UNM men's golf gets a 4-seed in Bryan Regional

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The Lobos are headed to Aggieland. Bryan Regional May 18-20 Traditions Club (Texas A&M) Bryan, Texas Wednesday, New Mexico men’s golf was announced as the 4-seed in the Bryan Regional of the NCAA Division I Championship, one of six regionals scheduled for May 18-20. Hosted by Texas A&M, UNM will play as an at-large entrant at Traditions Club, a par-72, 7,146-yard Nicklaus design.

The Lobos will compete with 13 other teams – including top-seeded Texas, led by former UNM coach John Fields – for one of five qualifying spots at the NCAA finals (May 29-June 3). Third-year head coach Jake Harrington said he’s previously coached tournaments at Traditions, calling it a “really hard test of golf” and a course that forces golfers to hit their targets. “It’s tight off the tee,” said Harrington, who has advanced to a regional in all three seasons at UNM.

“If you get off the beaten path, you get into a lot of trouble. ” UNM’s selection comes a day after a narrow loss to UNLV at the Mountain West Championship. After starting the day eight strokes back of the eventual league champs, the Lobos closed with 20-under-par 268 – the second-best final round in conference championship history – to come from behind and force a one-hole playoff.