{"id":677140,"date":"2026-05-17T17:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677140\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T17:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T17:59:10","slug":"mens-golf-heads-to-georgia-to-compete-in-ncaa-regional-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/677140\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Golf Heads to Georgia to Compete in NCAA Regional Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     CAMBRIDGE, Mass. \u2013 The 2026 Ivy League Champion, Harvard Men&#8217;s Golf, will head to Georgia this weekend to compete in the NCAA Regional Tournament. The Crimson will join the field at the University of Georgia Golf Course to compete in the third NCAA regional tournament in program history. Now a five-time Ivy League Champion, Harvard will look to carry its strong play from the month of April into the tournament that is set to begin on Monday (May 18) and run through Wednesday (May 20).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nTournament Information<br \/>\nEvent: NCAA Men&#8217;s Golf Championship &#8211; Regional Round<br \/>\nDates: May 18-20<br \/>\nHost: University of Georgia<br \/>\nLocation: University of Georgia Golf Club | Athens, Ga.<br \/>\nFormat: 54 holes \u2013 18 Holes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday<br \/>\nStream: Babygrandegolf.com<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Field<br \/>\nTeams: [12] Harvard, [1] Auburn, [2] Illinois, [3] Vanderbilt, [4] BYU, [5] Georgia, [6] Louisville, [7] Kansas, [8] Northwestern, [9] College of Charleston, [10] Rice, [11] Southern Mississippi, [13] Howard<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nIndividuals: Malan Potgieter (Louisiana), Hugo Thyr (South Alabama), Max Bengtsson (Coastal Carolina [Sun Belt Conference]), Drew Sykes (Coastal Carolina), Erik Olin (UAB), Matthis Lefevre (Stetson), Andrew Ferworn (North Alabama), Shaun Cook (Kennesaw State), Rasmus Ditzinger (Fairfield [Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]), Vicente Rodriguez (Alabama A&amp;M [Southwestern Athletic Conference])<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nRound 1 Tee Times<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/barry-zhang\/30947\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30947\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Zhang<\/a> | 9:09 AM | Hole 1<br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/ieuan-jones\/30944\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30944\" target=\"_blank\">Ieuan Jones<\/a> | 8:58 AM | Hole 10<br \/>\n3. <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/william-ma\/30945\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30945\" target=\"_blank\">William Ma<\/a> | 8:47 AM | Hole 10<br \/>\n4. <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/isaac-ahn\/30948\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30948\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Ahn<\/a> | 8:36 AM | Hole 10<br \/>\n5. <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/morgan-riley\/30950\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30950\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Riley<\/a> | 8:25 AM | Hole 10<br \/>\nSUB. <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/jonathan-hartono\/30943\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30943\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Hartono<\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nNotes and Storylines<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tAfter capturing the 2026 Ivy League Championship (Apr. 24-26), Harvard earned the conference&#8217;s automatic bid to the NCAA Regional round.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe Championship was Harvard&#8217;s fifth Ivy League title in program history, which helped the team secure its third ever appearance in the NCAA Regional round.&#13;<br \/>\n\tSophomore <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/barry-zhang\/30947\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30947\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Zhang<\/a> was the league&#8217;s Individual Champion after winning the title in a playoff. The Florida native posted round of 69-74-69 to finish the tournament at four-under-par.&#13;<br \/>\n\tClassmates <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/ieuan-jones\/30944\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30944\" target=\"_blank\">Ieuan Jones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/william-ma\/30945\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30945\" target=\"_blank\">William Ma<\/a> joined Zhang on the Ivy League&#8217;s All-Championship Team after coming in 4th and T5, respectively. Jones finished the tournament one-over-par after rounds of 72-75-70. Ma came in T5 after posting three rounds of 73 (+1) to finish three-over-par.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe tournament came down to the final putt, as Harvard (+10) narrowly defeated the runner-up, Princeton (+11), by just one stroke.&#13;<br \/>\n\tIt was Harvard&#8217;s second consecutive tournament championship as the team previously won the Princeton Invitational (Apr. 11-12) with a team tournament score of 849 (-3).&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/william-ma\/30945\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30945\" target=\"_blank\">William Ma<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/morgan-riley\/30950\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30950\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Riley<\/a> finished in the top five at the event, posting tournament scores of 213 (E) and 214 (+1) respectively. <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/ieuan-jones\/30944\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30944\" target=\"_blank\">Ieuan Jones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/isaac-ahn\/30948\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30948\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Ahn<\/a> came in T14 (+3) to help the Crimson come out on top.&#13;<br \/>\n\tOne of the best tournaments in Harvard history, Ma and Riley each recorded a hole-in-one at the tournament. They were the first hole-in-ones in competition for Harvard in at least the past 32 years.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/ieuan-jones\/30944\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30944\" target=\"_blank\">Ieuan Jones<\/a> currently leads the team in scoring average with his 72.0 clip in 20 rounds played. <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/barry-zhang\/30947\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30947\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Zhang<\/a> is right behind him with a 72.2 and <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/william-ma\/30945\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30945\" target=\"_blank\">William Ma&#8217;s<\/a> 73.1 rounds out the top three for the Crimson. <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/isaac-ahn\/30948\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30948\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Ahn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/morgan-riley\/30950\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30950\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Riley<\/a> own scoring averages of 73.3 and 73.7, respectively.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/barry-zhang\/30947\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30947\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Zhang<\/a> has recorded 58 birdies and 228 pars this season to lead the team.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/morgan-riley\/30950\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30950\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Riley<\/a> is second on the squad with 56 birdies and <a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/ieuan-jones\/30944\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30944\" target=\"_blank\">Ieuan Jones<\/a> is just behind with 55.&#13;<br \/>\n\tIn the pars category, Ma (215) and Jones (214) are just behind Zhang.&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocrimson.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/ieuan-jones\/30944\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"30944\" target=\"_blank\">Ieuan Jones<\/a> owns the lowest round of Harvard&#8217;s 2025-26 season with a 67 (-5) at the Rod Myers Invitational.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harvard&#8217;s NCAA Regional History<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tHarvard has competed in an NCAA Regional Tournament twice in 2016 and 2017.&#13;<br \/>\n\tKendrick Vinar&#8217;s T13 finish in 2017 is the highest at a regional in program history.&#13;<br \/>\n\tVinar also owns the lowest tournament score (+2) and round score (-4) at the regionals in program history.&#13;<br \/>\n\tAs a team, Harvard has placed 12th (2016) and 13th (2017) at its two previous regional tournaments.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe program&#8217;s lowest team score came in 2017 after the Crimson collectively shot a 909 (+45) at the College Grove Regional in Tennessee.&#13;<br \/>\n\tThe lowest team round was at the 2016 Tuscaloosa Regional in Alabama when the Crimson shot a 298 (+10).&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>About the NCAA Regional Round&#13;<br \/>\nSix 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 18-20. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The top five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals.\u00a0Team and individual medalist titles will be decided May 29-June 3 at Omni La Costa Resort &amp; Spa in Carlsbad, California. Texas is the host institution for the 2026 championships.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; CAMBRIDGE, Mass. \u2013 The 2026 Ivy League Champion, Harvard Men&#8217;s Golf, will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":677141,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-677140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/677141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}