Men's Golf

12 ACC Teams Set for 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Breaking a record for the most regional selections in conference history, 12 Atlantic Coast Conference teams begin their 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Regional campaigns on Monday through Wednesday, May 12-14, at six different regional sites.

Marking the 18th time in the past 19 years that at least eight ACC teams have earned regional bids, the ACC’s 12 selections break the previous mark of 10 regional teams, set in 2015, 2021 and 2022. The ACC’s 12 teams are the second-most among all conferences in this year’s regionals.

Florida State, North Carolina and ACC champion Virginia earned No. 2 seeds in the respective regionals. The Seminoles will host the Tallahassee Regional at Seminole Legacy Country Club, while the Tar Heels head to Atkins Golf Club in Urbana, Illinois, and the Cavaliers travel to Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno, Nevada.

Also in the field are No. 4 seeds Duke and SMU, No. 5 seeds Georgia Tech and Louisville, No. 7 seeds Notre Dame and Stanford, No. 8 seed Wake Forest, No. 9 seed California and No. 11 seed NC State. At least one ACC team will be represented in five of the six regional sites.

The ACC will also send one individual to the postseason, as Clemson’s Andrew Swanson earned a regional spot and will compete at the Amherst Regional.

Three rounds of stroke play will determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals (not on those qualifying teams) who will compete in the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship, set for May 23-28 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.

Last season, ACC teams made up half of the eight-team match-play quarterfinals at the NCAA Championship, as Florida State finished as the runner-up. The ACC has sent eight teams to the match-play quarterfinals over the last two seasons, the most among all conferences. The next closest league has sent just three teams in the span.

ACC 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Regionals
Amherst Regional Site – Poplar Grove Golf Course (Amherst, Va.)
#7 Stanford
#8 Wake Forest

Individual: Andrew Swanson, Clemson

Auburn Regional Site – Auburn University Club (Auburn, Ala.)
#4 SMU
#5 Georgia Tech

Reno Regional Site – Montreux Golf and Country Club (Reno, Nev.)
#2 Virginia
#4 Duke
#9 California

Tallahassee Regional Site – Seminole Legacy Golf Club (Tallahassee, Fla.)
#2 Florida State
#5 Louisville
#7 Notre Dame

Urbana Regional Site – Atkins Golf Club (Urbana, Ill.)
#2 North Carolina
#11 NC State

ACC Notes
 
  • In the latest edition of the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll, released on May 2, five ACC teams are in the top 25: Virginia (No. 9), North Carolina (No. 10), Florida State (No. 11), Duke (No. 20) and SMU (No. 25). Georgia Tech, Louisville and Notre Dame are receiving votes.
     
  • In the latest spring Scoreboard team rankings, five ACC teams are in the top 25 (May 8) – Virginia (No. 9), North Carolina (No. 10), Florida State (No. 11), Duke (No. 21), SMU (No. 24) and Georgia Tech (No. 25). Louisville (No. 27) is just outside the top 25.
     
  • Five ACC players are in the top 25 of the most recent Scoreboard individual rankings (May 8), led by North Carolina’s David Ford remaining at No. 1. Ford is followed by Florida State’s Luke Clanton at No. 5, Louisville’s Sebastian Moss at No. 6, Virginia’s Ben James at No. 14 and Notre Dame’s Jacob Modleski at No. 20.
     
  • The latest PGA TOUR U Rankings were announced on Wednesday, May 7, and North Carolina’s David Ford continues to hold the top spot. Louisville’s Sebastian Moss is No. 5, while SMU’s Enrique Dimayuga is No. 19, NC State’s Nick Mathews is No. 21 and FSU’s Gray Albright is No. 23.
     
  • Luke Clanton (Florida State), David Ford (North Carolina), Ben James (Virginia) and Sebastian Moss (Louisville) were named to the postseason Watch List for the 2025 Haskins Award.
     
  • Two of the three finalists for the 2025 Ben Hogan Award are from the ACC: Luke Clanton (Florida State) and David Ford (North Carolina).
     
  • Including the fall season, ACC teams won 18 team titles and individuals have won 23 medalist honors throughout 2024-25. As a team, Florida State won three tournaments, while individually, North Carolina’s David Ford posted a nation-best five individual titles throughout the regular season.