Complete Immaculata NCAA Notes
IMMACULATA, Pa. - Immaculata University is playing at the NCAA Division III Championships for the first time in the eight seasons of the program. Immaculata was selected to participate in the 2013 NCAA Division III Golf Championships by earning the Colonial States Athletic Conference's (CSAC) automatic qualification for the championships.
The 2013 championships are hosted by Methodist University at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort and scheduled to take place Tuesday-Friday, May 14-17. The team and individual champions will be determined after 72 holes of play or the conclusion of the last fully completed round. Forty-one teams and five individuals, not on one of those teams, will participate in the championships. After 36 holes of competition, the field will be cut to the top 15 teams and top six individuals, not on one of those teams. Ties for the cut will be broken by a sudden death playoff. Tee times from the first and 10th holes for each of the first two rounds begin at 7:30 a.m. CST. Immaculata will play along with Central and Otterbein for the first and second rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday. The group's first of five threesomes consisting of one player from each team will tee off at 12:50 p.m. CST Tuesday at The Raven Golf Club while Wednesday's round will begin at 8:20 a.m. CST at The Links Golf Club with each of the following four threesomes following in 10-minute intervals. Specific tee times and pairings for Thursday's third round and Friday's final round will be determined based upon results, with the first set of pairings going off at 8 a.m. CST.
Follow the 2013 NCAA Championship Live Online
The 2013 NCAA Division III Championship can be followed live online by visiting GoMightyMacs.com, which will link to live scoring provided by golfstat.com throughout the tournament. Players will report their scores every three holes so results may be updated in real time. A daily recap, complete results, links to related information and much more will be available at the end of each day's action at GoMightyMacs.com.
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is a 2,400-acre premier destination Florida vacation resort located in Northwest Florida, between Pensacola and Panama City. The resort boasts four championship golf courses, two of which will host the NCAA Division III Golf Championships. Destin, Florida golf courses have won more than 30 awards from respected golf publications and organizations. Baytowne Golf Club, Burnt Pine Golf Club, Raven Golf Club and the Links Golf Club have been lauded as the best in Florida golf. The Raven Golf Club will play at par-71 and 6,854 yards while the Links Golf Club will be at par-72 and 6,636 yards for the NCAA Tournament. More info on the venue is available online by visiting sandestin.com.
NCAA Championship Weather Forecast
The forecast in the Destin area during the 2013 NCAA Division III Golf Championships is pleasant and seasonal. The forecast for all four days of the event calls for highs in the mid-upper 70's and lows in the mid-upper 60's, mostly sunny and no rain expected.
Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) In The NCAA Championship
The Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC), formerly the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC), has been represented at the NCAA Division III Golf Championships every year since 2007. Beginning with the 2007 championship, the tournament field expanded from 23 teams, and teams were eliminated following 36 holes of play. Since that expansion, a CSAC team has not made the cut to advance to the final two rounds. However, in 2007, Welsey individual golfer Riley Powers advanced to the final two rounds of the championship.
From 2000 to 2004, Wesley represented the conference in the NCAA Championship. Wesley finished runner-up in 2003 for the best finish by a conference team. In 2002, Wesley's Chris Noll was the NCAA individual champion, to win the conference's only NCAA individual golf title.
Immaculata One Of Seven Teams Making First Appearance At NCAA Championships
Immaculata will be making its first appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Mighty Macs will not be alone as rookies in the field as St. Norbert, Saint Vincent, Schreiner, Southwestern (Texas), Spalding and Springfield are among a total of seven teams in the 2013 field making their first showing on the national stage.
A Season Of Firsts: CSAC Title, Tournament Victory, Program Low Round
The 2012-13 season has been one of firsts for Immaculata with its CSAC Championship victory, winning its first team title at an invitational and setting the record for lowest team-round in program history. In addition to winning the CSAC title, the Mighty Macs were victorious at the Cyclone Invitational during the fall for their first win at a tournament with a field larger than four teams. Immaculata has also finished second at the Cabrini Spring Classic and Rutgers-Camden Spring Invitational, and finished third at the Swarthmore Invitational and Stevenson Spring Invitational. The Mighty Macs posted their lowest team score in program history at the Rutgers-Camden Spring Invitational with a 309.
Immaculata Against The NCAA Championship Field
Immaculata has played at tournaments during the 2012-13 season with five other teams who have been selected to participate in the 2013 NCAA Division III Championship. Immaculata has played with Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham, Farmingdale State, McDaniel, Rutgers-Camden and Stevenson during this past season. Below is a breakdown of how Immaculata fared against those five teams during the season.
Messiah Falcon Classic - 9/11/12
Stevenson - T-4th (315)
Immaculata - 12th (328)
Franklin & Marshall Fall Invitational - 9/17/12
Rutgers-Camden - 7th (318)
Immaculata - T-9th (323)
Stevenson - 13th (331)
Elizabethtown Blue Jay Fall Classic - 10/4/12
Stevenson - T-3rd (315)
McDaniel - 8th (327)
Immaculata - 11th (335)
Cyclone Invitational - 10/16/12
Immaculata - T-1st (328)
FDU-Florham - T-1st (328)
Farmingdale State - 6th (339)
Swarthmore Invitational - 4/1/13
Immaculata - 3rd (335)
Rutgers-Camden - 7th (345)
Elizabethtown Blue Jay Spring Classic - 4/4/13
Stevenson - 2nd (302)
FDU-Florham - 5th (320)
Immaculata - 6th (321)
Stevenson Spring Invitational - 4/6/13
Stevenson - 2nd (326)
Immaculata - 3rd (331)
RU-Camden Spring Invitational - 4/12/13
Immaculata - 2nd (309)
Rutgers-Camden - 3rd (321)
FDU-Florham - T-9th (334)
Franklin & Marshall Fall Invitational - 4/15/13
Stevenson - 3rd (307)
Immaculata - 7th (312)
Rutgers-Camden - T-8th (316)
