NCAA D-III Golf Championships Release

The No. 9-ranked Emory University golf team has been selected to compete in the 2013 NCAA Division III Golf Championships.  The Eagles are one of 41 squads vying for the team title that will be played May 14-17 at the Sandestin Golf and Resort in Destin, Florida.  Serving as the host institution for the Championships will be Methodist University.

Emory was one of four teams selected from Pool B which consists of independent institutions, and institutions that are members of conferences that do not meet the requirements for automatic qualification.  A total of 30 conferences were awarded automatic bids while seven berths were reserved for Pool C - schools from automatic qualifying conferences that are not conference champs and any remaining Pool B teams.  In addition, five individuals from non-qualifying teams were chosen to participate bringing the field to 210 players.

The 72-hole Championships will be played both on the 6,854-yard, par-71 Raven Golf Club and the 6,636-yard, par-72 Links Golf Club.  After a 36-hole cut that slices the field to 15 teams, the final two rounds of the event will be conducted on the Raven Golf Club.

Emory will be making its 11th straight NCAA appearance and 18th overall in the 28-year history of the program.

All of the top-20 ranked teams will be in the hunt for this year's national crown.  Oglethorpe holds down the No. 1 spot in the Golf World/NIKE Coaches' Poll while Methodist, St. Johns (MN), Gustavus Adolphus and Illinois Wesleyan round out the top five.

Oglethorpe enters this year's Championships looking to defend its title after posting a 20-shot advantage over runner-up Transylvania.