1996 NCAA Division I men's golf championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 29 – June 1, 1996 |
| Location | Ooltewah, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Course(s) | Honors Course |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Field | 84 players 15 teams |
| Champion | |
| Team: Arizona State Individual: Tiger Woods (Stanford) | |
| Team: 1,186 ( 34) Individual: 285 (−3) | |
The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship was the 58th annual NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf. The tournament was held at the Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee from May 29 to June 1, 1996.
The team championship was won by the Arizona State Sun Devils who captured their second national championship by three strokes over the UNLV Rebels. The individual national championship was won by Tiger Woods from Stanford.[1][2]
Venue
[edit]This was the first NCAA Division I men's golf championship hosted at the Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee. The tournament would be played at Ooltewah again in 2010. This was the fourth NCAA golf championship played in Tennessee; the others were in 1934 (at the Cleveland Country Club in Cleveland, Tennessee), 1955 (at the Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee), and 1965 (again in Knoxville).
Results
[edit]Team championship
[edit]| Rank | Team | Round totals | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State | 286 300 295 305=1,186 | 34 |
| 2 | UNLV | 291 296 299 303=1,189 | 37 |
| 3 | East Tennessee State | 303 294 301 305=1,204 | 52 |
| 4 | Stanford | 292 304 303 306=1,205 | 53 |
| 5 | Arizona | 303 301 297 306=1,207 | 55 |
| T6 | Florida | 296 300 312 304=1,212 | 60 |
| New Mexico | 300 304 302 306=1,212 | 60 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 298 308 299 310=1,215 | 63 |
| 9 | USC | 303 296 303 314=1,216 | 64 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 302 300 303 315=1,220 | 68 |
Individual championship
[edit]| Rank | Player | School | Round totals | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | Stanford | 69 67 69 80=285 | −3 |
| 2 | Rory Sabbatini | Arizona | 70 70 74 75=289 | 1 |
| T3 | Mike Ruiz | UNLV | 71 74 74 72=291 | 3 |
| Darren Angel | Arizona State | 72 74 69 76=291 | 3 | |
| T5 | Tim Clark | NC State | 70 77 71 74=292 | 4 |
| Brad Elder | Texas | 71 68 76 77=292 | 4 | |
| 7 | Lewis Chitengwa | Virginia | 77 72 68 76=293 | 5 |
| 8 | Rob McMillan | New Mexico | 75 71 75 73=294 | 6 |
| T9 | Steve Scott | Florida | 75 73 77 70=295 | 7 |
| Keith Nolan | East Tennessee State | 76 71 76 72=295 | 7 | |
| Arron Oberholser | San Jose State | 73 74 71 77=295 | 7 | |
| Joey Maxon | Clemson | 74 70 73 78=295 | 7 | |
| Ted Oh | UNLV | 72 74 70 79=295 | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1996 NCAA Championship Results". Golf Week. 1996. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
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