ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The New Mexico men’s golf team will travel to South Carolina this week for the NCAA Salem Regional. The event will run Monday-Wednesday at the 7,126-yard, par-72 The Cliffs at Keowee Falls, hosted by Clemson.
The tournament will consist of one round per day, beginning on Monday. Live scoring of the event will be on GolfStat.com.
The 14 teams competing in the Salem Regional are North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, San Diego State, Georgia Southern, Arkansas, Purdue, New Mexico, Clemson, Furman, Middle Tennessee, Northern Illinois, Long Island and Longwood. The top five teams at the regional will advance to the NCAA Championships, held May 26-31 in Scottsdale, Ariz. The top individual (not on advancing teams) will also advance to the NCAA Championships.
The Lobos are making their 30th NCAA Regional appearance since the format was adopted in 1989, having advanced to the NCAA Championships 18 times. UNM finished 10th last year while competing at the Palm Beach Gardens Regional in Florida. New Mexico last advanced to the NCAA Championships in 2017, their 42nd overall NCAA Championship appearance.
New Mexico’s lineup for the event is Bastien Amat, Albert Boneta, Matthew Watkins, Carson Herron and Brandon Shong. Connor Adams is the alternate in the lineup.
The Lobos are making their second trip to South Carolina this season. In March, New Mexico was second at the Hootie at Bulls Bay, one of three runner-up finishes this season to go along with two victories.