1996 NCAA Division I men's golf championship
Golf tournament
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The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 58th annual NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf. The tournament was held at the Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee from May 29 to June 1, 1996.
35.0867°N 85.0446°W
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 29 – June 1, 1996 |
| Location | Ooltewah, Tennessee, U.S. 35.0867°N 85.0446°W |
| Course | Honors Course |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,039 yards (6,436 m) |
| Field | 156 players 30 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Arizona State Individual: Tiger Woods (Stanford) | |
| Team: 1,186 (+34) Individual: 285 (−3) | |
  Honors Course Location in the United States  Honors Course Location in Tennessee | |
The team championship was won by the Arizona State Sun Devils who captured their second national championship by three strokes over the UNLV Rebels. The individual national championship was won by Tiger Woods from Stanford.[1][2][3]
Venue
This was the first NCAA Division I men's golf championship hosted at the Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee. The tournament would be played at Ooltewah again in 2010. This was the fourth NCAA golf championship played in Tennessee; the others were in 1934 (at the Cleveland Country Club in Cleveland, Tennessee), 1955 (at the Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee), and 1965 (again in Knoxville).
Regional qualifiers
The regionals were played May 16–18.[4]
| Regional name | Golf course | Location | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| East | Concord Resort, Monster Course | Kiamesha Lake, New York | NC State, Florida, Florida State, North Carolina, Wake Forest, South Carolina, East Tennessee State, Clemson, Alabama, Penn State, Tennessee |
| Central | University of Michigan Golf Course | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Texas A&M, SMU, Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, Indiana, Oklahoma State, Miami (OH), TCU, Oklahoma |
| West | Stanford University Golf Course | Stanford, California | Stanford, Arizona State, UNLV, Pepperdine, Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, San Jose State, Pacific |
Results
Team championship
| Rank | Team | Round totals | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State | 286-300-295-305=1,186 | +34 |
| 2 | UNLV | 291-296-299-303=1,189 | +37 |
| 3 | East Tennessee State | 303-294-301-305=1,204 | +52 |
| 4 | Stanford | 292-304-303-306=1,205 | +53 |
| 5 | Arizona | 303-301-297-306=1,207 | +55 |
| T6 | Florida | 296-300-312-304=1,212 | +60 |
| New Mexico | 300-304-302-306=1,212 | ||
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 298-308-299-310=1,215 | +63 |
| 9 | Southern California | 303-296-303-314=1,216 | +64 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 302-300-303-315=1,220 | +68 |
Other finishers: Arkansas (1,221), SMU (1,222), Texas (1,224), Clemson (1,227), Kansas (1,248)
Eliminated at 36-hole cut: North Carolina (608), NC State (610), TCU (612), Wake Forest (612), Pacific (621), Texas A&M (614), South Carolina (616), Tennessee (617), Pepperdine (618), Miami (OH) (622), Oklahoma (622), Florida State (623), Alabama (627), Penn State (630), Indiana (636)
Individual championship
| Rank | Player | School | Round totals | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | Stanford | 69-67-69-80=285 | −3 |
| 2 | Rory Sabbatini | Arizona | 70-70-74-75=289 | +1 |
| T3 | Darren Angel | Arizona State | 72-74-69-76=291 | +3 |
| Mike Ruiz | UNLV | 71-74-74-72=291 | ||
| T5 | Tim Clark | NC State | 70-77-71-74=292 | +4 |
| Brad Elder | Texas | 71-68-76-77=292 | ||
| 7 | Lewis Chitengwa | Virginia | 77-72-68-76=293 | +5 |
| 8 | Rob McMillan | New Mexico | 75-71-75-73=294 | +6 |
| T9 | Joey Maxon | Clemson | 74-70-73-78=295 | +7 |
| Keith Nolan | East Tennessee State | 76-71-76-72=295 | ||
| Arron Oberholser | San Jose State | 73-74-71-77=295 | ||
| Ted Oh | UNLV | 72-74-70-79=295 | ||
| Steve Scott | Florida | 75-73-77-70=295 |