WGolf Heading to East Regional in Tallahassee
4/28/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 28, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - The BIG EAST Champion Seton Hall women's golf team will compete in the East Regional of the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Golf Championships, May 8-10.
The East Regional will be played at SouthWood Golf Club in Tallahassee, Florida and will be hosted by Florida State University.
"We're excited to be heading back to Florida," said Head Coach Sara Doell. "We've played there a few times already this year. We know the grass and the environment. We're also happy to be playing in the same time zone and in a location that was the most easily-accessible for parents to attend."
Three regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the championships field. Regional tournaments are considered preliminary rounds of NCAA championships competition, and all national championships policies apply. The Central Region will be played at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State University will host. The West Region will be played at Tumble Creek Club at Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum, Washington. The University of Washington will serve as the host institution.
A total of 378 participants have been selected for regional competition. Of these players, 126 will advance to the championships finals. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each regional.
The championships finals will be held May 20-23 at Tulsa Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma and will be co-hosted by the University of Tulsa and the Tulsa Sports Commission.
Seton Hall won entrance into the prestigious championship event by winning the BIG EAST Conference championship last week. It will be the first time in program history that the Pirates participate in an NCAA Regional.
The Pirates defeated the rest of the new-look BIG EAST field by seven strokes to claim its first conference title after leading the event wire-to-wire. The Hall finished the event at 64-over-par, with a 314-302-312-928.
SouthWood Golf Club is an extraordinary facility created by The St. Joe Company and one of the most celebrated layouts in Florida. Named one of the Top 35 New Courses in America by Golf Magazine and among America's Best New Courses by Golf Digest, SouthWood wows golfers from across the country. SouthWood was also named one of the Top 50 Courses for women by Women in Golf Magazine and voted Tallahassee's Best Golf Course by Tallahassee Magazine. Masterfully designed by PGA Tour legend Fred Couples and his renowned design partner, architect Gene Bates, SouthWood Golf Club is an upscale public facility nestled among rolling hills, pastureland, and ancient oak trees draped in Spanish moss.
The 24-Team Field
1. Duke University (Atlantic Coast Conference)
2. University of South Carolina, Columbia
3. Stanford University (Pac-12 Conference)
4. Vanderbilt University (Southeastern Conference)
5. Pepperdine University (West Coast Conference)
6. University of Central Florida
7. University of Virginia
8. Auburn University
9. North Carolina State University
10. Florida State University
11. University of Kentucky
12. Tulane University (Conference USA)
13. University of Louisville (American Athletic Conference)
14. Baylor University
15. East Tennessee State University (Atlantic Sun Conference)
16. University of Georgia
17. Campbell University (Big South Conference)
18. East Carolina University
19. Texas State University-San Marcos
20. College of Charleston (Colonial Athletic Association)
21. Troy University (Sun Belt Conference)
22. Murray State University (Ohio Valley Conference)
23. Seton Hall University (BIG EAST Conference)
24. Alabama State University (Southwestern Athletic Conference)
