2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championship: Match play field, pairings set for quarterfinals
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The men's individual national champion has been crowned, which means one thing: it's time for match play.
Auburn is the No. 1 seed in match play, which begins Tuesday morning at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. Meanwhile, its opponent will be Ole Miss, which is making its debut in match play. Rebels' junior Michael La Sasso won the individual title, shooting 11-under 277 and beating Texas A&M's Phichaksn Maichon.
A reminder: Oklahoma State in 2018 is the only No. 1 seed in the match-play era to go on and win the national title.
The quarterfinals are set to begin on Tuesday morning and the semifinals to follow in the afternoon. On Wednesday, it'll be the final. (Note: all times ET, which is three hours ahead of Carlsbad).
Quarterfinal matches
Josele Ballester vs. Kye Meeks, 10:40 a.m., 10th tee
Pongsapak Laopakdee vs. Cameron Tankersley, 10:50 a.m.
Connor Williams vs. Cohen Trolio, 11 a.m.
Michel Mjaaseth vs. Tom Fischer, 11:10 a.m.
Preston Summerhays vs. Michael La Sasso, 11:20 a.m.
Appearances: 5
Match Play Record: 3-5
NCAA ranking: No. 5
Appearances: 0
Match Play Record: 0-0
NCAA ranking: No. 3
Quarterfinal matches
Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson vs. P.J. Maybank III, 10:40 a.m., 1st tee
Ethan Fang vs. Drew Goodman, 10:50 a.m.
Preston Stout vs. Jase Summy, 11 a.m.
Gaven Lane vs. Ryder Cowan, 11:10 a.m.
Eric Lee vs. Clark Van Gaalen, 11:20 a.m.
Appearances: 6
Match Play Record: 5-5
NCAA ranking: No. 6
Appearances: 9
Match Play Record: 10-8
NCAA ranking: No. 2
Quarterfinal matches
Cayden Pope vs. Maxi Puregger, 9:50 a.m., 1st tee
Jackson Koivun vs. Josh Duangmanee, 10 a.m.
Carson Bacha vs. Ben James, 10:10 a.m.
Brendan Valdes vs. Paul Chang, 10:20 a.m.
Josiah Gilbert vs. Bryan Lee, 10:30 a.m.
Appearances: 2
Match Play Record: 4-1
NCAA ranking: No. 1
Appearances: 2
Match Play Record: 0-2
NCAA ranking: No. 10
Quarterfinal matches
Luke Poulter vs. Tommy Morrison, 9:50 a.m., 10th tee
Zach Swanwick vs. Daniel Bennett, 10 a.m.
Jack Turner vs. Luke Potter, 10:10 a.m.
Matthew Kress vs. Jack Gilbert, 10:20 a.m.
Ian Gilligan vs. Christiaan Maas, 10:30 a.m.
Appearances: 1
Match Play Record: 3-0
NCAA ranking: No. 7
Appearances: 7
Match Play Record: 10-5
NCAA ranking: No. 4
Live quarterfinal coverage: 1-3:30 p.m.
Live semifinal coverage: 6-10 p.m.
Live champioship coverage: 6-10 p.m.
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: NCAA Men's Golf Championship 2025: Match play bracket, pairings
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