INDIANAPOLIS – The nationally 13^th-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken golf team will make its 20^th appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament in the last 21 years it was announced by the NCAA Division II Golf Committee on Friday, April 27.

The NCAA Division II field features 80 teams and 32 individual student-athletes overall. The top five teams and the top two student-athletes not with a team from each regional (regardless of region) will advance to the finals May 15-19 at the Cardinal Club Golf Course in Louisville, Ky.

The NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship will be part of the 2012 NCAA Division II Spring National Championships festival. The event, which will be hosted by Bellarmine and the Louisville Sports Commission, will feature six Division II national championships including men's and women's golf, women's lacrosse, softball and men's and women's tennis.

The NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional will be contested Monday, May 7-Wednesday, May 9 at the par-72, 7,064-yard Jones Course at the Rock Barn Golf and Spa in Conover, N.C.

The South/Southeast Regional consists of 10 teams each from both the South and Southeast regions of NCAA Division II. The top four individuals from each region not with a team were also selected. 

The 2012 South/Southeast Regional is being hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne.

The three-day, 54-hole regional will feature one round each day. Action begins each day at 7:30 a.m.

USC Aiken will be vying to make its 16th appearance in the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship in the South/Southeast regional.

The Pacers have finished second or better in five of their 11 tournaments so far in the 2011-12 season.

USC Aiken's best finish came in claiming the team title at the Bearcat Golf Classic on March 27.

USC Aiken under Hall of Fame head coach Michael Carlisle in the NCAA Division II Tournament has three NCAA Division II National Championships (2004, 2005, 2006) and three NCAA Division II runner-up finishes (1995, 1996 and 1999).

Since the first National Championship in 2004, USC Aiken has claimed five NCAA National Championships, which includes three team titles and two individual crowns (Jeff Goff, 2008; Dane Burkhart, 2005).

South/Southeast Regional

Rock Barn Golf & Spa in Conover, N.C.

Hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne

SOUTH TEAMS

Nova Southeastern  

Barry    

Lynn    

North Alabama           

West Florida  

Florida Southern       

Rollins            

Florida Tech  

Eckerd            

Valdosta State           

SOUTH INDIVIDUALS         

Nick Brothers, Saint Leo

Bryn Powers, West Georgia

Grant Goforth, Delta State

Luke Brown, Delta State

SOUTHEAST TEAMS  

UNC Pembroke

USC Aiken     

Georgia College       

Wingate           

Georgia Southwestern        

Armstrong      

Carson-Newman     

Barton             

Columbus State       

Coker

SOUTHEAST INDIVIDUALS             

Adam Hedge, Belmont Abbey

Eric Kennedy, Lincoln Memorial

Matthew Campbell, Newberry

Greg Mergel, Flagler

NCAA Division II Men's Golf Regional Field - Click Link to Access