The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) officially released the first and second round pairings for the 2017 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championships at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill., on Friday. The 66th annual event will take place May 16-19. The Saints, which qualified for the tournament after capturing the Red River Athletic Conference Golf Championship last month, will be paired with Dalton State University and William Jessup University. Their first round play gets underway on May 16 at 9:10 a.m. On day two, the three teams will tee off at 1:40 p.m. The 156-player field consists of 21 automatic qualifying teams, which won or finished runner-up in their respective conference, independent or unaffiliated group tournament, eight at-large berths and eleven individual qualifiers.
