FAYETTEVILLE — The No. 21 University of Arkansas men’s team was selected Thursday as the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Kohler Regional, which will be played at Blackwolf Run Meadow Valleys Course in Kohler, Wisc., on May 16-18.
The Razorbacks, making their ninth consecutive NCAA regional appearance, will be paired with No. 4 ranked Illinois, No. 10 Florida State and No. 16 Florida as one of eight top 50 teams in the field.
The top five teams from each of six regional sites will comprise the field for the NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore.
Coach Brad McMakin has led the Razorbacks to four NCAA championship appearances in the last seven years, including a runner-up finish in 2009.
Arkansas, led by senior Taylor Moore, had a spring record of 71-23-3 and a fourth-place finish at the SEC championships, the team’s highest placement in eight years.
Arkansas was one of 11 SEC teams in the 81-team NCAA tournament field.
Moore leads the Razorbacks with a 71.4 stroke average, followed by Nicolas Echavarria (72.3), Alvaro Ortiz (72.8), Kolton Crawford (73.4) and Charles Kim (73.8).