The 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships were contested at the 61st annual NCAA-sanctioned golf tournament for determining the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate golf at the Division I level in the United States.
The tournament was held at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota from June 2 to 5, 1999.
Georgia won the team championship with a score of +28, the Bulldogs' first NCAA title. Second place was Oklahoma State with a score of +31 and third place was the University of Northwestern with a socre of +36.
Luke Donald, from Northwestern, won the individual title with a final score of 284, which was four under par. This was a seven shot victory over Ryuji Imada of Georgia.
Other future pros who played in this years championship included Paul Casey, Jeff Quinney, Charles Howell III, Lucas Glover, Adam Scott and Charley Hoffman.
Qualifying The NCAA held three regional qualifying tournaments, with the top ten teams from each event qualifying for the national championship.
Regional nameGolf courseDates East Regional Rhode Island Country ClubProvidence, Rhode Island May 20–22, 1999 Central Regional Ohio State University Golf ClubColumbus, Ohio May 20–22, 1999 West Regional Tucson National ResortTucson, Arizona May 20–22, 1999
Individual results Individual champion Luke Donald, Northwestern (284)
Team results Finalists Rank Team Score Georgia 1,180 Oklahoma State 1,183 Northwestern 1,188 Washington 1,189 Arizona State 1,192 UNLV (DC) 1,195 BYU 1,196 Clemson 1,199 Houston North Carolina 1,201 Minnesota 1,208 Florida 1,216 East Tennessee State 1,217 Nebraska 1,218 Illinois 1,219
Eliminated after 36 holes Rank Team Score California 613 Toledo Duke 614 Oregon Arizona 615 South Carolina Kansas 616 Colorado 617 Arkansas 618 Colorado State Ole Miss Augusta State 625 Georgia Tech 626 San Diego State 628 Richmond 642 DC = Defending champions Debut appearance
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