Men's Golf Selected for NCAA Athens Regional
5/6/2026 2:24:00 PM | Men's Golf
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston men's golf team has been selected to play in the NCAA Athens Regional May 18-20 at the University of Georgia Golf Club.
The Cougars will travel to Athens as the 9-seed. They are joined in the field by Auburn, Illinois, Vanderbilt, BYU, Georgia, Louisville, Kansas, Northwestern, Rice, Southern Miss, Harvard, and Howard.
Head coach Mitch Krywulycz's program is making its third straight regional appearance and second straight at-large appearance in the NCAA Regionals. It is the 11th regional appearance in program history.
Charleston is coming off a third-place finish at the 2026 CAA Men's Golf Championship. The Cougars finished -17, four strokes behind second place Elon. UNCW won the title at -38. After concluding the opening round in fifth place, Charleston bounced back to secure a top three team finish.
Loran Appel led Charleston with a T4 (-6) finish, playing all three rounds at or under par to earn All-Tournament honors. The junior recorded six birdies during Tuesday's final round. Nevill Ruiter joined Appel in the top ten at ninth after a bogey-free, 4-under final round for the Cougars' top round of the tournament.
Stay tuned to cofcsports.com for more information on the NCAA Athens Regional.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's golf, follow us on X (@cofcmgolf) and Instagram (@cofcmensgolf).
The Cougars will travel to Athens as the 9-seed. They are joined in the field by Auburn, Illinois, Vanderbilt, BYU, Georgia, Louisville, Kansas, Northwestern, Rice, Southern Miss, Harvard, and Howard.
Head coach Mitch Krywulycz's program is making its third straight regional appearance and second straight at-large appearance in the NCAA Regionals. It is the 11th regional appearance in program history.
Charleston is coming off a third-place finish at the 2026 CAA Men's Golf Championship. The Cougars finished -17, four strokes behind second place Elon. UNCW won the title at -38. After concluding the opening round in fifth place, Charleston bounced back to secure a top three team finish.
Loran Appel led Charleston with a T4 (-6) finish, playing all three rounds at or under par to earn All-Tournament honors. The junior recorded six birdies during Tuesday's final round. Nevill Ruiter joined Appel in the top ten at ninth after a bogey-free, 4-under final round for the Cougars' top round of the tournament.
Stay tuned to cofcsports.com for more information on the NCAA Athens Regional.
For complete coverage of Charleston men's golf, follow us on X (@cofcmgolf) and Instagram (@cofcmensgolf).
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