INDIANAPOLIS – The Cougars have been selected to compete as a No. 6 seed in the NCAA Reno Regional at Montreux Golf and Country Club from May 12-14, the NCAA announced on Wednesday afternoon.
"It's that time of year," head coach Bruce Brockbank said. "Every year we shoot for the NCAA Championship. I'm excited for the guys to be able to have a chance and going to Reno is great since it's fairly close to home and is similar to where we play here in Provo, especially because of the elevation."
BYU will face off against No. 4 Texas, No. 9 Virginia, No. 16 Alabama, No. 21 Duke, Mississippi State, San Diego, Santa Clara, Cal, Grand Canyon, Sam Houston, East Tennessee State, Central Arkansas and Fairfield.
"The seedings aren't a big deal to us," sophomore Peter Kim said. "We just have to play well that week and see if we can make it into the top five."
The Reno Regional is one of six 54-hole regionals that will determine the 30-team field for the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California, from May 23-28. BYU has been to the NCAA Regionals 26 times since the inception of the regional format in 1989, advancing to the National Championship 32 times in program history.
Montreux Golf and Country Club is a 7,500-yard, par 72 course south of Reno, Nevada.
"This is great for us," Director of Golf Todd Miller said. "I have been on the course and my brother has played a PGA Tour event there, so I have walked around the course and been able to see that it is similar to some courses we play up in Park City with the shifting elevation. It's close to home, so it will be easy for the guys to stay ready."