Conway, S.C. – Coastal Carolina junior golfer Zack Taylor will tee off this week at the 2019 NCAA Men's Golf Myrtle Beach Regional held at TPC of Myrtle Beach in Murrell's Inlet, S.C. on May 13-15.

Taylor is the first Chant to compete at an NCAA Men's Golf Regional since both Ben Wheeler and Andrew Dorn played as individuals at the 2015 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional.

The NCAA Regional event will play par-72, 6,950 yards all week and includes Wake Forest, California, Texas Tech, Illinois, Florida State, UNLV, Oregon, Ohio State, Northwestern, Oregon State, Cal State Fullerton, Middle Tennessee, VCU and Robert Morris, as well as individuals from Davidson, UCF, and Fairleigh Dickinson.
 
Taylor, who has climbed as high as No. 102 nationally in the Golfstat individual rankings this year, has posted a team-best 71.27 stroke average on the season. He has recorded a team-high 19 rounds of par or better, including 11 rounds in the 60's on the season, which includes a low-round 64 in the final round of play at the 2019 Sun Belt Men's Golf Championship, which is tied for the second-lowest 18-hole score in CCU history. He also shot a 66 over the second round of play at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, which is tied for the fourth-best 18-hole score in CCU history.
 
The top Chant golfer in six tournaments, including at the Sun Belt Championship, Taylor totaled a team-high eight top-25 individual finishes on the year. He finished runner-up at the Northern Intercollegiate with rounds of 74, 68 and 72 for a 54-hole score of 214, -2 under par and placed in a tie for third in back-to-back events at the Furman Intercollegiate and the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational. The Pittsburgh, Pa. native led the Chants to the team title with a 54-hole score of 208, -5 under par, with rounds of 69, 71 and 68 at the Furman Intercollegiate, which is tied for the eighth-lowest 54-hole score in CCU history.
 
Last time out, Taylor finished tied for third overall with a 54-hole score of 203, -10 under par, (71-68-64) at the 2019 Sun Belt Championship which is tied for the third-lowest 54-hole score in Coastal history.
 
Coastal Carolina University along with the Myrtle Beach Area Sports Alliance, Founders Group and Golf Tourism Solutions will serve as the host of the NCAA Men's East Regional Golf Championship on May 13-15.

Live scoring is provided by Golfstat and can be found HERE.
 
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