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Sciot-Siegrist Ready for NCAA Championships
May 26, 2015 | Men's Golf
LOUISVILLE, Ky.- Golf is the ultimate individual game, except on the collegiate level. That will be evident this weekend when 30 teams and nine individuals advance to the NCAA Championships at the Concession Course in Bradenton, Fla., on May 29-June 3.
For the University of Louisville, its men's golf team narrowly missed out on advancing to the championships by finishing eighth at the Lubbock Regional, but it's best player found his way to the championships.
Junior Robin Sciot-Siegrist is one of nine individuals who will be playing for the right to win a national title this weekend.
"I'm pretty excited about this opportunity to play in the NCAA Championships," Sciot-Siegrist said. "I've been preparing for this for a long time. I'm happy to go there, but I'm disappointed my teammates aren't coming with me."
Sciot-Siegrist extended his season by defeating K.K. Limbhaust of California at the Lubbock Regional on May 16. After 54 holes, the two individuals were tied to see who would advance, and Sciot-Siegrist won that battle with a par on the 18th hole.
A native of Rueil-Malmaison, France, Sciot-Siegrist shot 71-67-70=208, the school's top mark during a regional. He finished in a tie for fourth overall, which was also the best finish in school history.
It was the culmination of outstanding play over the last six tournaments, which saw Sciot-Siegrist shoot a combined 35-under par. Sciot-Siegrist, who is ranked as the No. 43rd player in the World Amateur Rankings, won an ACC title with a score 11-under par and was fourth at the Mason Rudolph Invitational at 3-under par.
"Over the course of the last five or six weeks, Robin has played very well," head coach Mark Crabtree said. "He has taken it to another level as a player. Going out and winning the ACC Championship is an example of where he is, because the ACC is so strong."
Heading into the championships this weekend, Sciot-Siegrist isn't going to alter much of his game, because he is playing as better as anyone in the country.
"I'm not going to change anything," Sciot-Siegrist said. "I've been playing pretty well over the last month and I'm happy with the way I'm playing so I'm excited for this opportunity."
Playing in 10 events this year, Sciot-Siegrist posted a school record 70.76 stroke average, besting the previous school mark of 72.07 set by Derek Fathauer.
"I'm playing well right now," Sciot-Siegrist said. "I'm just trying to go there to win. I'm scoring well right now. I've been playing under par for the last couple of weeks so I'm happy where my game is right now."
Heading into championships, Sciot-Siegrist understands that golf can humble a player pretty quickly, but the talented junior knows that he is always trying to improve his overall game.
"I'm trying to make changes to my game and improve," Sciot-Siegrist said. "There are always things you are trying to get better at, like my putting and my short game, but I like the way I'm playing heading into the championship."
Sciot-Siegrist will get his opportunity to showcase talent to the country this weekend when he goes up against some of the best players in the world, and if he continues to play like he has, he just might be the next national champion.
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