Arkansas, ASU sent to NCAA Austin Regional

Arkansas men's golf coach Brad McMakin (right) is shown, Friday, May 24, 2019, on the fifth tee box during the first day of play in the Men's NCAA Golf Championships at Blessings Golf Club in Johnson. (Andy Shupe/NWA Democrat-Gazette)
Arkansas men's golf coach Brad McMakin (right) is shown, Friday, May 24, 2019, on the fifth tee box during the first day of play in the Men's NCAA Golf Championships at Blessings Golf Club in Johnson. (Andy Shupe/NWA Democrat-Gazette)


FAYETTEVILLE -- The No. 11 University of Arkansas men's golf team followed in the footsteps of their counterparts on the women's side by drawing a national No. 2 seed and heading West for the first stage of the NCAA postseason.

Coach Brad McMakin's Razorbacks were chosen Wednesday as the No. 2 seed for the NCAA Austin (Texas) Regional to be hosted by the University of Texas on May 13-15.

The Razorbacks were seeded behind SEC rival Tennessee, which earned its first-ever No. 1 seed, and ahead of the host Longhorns. Arkansas State, winners of the Sun Belt Conference championship are the 12th seed at the regional.

The 13-team regional will compete at the University of Texas Golf Club for 54 holes with the top five teams advancing to the NCAA Championships, which will take place May 24-29 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.

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