
Merchent to Play NCAA Urbana Regional
5/11/2025 9:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana redshirt junior Clay Merchent earned an individual spot in the 2025 NCAA Urbana Regional. The 54-hole event will be played from May 12-14 at the Atkins Golf Club.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
2025 NCAA Urbana Regional • Urbana, Ill.
Atkins Golf Club
Par 71 • 7,533 yards
Live Scoring via Scoreboard
TEAMS COMPETING (13) – BY SEED
Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas Tech, Long Beach State, UNLV, Houston, Marquette, Troy, Pacific, NC State, Illinois State, Wright State
INDIVIDUALS COMPETING (10) – BY SEED
Hunter Thomson,(Michigan), Jack Schoenberger (Kentucky), Paul Beauvy (Iowa State), Patton Samuels (Austin Peay), Anthony Delisanti (Valparaiso), CLAY MERCHENT (INDIANA), Ryan Ford (Cincinnati), Ben Cors (Dayton), Titus Boswell (IU Indy), Trey Wall (Murray State)
TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Individual play will begin at 11:12 a.m. ET in the opening round. Merchent will be paired with Anthony Delisanti of Valparaiso and the third spot in the lineup from Wright State.
• The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site will advance to play in the championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The championship rounds will be contested from May 23-28.
• Including team events, the tournament will mark the third NCAA appearance for Merchent. He finished t-47th at the 2021 Tallahassee Regional after shooting a 221 (75-75-71; +5) and was lifted for an injury substitute after shooting a 74 (+2) in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional.
• Merchent posted a scoring average of 71.50 across 30 rounds. Merchent played a team-best 19 rounds at or under par this season, including five rounds in the 60s. His scoring average is on track to rank fourth on the all-time Indiana list and is the lowest recorded by a Hoosier since Jorge Campillo (70.69) in the 2008-09 season.
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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
2025 NCAA Urbana Regional • Urbana, Ill.
Atkins Golf Club
Par 71 • 7,533 yards
Live Scoring via Scoreboard
TEAMS COMPETING (13) – BY SEED
Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas Tech, Long Beach State, UNLV, Houston, Marquette, Troy, Pacific, NC State, Illinois State, Wright State
INDIVIDUALS COMPETING (10) – BY SEED
Hunter Thomson,(Michigan), Jack Schoenberger (Kentucky), Paul Beauvy (Iowa State), Patton Samuels (Austin Peay), Anthony Delisanti (Valparaiso), CLAY MERCHENT (INDIANA), Ryan Ford (Cincinnati), Ben Cors (Dayton), Titus Boswell (IU Indy), Trey Wall (Murray State)
TOURNAMENT NOTES
• Individual play will begin at 11:12 a.m. ET in the opening round. Merchent will be paired with Anthony Delisanti of Valparaiso and the third spot in the lineup from Wright State.
• The top five teams (30 teams total) and the low individual not on an advancing team (six individuals total) from each regional site will advance to play in the championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The championship rounds will be contested from May 23-28.
• Including team events, the tournament will mark the third NCAA appearance for Merchent. He finished t-47th at the 2021 Tallahassee Regional after shooting a 221 (75-75-71; +5) and was lifted for an injury substitute after shooting a 74 (+2) in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional.
• Merchent posted a scoring average of 71.50 across 30 rounds. Merchent played a team-best 19 rounds at or under par this season, including five rounds in the 60s. His scoring average is on track to rank fourth on the all-time Indiana list and is the lowest recorded by a Hoosier since Jorge Campillo (70.69) in the 2008-09 season.
@IndianaMGolf
For all the latest on Indiana University men's golf, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMGolf on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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