NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships
When: Friday through Wednesday
Where: Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad
Who: 30 teams plus six individuals not on those teams
Tickets: $8 per day, $36 for an all-session pass
Defending team champion: Oklahoma State
Defending individual champion: Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss
Format: Stroke play for three rounds to cut the field to 15 teams, followed by another round of stroke play to determine the 72-hole individual champion and top eight teams for match play. The single-elimination team quarterfinals and semifinals are Tuesday, and the final is Wednesday afternoon.
TV: Golf Channel on Monday (2:30 p.m.), Tuesday (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) and Wednesday (3 p.m.).
Course: Par 72, 7,538 yards on the North Course.
Teams (ranking): Auburn (1), Florida (2), Texas (3), Virginia (4), Oklahoma State (5), Arkansas (6), LSU (7), Ole Miss (9), North Carolina (10), Vanderbilt, Arizona, Arizona State, Pepperdine, Stanford, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas A&M, BYU, Georgia, Florida State, USC, Duke, UCLA, Louisville, Mississippi State, Arkansas State, Purdue, USD, Chattanooga, Memphis.
Individuals: William Jennings (Alabama), Jacob Lang (Kentucky), Michael Lugiano (Liberty), Jorge Martin Sampedro (Texas-Rio Grande Valley), Malan Potgieter (Louisiana) and Steen Zeman (Long Beach State).
Local ties: Auburn’s Billy Davis (Steele Canyon High School), Texas’ Luke Potter (La Costa Canyon), Vanderbilt’s Michael Riebe (Cathedral Catholic), Arkansas’ Alex Yang (Pacific Ridge), Arizona State’s Connor Williams (San Pasqual), Pepperdine’s Luke Bailey (Santa Fe Christian), Stanford’s Jay Leng (Torrey Pines) and USD’s Ian Maspat (Scripps Ranch), Reed Arnaldo (La Costa Canyon), Michael Behr (Bishop’s) and Go Nakatsukasa (Torrey Pines).
— MARK ZEIGLER