Aggie men's golf team at The Riviera for NCAA Championships

By: NCAA

Updated: Sun 11:25 PM, May 27, 2012

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The Texas Aggie men's golf team is in Los Angeles getting ready for their fifth straight appearance in the national championships.

The Ags finished second last weekend in the Bowling Green regional to qualify.

They'll play the tournament at The Riviera, and it won't be the Aggies first visit to the course this season.

A&M got in a couple practice rounds there on the tail end of a tournament in Las Vegas over spring break in anticipation of returning for the NCAA championships.

The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee announced the 156 participants that will compete in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships.

The championships will be held May 29-June 3, at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. The championships are being hosted by Southern California.

The top five teams and the top individual not on those teams from each regional have advanced to compete at the finals.

Teams and individuals advancing to the 2012 championships finals are listed below.

University of Georgia Golf Course – Athens, Ga.
Host: Georgia

Teams
Alabama
East Carolina
North Florida
Georgia
Iowa

Individual
Philip Chian, Long Beach State

Grandover Resort-East Course – Greensboro, N.C.
Host: UNC-Greensboro and Greensboro Sports Commission

Teams
Liberty
Florida
Auburn
Lamar
Tulsa

Individual
Vaita Guillaume, Campbell

University of Michigan Golf Course – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Host: Michigan

Teams
Southern California
Oregon
Kent State
Virginia
TCU

Individual
Albin Choi, North Carolina State

The Club at Olde Stone – Bowling Green, Ky.
Host: Western Kentucky

Teams
Chattanooga
Texas A&M
UCLA
Virginia Tech
Memphis

Individual
Nate McCoy, Iowa State

Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club – Norman, Okla.
Host: Oklahoma

Teams
Washington
Texas
Florida State
Illinois
Oklahoma

Individual
Jonathan De Los Reyes, St. Mary’s (Calif.)

Stanford Golf Course – Stanford, Calif.
Hosted: Stanford

Teams
California
San Diego State
UAB
Stanford
UCF

Individual
Josh Anderson, Pepperdine

Augusta State won the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, capturing its second consecutive national title. Augusta State defeated Georgia 3-2 in the final round of match play competition. At the end of three rounds of stroke play LSU’s John Peterson shot a 5-under-par 211 to capture the individual title. The tournament was held at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla.

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