15-05-2025
Heartbreak again for Kansas State men's golf in NCAA regional round
The Kansas State men's golf team closed out the NCAA Bremerton Regional with its best round of the tournament Wednesday, May 14, and yet the Wildcats' best wasn't quite good enough.
After holding onto a top five NCAA Championship qualifying spot through the first two days, the Wildcats found themselves on the outside looking in after the third and final round with a seventh-place finish at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington. Their round of 3-under-par 285 was three shots behind fifth-place South Carolina and one behind Utah.
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It was the second straight regional heartbreak for K-State, which finished sixth in Bath, Michigan, in its last postseason appearance in 2023. The Wildcats are still looking for their first trip to nationals.
No. 2 seed Florida held off a late charge by No. 1 Arizona State to win the team title at 28-under-par, with the Sun Devils second at 25-under. Colorado finished third at 4-under and South Florida moved up three spots to fourth at 2-under with the day's best score of minus-10.
Tuesday: Kansas State men's golf clinging to final NCAA regional qualifying spot for nationals
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K-State senior Cooper Schultz struggled in the final round Wednesday but still led the Wildcats with a 16th-place individual finish at the NCAA Bremerton Regional in Bremerton, Washington.
Utah's Braxton Watts made a late charge with a 6-under-par 66 in the final round for medalist honors to claim an individual spot in the national tournament, which gets under way May 23 in Carlsbad, California. Florida's Matthew Kress and South Carolina's Frankie Harris tied for second at 11-under.
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K-State senior Cooper Schultz, who tied for the after one round at 4-under 68, had his worst round Wednesday with a 75, but still led the Wildcats in 16th place at 1-under. Kobe Valociek shot even par 72 in the final round to finish in a tie for 21st at 1-over, while Ian McCrary's 72 put him in a tie for 33rd overall at 4-over.
The Wildcats' best round Wednesday came from Erik Holmberg (50th overall at 8-over) with a 2-under 70, with Nicklaus Mason also breaking par at 71 to finish 43rd at 6-over.
Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@ or on X (formerly Twitter) at @arnegreen.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas State men's golf falls just short of first trip to nationals
