play competition scheduled to begin Tuesday, May 28.
The seven ACC teams include Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia and Wake Forest, while Ethan Evans of Duke and Nick Mathews of NC State will be competing as individuals. The seven league teams match a conference record set in 2021 and are the most remaining teams among all conferences.
During regional play, Clemson was the lone ACC team to earn a regional title, winning the Chapel Hill Regional by a stroke over ETSU. It marked the Tigers’ first regional title in 20 years and eighth in program history. Also in Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Austin Greaser (197, -13) claimed his second career individual regional title, edging Mathews by a stroke to earn medalist honors.
Top-seeded UNC and Georgia Tech finished third and fourth, respectively, in Chapel Hill to earn their spot in the NCAA Championship. The Tar Heels will be playing in their 49th NCAA Championship all-time, as they are one of only three teams nationally to advance to match play and finish in the top five in each of the last three NCAA Championships. The Yellow Jackets are appearing in the finals for the 33rd time in program history looking to advance to match play for the sixth time.
In the Austin Regional, Notre Dame claimed third, while Wake Forest needed to win a fifth-place playoff against BYU to punch its ticket to California. This will be the first NCAA Championship appearance for the Fighting Irish since the regional format was adopted in 1989. The Fighting Irish last competed in the NCAA Championship in 1966. The Demon Deacons are making their fourth appearance in the last five seasons and 48th overall trip to the NCAA Championship.
ACC Championship co-medalist, Florida State’s Frederik Kjettrup, finished as the runner-up in the Stanford Regional, leading the top-seeded Seminoles to a second-place finish and their fourth-straight trip to the NCAA Championship.
At the Baton Rouge Regional, Virginia finished second for its best finish at a regional in program history. Led by a pair of top-10 finishes by Bryan Lee (8th, -4) and Ben James (T9th, -3), UVA will be making its 19th appearance at the NCAA Championships. Duke’s Evans tied for second at 6-under in the final individual standings to earn his spot in the field at the NCAA Championship. Evans' second-place finish tied him for the best finish at an NCAA Regional in program history, matching Jason Buha (1997) and Adam Long (2010).
Thirty teams and six individuals have qualified for the NCAA Championship. Following 54 holes of competition, the top 15 teams along with the top nine individuals not on an advancing team will advance for one additional day of stroke play to determine the top eight teams for match-play competition and the 72-hole stroke-play individual champion. The top eight teams after 72 holes of play will be placed into a bracket thereafter.
Golf Channel is the TV home for the NCAA Championships.
Monday, May 27 (all times ET)
Live coverage – 6-10 p.m.
Encore coverage – 11:30 p.m. – 3:30 a.m. (May 27-28)
Encore coverage – 12–4 p.m. (May 28)
Tuesday, May 28
Live coverage – 6-10 p.m.
Encore coverage – 11 p.m. – 3.a.m. (May 28-29)
Encore coverage – 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (May 29)
Wednesday, May 29
Live coverage – 6-10 p.m.
Encore coverage – 11 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. (May 29-30)
Encore coverage – 2:30–6 a.m. (May 30)
ACC Notes
• With the seven ACC teams in this year’s NCAA Championship field, the conference has sent 23 teams to the finals in the last four seasons, the second-most among all conferences in the span (SEC – 25).
• For the first time since 2006, North Carolina captured the ACC Men’s Golf Championship from the Charlotte Country Club, as the Tar Heels edged Florida State, 3-1, to take home the conference title.
• After five playoff holes, Florida State’s Frederik Kjettrup and Wake Forest’s Michael Brennan were named co-medalists of the 2024 ACC Men’s Golf Championship. The duo parred the par-4 18th hole five consecutive times before ending the stroke play competition.
• Georgia Tech senior Christo Lamprecht was named the 2024 ACC Men’s Golf Player of the Year. Lamprecht becomes the first Yellow Jacket to earn Player of the Year honors since Ollie Schniederjans won the award in back-to-back seasons in 2014 and 2015.
• Florida State’s Tyler Weaver earned the 2024 ACC Freshman of the Year award, becoming FSU’s first ACC Freshman of the Year honoree since John Pak in 2018.
• North Carolina’s Andrew DiBitetto and Florida State’s Trey Jones shared ACC Coach of the Year honors. DiBitetto earned his third straight ACC Coach of the Year award, becoming just the second individual and first since Clemson's Larry Penley (1996-98) to win the award in three straight seasons. Jones won the award for the third time in his career, winning in 2008 and 2015.
• In the latest edition of the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll, released on May 3, five ACC teams are in the top 25, as North Carolina leads the way at No. 4. Florida State is No. 6, Virginia is No. 13, Georgia Tech is No. 17 and Duke is No. 25. Louisville and Notre Dame are receiving votes.
• In the latest National Collegiate Golf team rankings according to Scoreboard powered by Clippd, four ACC teams are in the top 25 with North Carolina leading the way at No. 4. Florida State is No. 6, Virginia is No. 9 and Georgia Tech is No. 18. Just outside the top 25 is Duke at No. 25, Wake Forest is No. 29 and Notre Dame is No. 30.
• Florida State’s Luke Clanton is the top ranked player in the latest National Collegiate Golf individual rankings, while Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht is ranked No. 5. UNC’s Austin Greaser is No. 12, Florida State’s Frederik Kjettrup is No. 22, North Carolina’s Maxwell Ford is No. 23 and Virginia’s Ben James is No. 25. Outside the top 25 is UNC’s David Ford at No. 27.
• In the latest PGA TOUR University rankings, five ACC players are in the top 25, including four in the top 10. Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht leads the way at No. 2, while North Carolina’s Austin Greaser climbed to No. 3, FSU’s Frederik Kjettrup is No. 7 and Wake Forest’s Michael Brennan is No. 10. UNC’s Dylan Menante rounds out the ACC contingent at No. 17.
• Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht was the only ACC player to be named a finalist for the 2024 Ben Hogan Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate player. The senior was also awarded the 2024 Byron Nelson Award, which is awarded to the nation’s top senior golfer based on four years of accomplishment on the golf course, academic performance and service to the community.
• The ACC was the lone conference in country to have two finalists for the 2024 NCAA Division Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Workday. Luke Clanton of Florida State and Christo Lamprecht of Georgia Tech were two of the five finalists, as the winner will be announced by Nicklaus on Tuesday, June 4, during his annual Memorial press conference with awards presented to each of the recipients by Nicklaus and Workday.
• Three ACC standouts were named finalists for the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel: Luke Clanton (Florida State), Austin Greaser (North Carolina) and Christo Lamprecht (Georgia Tech).
• ACC teams won eight tournaments this spring regular season, capped off by NC State’s win at the Stitch Intercollegiate. North Carolina has earned three team wins, while Clemson, FSU, Louisville, NC State and Notre Dame also have claimed team titles this spring.
• ACC teams formed half the field for the eight-team match play semifinal at the NCAA Championship in 2023, with Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Virginia all advancing. Georgia Tech won the lone head-to-head matchup – defeating nationally second-ranked North Carolina 3-2 in the semifinal, before falling 3-2 to Florida in the national championship match.
• North Carolina had led the stroke play competition leading into match play. The Tar Heels’ four-day total of 1,114 broke the UNC record for the lowest 72-hole total in an NCAA Championship by 20 strokes (1,134 in 2022). Georgia Tech placed fifth in the NCAA stroke-play finals, while Florida State was sixth and Virginia seventh.
