The 59th Annual NAIA Men's Golf National Championships are set to tee off Tuesday at Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. First and second round play will tee off from No. 1 at 7 a.m. CDT, followed by a 7:30 a.m. start from No. 10. The afternoon will begin from No. 1 at 12 p.m. and No. 10 at 12:30 p.m. on both days. Following 54 holes of play, the field will be reduced to the top 17-teams and top-40 individuals (including ties) for the final round on Friday.
The 156-player championship field is comprised of 21 automatic qualifying teams from NAIA affiliated conferences/unaffiliated groupings and seven at-large selections, which were determined using the final Top 25 rating released on April 30. Saint Ambrose (Iowa) qualified as the host institution.
The No. 14 Vikings, who received an automatic berth after winning the MCC Championships, tee off in the first round at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday and at Noon in the second round on Wednesday. Grand View will be represented at the championships by Josh Manske (Algona, Iowa), Graeme Molloy (Glasgow, Scotland), Rick Fee (Phoenix, Ariz.), and Yousaf Khan (Surrey, England).