Men’s Golf Tees Off at Bermuda Run Regional on Monday
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Making its return to the NCAA postseason, the Kentucky men’s golf team is set for play at the Bermuda Run Regional, where the Wildcats will join 13 other schools for a 54-hole competition this Monday through Wednesday at Bermuda Run Country Club (par 71, 7,013 yards).
The Bermuda Run Regional, hosted by Wake Forest, is one of six regionals across the country. The top five teams from each site, as well as the low individual on a non-advancing team, will move forward to finals site, Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, May 29-June 3.
After a season which included team wins at both the Colleton River Collegiate and the Bluegrass Collegiate Invitational, Kentucky is making its first appearance in an NCAA regional since 2022. The Cats boast a team scoring average of 286.52 (+7.2) through 10 events this season and have scored under par as a team in eight rounds and four tournaments overall.
Ranked No. 59 in the country by Scoreboard Powered by Clippd, UK enters as the tenth seed at the Bermuda Run Regional. The Cats have head-to-head matchups with six other teams in the field, posting a combined record of 4-11 in these meetings.
Kentucky will be paired with Houston and Richmond for Monday’s first round, with tee times beginning at 8:55 a.m. off hole No. 10.
Babygrande Golf will stream all six NCAA regionals this week, marking the first time streaming coverage has been available for the NCAA regionals. Fans can purchase access to the stream at babygrandegolf.com or follow along with live scoring for free at scoreboard.clippd.com.
The Wildcats’ lineup this week will feature Jack Schoenberger, Cole Stockard, Jacob Lang, Jacob Settles and Cameron Phillips. Gavin Clutts will travel as the designated substitute.
Stockard, one of two freshmen in the starting five, leads Kentucky with a 71.62 scoring average on the year. He won both of Kentucky’s home events this season, becoming the first Wildcat to win multiple events in the same season since J.B. Holmes in 2003-04.
Lang, a sophomore, was UK’s top finisher at last month’s Southeastern Conference Championship, where he finished 5-over par and in a tie for 58th.
Stockard, Lang and senior captain Jack Schoenberger are the three players to start every event this year for Kentucky.
Kentucky Lineup:
- Jack Schoenberger: Senior, Alpharetta, Ga
- Cole Stockard: Freshman, Dalton, Ga.
- Jacob Lang: Sophomore, Alvaton, Ky.
- Jacob Settles: Sophomore, Winchester, Ky
- Cameron Phillips: Freshman, Portsmouth, Ohio
Sub: Gavin Clutts: Sophomore, Hazard, Ky.
Competing Schools (14): Georgia Tech, Houston, Kentucky, Little Rock, Mississippi State, Navy, NC State, Ole Miss, Pepperdine, Presbyterian, Richmond, Southern California, Virginia, Wake Forest
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