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No. 9 Redlands Men’s Golf Earns At-Large Bid into NCAA Championships

The No. 9 University of Redlands men’s golf team picked up one of two available pool “C” bids into the 2009 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships in Port Lucie, FL, according to an announcement made today by the NCAA.

Pool "C" teams come from conferences that award automatic berths into the NCAA Championships, and those that do not earn the automatic bid from those conferences are placed into pool "C."

Hosted by Methodist College (NC), the championship event takes place from May 13-16 at the PGA Golf Village. The first tee time is set for 7 a.m. EST on May 13 and 14 while the rounds on May 15 and 16 start at 7:30 a.m. EST.

Redlands finished second in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) this season, jumping Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in the standings after a second-place showing at the 36-hole championships. The University of La Verne earned the SCIAC’s automatic bid into the NCAA Championships while Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ Tain Lee was one of five individual qualifiers.

Last year, the Bulldogs took second at the NCAA Championships after entering as an at-large team. This marks the Maroon and Gray’s 14th appearance at the national championship event.

For up-to-date information throughout the tournament, visit Methodist’s championship central page at http://www.mumonarchs.com/index.aspx?path=09ncaamg.

A complete list of competing teams as well as individual qualifiers can be found at http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/050409aac.html.