Regional Bound: Alabama Women’s Golf Selected as No. 2 Seed at NCAA Regional in Franklin
4/27/2022 4:01:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Crimson Tide will make its 16th straight regional appearance and its 23rd overall
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama women's golf team was one of 12 teams selected to compete at the 2022 NCAA Women's Golf Regional in Franklin, Tenn., it was announced Wednesday afternoon on the Golf Channel. The Crimson Tide earned the No. 2 seed in the Franklin regional, which will take place at the Vanderbilt Legends Club – North Course (par 72, 6,475 yards) May 9-11.
With this year's selection, the Crimson Tide will appear in its 16th consecutive regional under the helm of head coach Mic Potter and its 23rd overall. Alabama has played in an NCAA Regional every season under Potter (16) and has won four times during that stretch, all of which have come in the last decade (2011, 2013, 2017, 2018).
The Franklin regional includes the following teams by seed:
1. Wake Forest (Atlantic Coast Conference)
2. Alabama
3. Texas A&M
4. Duke
5. Oregon State
6. Vanderbilt
7. BYU
8. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
9. UTSA
10. Augusta (Southland Conference)
11. Boston University (Patriot League)
12. Austin Peay (Ohio Valley Conference)
Last November, the NCAA announced the move to a six-regional format for this spring. Each of the six regional sites will now feature 12 teams and six individuals, with the top four teams and top two individuals (not on an advancing team) qualifying for the championships, which will be held for the second straight year at Grayhawk Golf Club – Raptor Course in Scottsdale, Ariz., from May 20-25.
With the move to six regional sites from the previous four-site format, 72 teams will still qualify for regional play, with the number of individuals not on an advancing team increasing from 24 to 36.
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