CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – So much for a home-course advantage.
North Carolina found out the hard way Saturday that an inside track to to the NCAA finals only goes so far. It still needed to put together three good rounds.
Playing at home on Finley Golf Course, and only two shots off the cut line heading into the final round of qualifying, the Tar Heels shot 7-over 295 on the last day to finish eighth at the Chapel Hill regional.
The low five teams after 54 holes advance to the May 28-June 3 NCAA Championship.