SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – The No. 20 Auburn men’s golf team opens NCAA Championship play in Friday’s first round at Rich Harvest Farms on No. 10 at 6:45 am Central as the Tigers are one of only six teams to appear in six consecutive NCAA Championships. It is Auburn’s 22nd overall appearance.
The Tigers’ lineup will be the same that finished as the runner-up in the NCAA West Lafayette Regional in senior All-Region Matt Gilchrest, senior Ryan Benton, sophomore All-SEC Trace Crowe, sophomore Jacob Solomon and freshman Jovan Rebula.
Gilchrest led the Tigers in the NCAA Regional with a season-best tie for third at 2-under, one shot behind the co-medalists to lead Auburn, which finished three shots behind UNLV.