GOLF: #1 Ranked MC Faces the Nation's Best at the NJCAA National Preview Tournament
In what promises to be their most daunting competition of the year the #1 ranked Midland College golf team faces the best teams in the country among two-year colleges when they tee off in the 2021 NJCAA Men’s Division I National Preview Tournament on November 4th and 5th at the Odessa Country Club in Odessa, Texas.
By Forrest Allen
Midland College Athletics Director
Midland College Chaparrals Golf
NJCAA Men's Division I National Preview Tournament
Odessa Country Club in Odessa, Texas Links Course (Par 72, 7388 Yards
November 4-5, 2021
ODESSA, TEXAS - In what promises to be their most daunting competition of the year the #1 ranked Midland College golf team faces the best teams in the country among two-year colleges when they tee off in the 2021 NJCAA Men's Division I National Preview Tournament on November 4th and 5th at the Odessa Country Club in Odessa, Texas.
Midland College is expected to compete for the event championship along with several NJCAA teams who are ranked in the top 20 teams in the country. The Chaparrals are ranked #2 according to the NJCAA, but the GolfStat.com poll has the Chaps as the top team in the country.
The National Preview Tournament provides teams an opportunity to play on the Odessa Country Club Links Course, which is the site of next summer's NJCAA Men's Division I Golf Championship (May 10-13, 2022). The National Preview as well as the National Golf Championship are each hosted by #4 Odessa College.
The MC Chaparrals are led by sophomore Samual McKenzie, freshman Gregor Graham and sophomore Aston Castillo who are ranked first, second and sixth in the GolfStat.com national player rankings. In fact, all 12 MC golf team members are ranked within the top 60 of 150 ranked players in the country among two-year colleges.
GolfStat.com Individual Player Rankings (as of 11/03/21):
http://golfstat.com/index.cfm?event=public.static&pg=mPlayerRankNJCAA
Coach Walt Williams and the loaded Chaparrals expect to see strong competition from #2 McLennan Community College (TX), defending national champion Hutchinson Community College (KS) who is ranked #3, #6 New Mexico Junior College and tournament host Odessa College.
GolfStat.com team rankings (as of 11/03/21):
http://golfstat.com/index.cfm?event=public.teamRanking&gender=M&association=njcaa&division=5
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| Aston Castillo | Samual McKenzie and head coach Walt Williams | Gregor Graham |