No. 3 Nighthawks Selected For 2025 NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional
INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 3 University of North Georgia (UNG) men's golf team has been selected to participate in the 2025 NCAA Division II Men's Golf South/Southeast Regional as announced by the NCAA national office Friday.
The 20 teams and eight individuals in the event will meet at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. for one of four regional tournaments across the country. Play begins Thursday, May 8 and concludes on Saturday, May 10.
The Nighthawks earned the top seed in the Southeast Region after winning three events this year and finishing outside of the top three just twice.
It is the fifth consecutive NCAA postseason appearance for head coach Bryson Worley's program. Last year the Nighthawks won the South/Southeast Regional by 10 strokes to advance to the 2024 NCAA Division II National Championship. There they finished as the runner-up for the team's best postseason appearance in program history.
Teams and individuals are listed in rank order. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in brackets next to the institution's name.
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGIONAL
Mission Inn Resort, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida; Greater Orlando Sports Commission & Rollins, hosts
:
1. West Florida [Gulf South Conference]
2. Lee
3. Florida Southern [Sunshine State Conference]
4. Rollins
5. Nova Southeastern
6. Barry
7. Saint Leo
8. Palm Beach Atlantic
9. Embry-Riddle (Florida)
10. Spring Hill [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]
Individuals:
1. Eric Boutwell, Montevallo
2. Gray Campbell, Union (Tennessee)
3. Reggie Fear, Eckerd
4. Chase Long, Valdosta State
:
1. North Georgia
2. Lincoln Memorial [South Atlantic Conference]
3. Georgia Southwestern
4. University of South Carolina Aiken [Peach Belt Conference]
5. Columbus State
6. Wingate
7. Lander
8. Lenoir-Rhyne
9. Flagler
10. Barton [Conference Carolinas]
Individuals:
1. Asmund Norum, King (Tennessee)
2. Laurenz Meifels, Erskine
3. Simon Wright, Anderson (South Carolina)
4. Jamie Markwick, Anderson (South Carolina)
The top seven finishing teams and top two individuals not associated with an advancing team will move on to the 2025 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship, May 19-23 at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The finals will be hosted by Palm Beach Atlantic and the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.
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