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'It's go time now' ... FSU Men's Golf starts stroke play in pursuit of NCAA Championship

DSC07065 (1)by: Matt LaSerre05/23/25laserrematt
Florida State golf after winning Regionals (Matt LaSerre:Warchant)
Florida State golf after winning Regionals (Matt LaSerre/Warchant)

Chasing the 2025 national championship has been the driving force for the Florida State men’s golf team all year, and that opportunity is finally here.

The Seminoles will tee off today at 3:45 ET at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., to kick off the stoke play portion of the NCAA Championship.

Florida State will run out the same lineup of Luke Clanton, Tyler Weaver, Gray Albright, Jack Bigham and Carson Brewer as it has the majority of the season. Patrick McCann will likely sub in if the Seminoles reach match play.

The NCAA Championship starts with four rounds of stroke play, and the top eight teams move on to match play. That makes for a long week, but Florida State has been here before. The Seminoles were one of the last two teams standing last year before falling to Auburn in the championship match.

“It’s very good for these guys to learn how to do this because [PGA] Tour events are the same way,” Florida State coach Trey Jones told the media this week. “You get to a tournament on Monday, but you’re trying to get your body ready for Sunday. It doesn’t do any good to be so excited that you’re here and want to do everything early that you lose what we’re actually trying to do. And the problem is, they’re so young and they’re so excited, and this is their Super Bowl … it’s hard to calm them down.

“But we really try to just keep harping on them: ‘Stay on East Coast time. Let’s take care of your bodies.’ We started last week with the body prep stuff. So we’ve been here before, and the older guys will help the younger guys. But excitement is excitement. They’re still waking up at 3 or 4 in the morning.”

Florida State comes into the Championship on a high after winning its home NCAA Regional by nine strokes. The Seminoles got more good news early this week when Clanton won the Ben Hogan Award as the nation’s top collegiate golfer.

The soon-to-be PGA Tour pro said he believes Florida State’s experience at this stage of NCAAs should definitely help.

“This golf course, no matter how many times you play, it’s going to be demanding. So we’re excited to come out here,” Clanton said. “We’ve had a couple of guys now that haven’t played it out here, and they’re excited to come out and play. And you know, again, we’re all we’re all just ready to go. We’re we’re at that time now. We’ve done all the prep. We’ve done all the work we can. It’s go time now.”

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