Monday, May 17
Noblesville, Ind. (The Sagamore Club)
Ball State University
vs
NCAA Regional (BSU hosts)
Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services
Top Seed Texas Wins Noblesville Regional, Purdue’s Bradley Goes Low for Medalist Honors
May 19, 2021 | Men's Golf
UAB rallies for fifth place to join Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina and Louisville as the advancing teams for the national championships
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- No. 1 Texas may have polished off a wire-to-wire victory Wednesday, but that didn't mean drama was lacking in the final round of the NCAA Noblesville Regional hosted by Ball State and the Hamilton County Sports Authority.
The Longhorns, bolstered by Parker Coody's 5-under-par round of 67, finished 20 under par for the week and held off charges from Tennessee and North Carolina, as The Sagamore Club again put high-level golf on display.
The Volunteers and Tar Heels applied pressure to nation's fifth-ranked team, especially on the front nine, before ultimately finishing five shots back in a tie for second. Louisville, which also entered the day in comfortable position to advance out of the regional, did so by playing solidly to hold onto fourth place.
But the real drama came in the race for fifth place on the team leaderboard and in the battle for individual medalist.
In regional play, they say, fifth is as good as first. The top five teams punch their ticket to the national championships. No. 7 seed UAB entered the day 11 shots out of fifth and needing some magic to get there. And that's exactly what the Blazers got.
UAB put on a show with the low round of the tournament, a 13-under total of 275. Powered by 67s from Nick Robillard and Ethan Hagood, it was four shots better than any other team in any round this week. And it was enough to edge North Florida by four shots for fifth.
Those top five teams will move on to compete for a national championship May 28-June 2 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. And they will be joined by Purdue junior Cole Bradley who crafted a dynamite round of his own to claim medalist honors.
Bradley, who earned his spot in the field as an at-large individual, was three shots off the pace entering the day. He vaulted to the top with a 7-under 65 that matched the competitive course record, and he stood alone at the end of a day that saw the individual lead change hands between a variety of players.
Bradley grabbed a share of the lead in the middle of the back nine and then finished in style with back-to-back birdies on the 17th and 18th holes to outduel his fellow playing competitor Mark Goetz of West Virginia for a two-stroke win at 10 under par. His birdie on 17 was the only one of the day on the difficult par 3 and helped him secure the lone advancing individual spot available from the regional.
Sagamore was one of six regional sites across the country with each sending five teams to the national championships. This week marked the second time Ball State, Sagamore and the Hamilton County Sports Authority have teamed up to host the event. The last time was in 2015.
The Longhorns, bolstered by Parker Coody's 5-under-par round of 67, finished 20 under par for the week and held off charges from Tennessee and North Carolina, as The Sagamore Club again put high-level golf on display.
The Volunteers and Tar Heels applied pressure to nation's fifth-ranked team, especially on the front nine, before ultimately finishing five shots back in a tie for second. Louisville, which also entered the day in comfortable position to advance out of the regional, did so by playing solidly to hold onto fourth place.
But the real drama came in the race for fifth place on the team leaderboard and in the battle for individual medalist.
In regional play, they say, fifth is as good as first. The top five teams punch their ticket to the national championships. No. 7 seed UAB entered the day 11 shots out of fifth and needing some magic to get there. And that's exactly what the Blazers got.
UAB put on a show with the low round of the tournament, a 13-under total of 275. Powered by 67s from Nick Robillard and Ethan Hagood, it was four shots better than any other team in any round this week. And it was enough to edge North Florida by four shots for fifth.
Those top five teams will move on to compete for a national championship May 28-June 2 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. And they will be joined by Purdue junior Cole Bradley who crafted a dynamite round of his own to claim medalist honors.
Bradley, who earned his spot in the field as an at-large individual, was three shots off the pace entering the day. He vaulted to the top with a 7-under 65 that matched the competitive course record, and he stood alone at the end of a day that saw the individual lead change hands between a variety of players.
Bradley grabbed a share of the lead in the middle of the back nine and then finished in style with back-to-back birdies on the 17th and 18th holes to outduel his fellow playing competitor Mark Goetz of West Virginia for a two-stroke win at 10 under par. His birdie on 17 was the only one of the day on the difficult par 3 and helped him secure the lone advancing individual spot available from the regional.
Sagamore was one of six regional sites across the country with each sending five teams to the national championships. This week marked the second time Ball State, Sagamore and the Hamilton County Sports Authority have teamed up to host the event. The last time was in 2015.
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