Men's Golf NCAA Regional Announcement

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Kelvin Hernandez of the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's golf team will begin his quest in the 2026 NCAA Men's Golf Championships at the Winston-Salem Regional from May 18-20 in Bermuda Run, North Carolina, at Bermuda Run Country Club.

Course: Bermuda Run Country Club  
Par / Yardage:  71/7,013
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THE FORMAT
The NCAA Regionals will consist of one round each day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Hernandez will tee off at 9:31 a.m. in round one on Monday.
 
ABOUT THE NCAA REGIONALS
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted from May 18-20. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The top five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS AT WINSTON-SALEM REGIONAL
Virginia, Ole Miss, Pepperdine, Georgia Tech, Southern California, Wake Forest, Mississippi State, Little Rock, N.C. State, Kentucky, Houston, Richmond, Navy and Presbyterian
 
PARTICIPATING INDIVIDUALS AT WINSTON-SALEM REGIONAL
Kelvin Hernandez (UNCG), Emil Riegger (Maryland), Tyler Jones (Western Carolina), Harris Bath (Furman) and Dewi John (Charleston Southern)
 
SOCON IN THE NCAA REGIONALS
Chattanooga as a team and Kelvin Hernandez (UNCG), Harris Barth (Furman) & Tyler Jones (Western Carolina) as individuals will all represent the conference this year in the NCAA Regionals.
 
ABOUT KELVIN HERNANDEZ

• Hernandez earned the automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Regionals after securing first place in The 2026 Southern Conference (SoCon) Championships on Wednesday, April 29 at Solina Country Club in Columbia, South Carolina. 
• The junior fired off rounds of 67-72-65, setting a new course record in the final round. In addition, his 65 round score is a new season-best and matches his career-best. 
• He was named to the All-SoCon Team after a stellar season and is leading the Spartans with a 72.15 stroke average.
• This is the second consecutive year a Spartan earned the SoCon Championships individual title and fourth time in program history. Former Spartan, Colin Dutton earned first place in the 2025 SoCon Championships, marking the first time UNCG has ever received the individual title back-to-back years.
• The last time Hernandez competed in the NCAA Regionals was in his freshman season in 2024, where he finished tied for third with a six-under-par (207).
• He finished as the top individual not on an advancing team at the 2024 NCAA Austin Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships. Hernandez' spot in the NCAA Championships marked the first time in the UNCG Division I era a Spartan advanced to the finals.  
• The Caguas, Puerto Rico, native, has been named SoCon Golfer of the Week twice this season (Feb. 11 & Feb. 24).
• He has notched four top-15 finishes on the season including back-to-back seventh-place finishes at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate and the Dorado Beach Collegiate.

 
ABOUT THE SPARTANS THIS SEASON

• The 2026 NCAA Regionals will mark the 10^th time in UNCG program history that the Spartans have made an NCAA Regionals appearance as either a team or individual.
• Hernandez' spot in the NCAA Regionals will be the fifth time in program history a Spartan has earned the bid as an individual.
• UNCG finished in fourth place in the SoCon Championships behind a nine-over-par (861) with round scores of 289-290-282.
• The Spartans carded their best finish at the Dorado Beach Collegiate on Feb. 24, notching third place with a three-under-par (285).
• UNCG has recorded six top-10 finishes on the 2025-26 season.

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UP NEXT
The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams will advance to the 2026 NCAA Championships, held from May 29-June 3 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.