2021 NCAA Division I men's golf championship


The 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was a golf tournament contested from May 28 – June 2 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was the 82nd NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. The team championship was won by the Pepperdine Waves who won their second national championship by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship match play round 3–2. The individual national championship was won by Turk Pettit from Clemson University.

Regional qualifying tournaments

  • Five teams qualified from each of the six regional tournaments held around the country May 17–19, 2021.
  • The lowest scoring individual not affiliated with one of the qualified teams in their regional also qualified for the individual national championship.
Regional nameGolf courseLocationHost teamTeams advancingIndividual advancing
Noblesville RegionalThe Sagamore ClubNoblesville, IndianaBall State1. Texas
2. North Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Louisville
5. UAB		Cole Bradley
Tallahassee RegionalSeminole Legacy Golf ClubTallahassee, FloridaFlorida State1. Florida State
2. Georgia
3. Georgia Tech
4. Liberty
5. TCU		Michael Sakane
Stillwater RegionalKarsten Creek Golf ClubStillwater, OklahomaOklahoma State1. Oklahoma State
2. Illinois
3. SMU
4. Sam Houston
5. Little Rock
AJ Ott
Kingston Springs RegionalThe Golf Club of TennesseeKingston Springs, TennesseeVanderbilt1. Vanderbilt
2. Arkansas
3. San Diego State
4. NC State
5. Clemson		James Piot
Albuquerque RegionalChampionship Course at UNMAlbuquerque, New MexicoNew Mexico1. Texas Tech
2. Arizona State
3. Oregon State
4. Oklahoma
5. San Diego		Ryan Hall
Cle Elum RegionalTumble Creek Golf & Country ClubCle Elum, WashingtonWashington1. East Tennessee State
2. San Francisco
3. Wake Forest
4. Pepperdine
5. Florida		Tristan Mandur

Venue

This was the first NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship held at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. This would have been the second year of a planned three year stretch for Grayhawk hosting both men's and women's NCAA golf championships had the 2020 championship not been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October, 2020, the NCAA announced that Grayhawk would host the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championship.

Team competition

Leaderboard

Par, single-round: 280Par, total: 1,120
  • After 54 holes, the field of 30 teams was cut to the top 15.
PlaceTeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo par
1Arizona State2842782802751117−3
2Oklahoma State2802742742921120E
3Pepperdine2792862892711125+5
4Oklahoma2802792822891130+10
5Illinois2872792782901134+14
6Florida State2812942742871136+16
7Vanderbilt2932802802911144+24
8North Carolina2882782872921145+25
T9Louisville2892882872881152+32
T9Sam Houston2782922882941152+32
T11Arkansas2872932882851153+33
T11Texas Tech2763042882851153+33
T13Clemson2872842853001156+36
T13Wake Forest2872842823031156+36
15Georgia Tech2892882952971169+49

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Match play bracket

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Individual competition

Par, single-round: 70Par, total: 280
  • The field was cut after 54 holes to the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals not on a top 15 team. These 84 players competed for the individual championship
PlacePlayerUniversityScoreTo par
1Turk PettitClemson68-67-68-70=273−7
2Bo JinOklahoma State67-65-69-73=274−6
3Ryggs JohnstonArizona State72-63-71-69=275−5
4Michael FeaglesIllinois72-67-67-70=276−4
5John PakFlorida State68-72-68-69=277−3
T6Jonathan BrightwellOklahoma68-69-69-72=278−2
T6Quade CumminsOklahoma69-68-68-73=278−2
T8Ludvig ÅbergTexas Tech68-76-69-66=279−1
T8Cameron SiskArizona State70-73-67-69=279−1
T8Eugenio Lopez-ChacarraOklahoma State70-69-68-72=279−1
T8William HolcombSam Houston67-71-69-72=279−1

  • Spencer Tibbits beat Benjamin Shipp in a one-hole playoff for the final individual spot to advance to the final round of stroke play.
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