Elite Eight and Final Four schedule: How to watch and follow Auburn men's golf today at the NCAA Championship
Auburn men's golf tees off this morning in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals, with the semifinals scheduled to follow later Tuesday.
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It’s doubleheader day at the men’s golf NCAA Championship. The last eight teams standing enter match play Tuesday — and by the end of Tuesday’s 36 holes, only two teams will be left standing for Wednesday’s national championship final.
Concluding another sensational season, title-contending Auburn enters match play with the No. 1 seed in the bracket, going a tournament-best 26-under over four rounds of stroke play. However, no No. 1 seed has won match play at the men’s championship since 2018, so there’s plenty of work left ahead for the Tigers.
Auburn plays Stanford in the quarters, with the winner advancing to face the winner of Florida and Oklahoma State. Texas, UCLA, Vanderbilt and Arizona are on the other side of the bracket.
Auburn first tees off at 9:40 a.m. Central.
The Golf Channel is broadcasting Tuesday’s rounds, beginning with an online livestream starting at 10 a.m.
Coverage shifts to the linear Golf Channel TV channel starting at noon Central.
Tuesday broadcasts (times Central)
Noon to 3 p.m. — Men’s quarterfinals (Golf Channel)
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. — Men’s semifinals (Golf Channel)
Bracket
1. Auburn vs. 8. Stanford
4. Florida vs. 5. Oklahoma State
2. Texas vs. 7. UCLA
3. Vanderbilt vs. 6. Arizona
Auburn tee times, pairings
The Tigers and Cardinal will tee off on the 10th hold starting at 9:40 a.m. Central. That’s 7:40 local time at the tournament site in Carlsbad, Calif.
In match play, the team that wins the best three of five matchups is victorious and advances.
In match play, golfers win holes against each other. It doesn’t matter how much you win a hole by: Winning the first hole simply gives a golfer a one-hole lead, regardless of whether they eagled and the opponent triple bogeyed, or whatever the case may be. Matchups are clinched early when a golfer has an insurmountable lead, leading by more holes than there are left on the course.
Tee times for the semifinals will be set after the conclusion of the quarterfinal round.