[Spiny_Norman]

Any idea why we were sent to Norman OK rather than Arizona?  The ACC has 2 #1-seeds, 3 #2-seeds, and a #3 seed, so I can see that they'd want to spread them out among the 6 regionals, but they put Cal in Arizona as the 6-seed and UNC in our regional as a 3-seed. (not that I'm complaining, temps can be pretty high in Phoenix! -- but May can be rainy in Norman)

It surprised most observers. A regional preview from the folks at the Golf Channel.

https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/ncaa...-six-sites

Stanford being sent to Norman is a shocker, as it’s more than double the distance of Gold Canyon from Stanford’s campus (1,619 miles to 769 miles). The trade-off for not getting eighth-ranked Arizona State as a host in the No. 2 slot is sixth-seeded host Oklahoma. Not that it should matter, as the top-ranked Cardinal have won each of their last 10 stroke-play competitions, including the ACC Championship, where they were upset by Wake Forest in the semifinals. Stanford is looking to advance to its 15th straight NCAA regional. If there’s a top-five seed on upset alert it could be Duke, which has dropped seven spots in the rankings since the end of the fall and was just 10th at ACCs. The Sooners are trying to qualify for nationals for the first time since 2018. Baylor squeaked into regionals with exactly a .500 winning percentage. Tulsa, under first-year head coach Mike Roters, added Romaine Masserey midseason and have climbed 35 ranking spots this spring while winning the American Athletic Conference title. The Golden Hurricane are looking for a third straight trip to nationals.

[Spiny_Norman]

Any idea why we were sent to Norman OK rather than Arizona?  The ACC has 2 #1-seeds, 3 #2-seeds, and a #3 seed, so I can see that they'd want to spread them out among the 6 regionals, but they put Cal in Arizona as the 6-seed and UNC in our regional as a 3-seed. (not that I'm complaining, temps can be pretty high in Phoenix! -- but May can be rainy in Norman)

It surprised most observers. A regional preview from the folks at the Golf Channel.

https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/ncaa...-six-sites

Stanford being sent to Norman is a shocker, as it’s more than double the distance of Gold Canyon from Stanford’s campus (1,619 miles to 769 miles). The trade-off for not getting eighth-ranked Arizona State as a host in the No. 2 slot is sixth-seeded host Oklahoma. Not that it should matter, as the top-ranked Cardinal have won each of their last 10 stroke-play competitions, including the ACC Championship, where they were upset by Wake Forest in the semifinals. Stanford is looking to advance to its 15th straight NCAA regional. If there’s a top-five seed on upset alert it could be Duke, which has dropped seven spots in the rankings since the end of the fall and was just 10th at ACCs. The Sooners are trying to qualify for nationals for the first time since 2018. Baylor squeaked into regionals with exactly a .500 winning percentage. Tulsa, under first-year head coach Mike Roters, added Romaine Masserey midseason and have climbed 35 ranking spots this spring while winning the American Athletic Conference title. The Golden Hurricane are looking for a third straight trip to nationals.