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Men's Golf Reaches First National Championship Match
5/28/2024 10:51:00 PM | Men's Golf
TALLAHASSEE – In what was a rematch of its match play pathway in the ACC Championship a month ago, No. 5 National Seed Florida State Men's Golf took down North Carolina, 3-1, and Georgia Tech, 3-2, to reach its first NCAA Match Play Championship on Tuesday at the Omni La Costa North Course in Carlsbad, Calif.
The Seminoles will face Auburn on Wednesday night beginning at 5:25 p.m. ET/2:25 p.m. PT. Live coverage by the Golf Channel will start from 6-10 p.m. ET.
Senior Frederik Kjettrup's winning putt on the 17th hole in the ACC Semifinal against tournament individual champion Hiroshi Tai sealed FSU's ticket to the National Championship Match – its first appearance in program history. Prior to this year's championships, the Seminoles twice made semifinal appearances in 2010 and 2023 but were unable to reach the title match.
"Knowing what I was going to face, and what we were going to face, we told our guys 'You never have this thing won, and you're never out of it," FSU Head Coach Trey Jones said. "Having three of those guys two down, and one of them coming back to win is what did it for us. I'm proud of the guys. I'm so happy for them."
Kjettrup won his match vs. Georgia Tech 3&1, completing an impressive round.
Freshman Tyler Weaver stepped up mightily, going 2-0 on the day with the clinching NCAA Quarterfinal putt against UNC and taking down Georgia Tech's Kale Fontenot on the 19th hole. Weaver's victory brought the match even at 2-2 and set the stage for Kjettrup's winning putt against the Yellow Jackets.
Sophomore sensation Luke Clanton came back twice on Tuesday to defeat both of his UNC and Georgia Tech opponents. He finished off Christo Lamprecht, 2&1, after winning each of his last four holes to give FSU some tremendous momentum.
Match Play Quarterfinals: FSU 3, UNC 1
Weaver clinched FSU's second consecutive trip to the NCAA Match Play Semifinals after making a par putt on hole No. 7 to defeat UNC's David Ford, 3&2.
Clanton delivered a big win over Austin Greaser after being three holes down with nine holes left to play. He turned things around to get a 2&1 victory, FSU's second confirmed win in the match.
Brett Roberts got a nice win as well, putting FSU's opening point on the board when he took down UNC's Peter Fountain, 2&1. The 3-1 win by the Seminoles avenged their loss to the Tar Heels in the ACC Championship match a month earlier.
The Seminoles will face Auburn on Wednesday night beginning at 5:25 p.m. ET/2:25 p.m. PT. Live coverage by the Golf Channel will start from 6-10 p.m. ET.
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Senior Frederik Kjettrup's winning putt on the 17th hole in the ACC Semifinal against tournament individual champion Hiroshi Tai sealed FSU's ticket to the National Championship Match – its first appearance in program history. Prior to this year's championships, the Seminoles twice made semifinal appearances in 2010 and 2023 but were unable to reach the title match.
"Knowing what I was going to face, and what we were going to face, we told our guys 'You never have this thing won, and you're never out of it," FSU Head Coach Trey Jones said. "Having three of those guys two down, and one of them coming back to win is what did it for us. I'm proud of the guys. I'm so happy for them."
Kjettrup won his match vs. Georgia Tech 3&1, completing an impressive round.
Freshman Tyler Weaver stepped up mightily, going 2-0 on the day with the clinching NCAA Quarterfinal putt against UNC and taking down Georgia Tech's Kale Fontenot on the 19th hole. Weaver's victory brought the match even at 2-2 and set the stage for Kjettrup's winning putt against the Yellow Jackets.
Sophomore sensation Luke Clanton came back twice on Tuesday to defeat both of his UNC and Georgia Tech opponents. He finished off Christo Lamprecht, 2&1, after winning each of his last four holes to give FSU some tremendous momentum.
Match Play Quarterfinals: FSU 3, UNC 1
Weaver clinched FSU's second consecutive trip to the NCAA Match Play Semifinals after making a par putt on hole No. 7 to defeat UNC's David Ford, 3&2.
Clanton delivered a big win over Austin Greaser after being three holes down with nine holes left to play. He turned things around to get a 2&1 victory, FSU's second confirmed win in the match.
Brett Roberts got a nice win as well, putting FSU's opening point on the board when he took down UNC's Peter Fountain, 2&1. The 3-1 win by the Seminoles avenged their loss to the Tar Heels in the ACC Championship match a month earlier.
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