Dothan native Northcutt is top seed at regional golf tourney

AUBURN — Auburn senior Glenn Northcutt and sophomore Cole Moreland have earned individual bids to play in the NCAA Men’s Golf Southwest Regional at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin, Texas, May 14-16, the NCAA announced Monday.

Northcutt, who is the Southwest Regional’s top individual seed, has a 74.30 stroke average this season and was the runner-up at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and recorded four top 10 finishes. The Dothan native tied for second in the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, tied for eventh in the Carpet Capital Collegiate and finished 10th in both the E-Z-Go Schenkel Invitational and the Reunion Intercollegiate.

“I was hoping I could have a chance to end on a better note than I did at SECs,” said Northcutt. “The opportunity is in front of me, and hopefully I can make the best of it.”