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Yahoo
26-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Meet the 15 teams who made the first cut at the 2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championship
CARLSBAD, Calif. — After 54 holes of stroke play, the field of 30 teams at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa's North Course is almost after Sunday evening's cut. Auburn, the defending national champion, paces the field with 18 holes to go, sitting at 10 under with a four-shot lead on Arizona State. In the individual race, Ole Miss junior Michael La Sasso holds the lead at 11-under 205. However, the final spot in Monday's round hasn't been set yet. Georgia Tech and Wake Forest will have a playoff ahead of the final round after both teams finished at 17 over. Come Monday, the top-eight teams after the final round of stroke play will make match play, which begins Tuesday morning. Meet the teams who made the first cut at Omni La Costa: The defending national champions are all but locked into match play. The star duo of Brendan Valdes and Jackson Koivun are leading the way once again. An EXCELLENT round from the Tigers in some tough conditions today 💯Auburn | 286 (-2)Bacha | 69 (-3)Koivun | 71 (-1)Valdes | 72 (E)Gilbert | 74 (+2)Pope | 74 (+2) — Auburn Men's Golf (@AuburnMGolf) May 25, 2025 The second-round leaders dropped back a bit Sunday, but a strong round Monday will secure the Sun Devils' spot in match play. Flag out, ball in ⬇️🕳️Preston Summerhays 🅿️ makes birdie on No. 15 in Round 3 at the NCAA Championship 📊: /// @TheSunDevils — Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) May 25, 2025 The Sooners led after the opening round and fell back a spot on the leaderboard after the third round, but they have a great shot to make match play after missing by a shot last year. Here's where things stand as the afternoon wave tees off at the NCAA Championships ⛳️We'll have results tonight after Round 3 wraps up! — Oklahoma Golf (@OU_MGolf) May 25, 2025 The SEC and NCAA Bremerton Regional champs are continuing their strong postseason play and looking to get back into match play after winning the title in 2023. the postseason vet 🫡 @kress_matthew — Gators Golf (@GatorsGolf) May 25, 2025 The Cowboys have had a mixed bag of results after the first three days but Preston Stout has been consistent. The Pokes need a strong round to advance Monday. Rock solid• 71• 70• 70Currently T4#GoPokes | #golfschool — OSU Cowboy Golf (@OSUCowboyGolf) May 25, 2025 Tied with OSU, Texas is also in a good spot going to Sunday but will need a strong finish to make match play. sunday scenes 🤘#TakeDeadAim | #NCAAGolf — Texas Men's Golf (@TexasMGolf) May 25, 2025 The defending national runners-up shot 10 over on Sunday but remain in the top eight. The Seminoles were the fifth seed last year. For the third straight NCAAs, we're headed to the final round of stroke play.#NoleFamily | #Driven | #NCAAGolf — FSU Golf (@FSUGolf) May 25, 2025 Texas Tech tied for the lowest round of the day at 2-under 286, moving 11 spots up the leaderboard to get into contention not only in the final round but into match play. Update: @Charlie_delong_ has birdied 7 of his last 10 holes. — Texas Tech Men's Golf (@TexasTechMGolf) May 25, 2025 Michael La Sasso has been stellar for Ole Miss, but the rest of the lineup will need to be better Monday to get into match play. Round 3 📸 from Omni La Costa's North Course#HottyToddy — Ole Miss Men's Golf (@OleMissMGolf) May 25, 2025 A stellar day for the Aggies, with Phichaksn Maichon's 4-under 68 leading the way to get into match play. Another similar day Monday could mean match play. Virginia made match play a year ago and has recovered after a 11-over start, but the Cavaliers need one more strong round to keep playing after Monday. BYU played its third round Thursday, and the Cougars sat at home and watched as they went from outside the cut to inside. Happy Sabbath Cougar Nation🫶 — BYU Men's Golf (@BYUmgolf) May 25, 2025 The Waveshave been consistent, shooting 5 over, 6 over and 4 over during the first three rounds, but they'll need to get closer to par or shoot in red numbers to make match play. — Pepperdine Men's Golf (@PeppGolf) May 25, 2025 Vandy was three shots better Sunday than it was Friday and Saturday, and they'll need a similar improvement Monday to make it back to match play. Ryan Downes & @JacksonVanParis Card Under Par in Round 3 of the 2025 NCAA Championships⚓️⬇️#AnchorDown — Vanderbilt Men's Golf (@VandyMGolf) May 25, 2025 The two teams will head to a playoff Monday morning to determine who plays in the final round of stroke play. Playoff! Jackets finish in a tie for 15th with Wake Forest. The teams will play off Monday morning for the 15th spot in the final round of stroke play. — Georgia Tech Golf (@GTGolf) May 26, 2025 California, Illinois, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCLA, UNLV, Georgia, New Mexico, USF, Purdue, Augusta, Colorado, San Diego, Troy This article originally appeared on Golfweek: NCAA Men's Golf Championship 2025: 15 teams who made the first cut
USA Today
26-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Meet the 15 teams who made the first cut at the 2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championship
Meet the 15 teams who made the first cut at the 2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championship Show Caption Hide Caption Drone flyover video of Omni La Costa North Course par-3 16th hole Omni La Costa is hosting the NCAA mens and womens golf championships for a second year in a row. The North Course's 16th hole is the final par-3. CARLSBAD, Calif. — After 54 holes of stroke play, the field of 30 teams at the NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa's North Course is almost after Sunday evening's cut. Auburn, the defending national champion, paces the field with 18 holes to go, sitting at 10 under with a four-shot lead on Arizona State. In the individual race, Ole Miss junior Michael La Sasso holds the lead at 11-under 205. However, the final spot in Monday's round hasn't been set yet. Georgia Tech and Wake Forest will have a playoff ahead of the final round after both teams finished at 17 over. Come Monday, the top-eight teams after the final round of stroke play will make match play, which begins Tuesday morning. Meet the teams who made the first cut at Omni La Costa: NCAA Men's Golf Championship teams to make the cut 1. Auburn, 10 under The defending national champions are all but locked into match play. The star duo of Brendan Valdes and Jackson Koivun are leading the way once again. 2. Arizona State, 6 under The second-round leaders dropped back a bit Sunday, but a strong round Monday will secure the Sun Devils' spot in match play. 3. Oklahoma, 3 under The Sooners led after the opening round and fell back a spot on the leaderboard after the third round, but they have a great shot to make match play after missing by a shot last year. 4. Florida, 1 under The SEC and NCAA Bremerton Regional champs are continuing their strong postseason play and looking to get back into match play after winning the title in 2023. T-5. Oklahoma State, 5 over The Cowboys have had a mixed bag of results after the first three days but Preston Stout has been consistent. The Pokes need a strong round to advance Monday. T-5. Texas, 5 over Tied with OSU, Texas is also in a good spot going to Sunday but will need a strong finish to make match play. 7. Florida State, 9 over The defending national runners-up shot 10 over on Sunday but remain in the top eight. The Seminoles were the fifth seed last year. Texas Tech tied for the lowest round of the day at 2-under 286, moving 11 spots up the leaderboard to get into contention not only in the final round but into match play. T-8. Ole Miss, 12 over Michael La Sasso has been stellar for Ole Miss, but the rest of the lineup will need to be better Monday to get into match play. T-8. Texas A&M, 12 over A stellar day for the Aggies, with Phichaksn Maichon's 4-under 68 leading the way to get into match play. Another similar day Monday could mean match play. 11. Virginia, 13 over Virginia made match play a year ago and has recovered after a 11-over start, but the Cavaliers need one more strong round to keep playing after Monday. 12. BYU, 14 over BYU played its third round Thursday, and the Cougars sat at home and watched as they went from outside the cut to inside. T-13. Pepperdine, 15 over The Waveshave been consistent, shooting 5 over, 6 over and 4 over during the first three rounds, but they'll need to get closer to par or shoot in red numbers to make match play. T-13. Vanderbilt, 15 over Vandy was three shots better Sunday than it was Friday and Saturday, and they'll need a similar improvement Monday to make it back to match play. Georgia Tech/Wake Forest, 17 over The two teams will head to a playoff Monday morning to determine who plays in the final round of stroke play. 15 teams who missed cut at the NCAA Men's Golf Championships California, Illinois, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCLA, UNLV, Georgia, New Mexico, USF, Purdue, Augusta, Colorado, San Diego, Troy
USA Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Auburn golf has solid showing in opening round of NCAA Championships
Auburn golf has solid showing in opening round of NCAA Championships Brendan Valdes, Jackson Koivun, and company finished their opening rounds a collective 2-under par at Omni La Costa. The Auburn golf team may not have flashed the dominance it did in the Regional Round of the NCAA Tournament, but the Tigers started their bid for back-to-back NCAA Championships in solid fashion on Friday. Brendan Valdes, Jackson Koivun, and company finished their opening rounds a collective 2-under par at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, California. The score placed the Tigers within the top five programs on the leaderboard entering the weekend. Valdes (-3) was the best Tiger of the opening round, as the senior from Orlando was a magician with his putter throughout the day, knocking home 5 birdie putts on his way to a team-best 69 scorecard. Jackson Koivun was nearly as impressive, but an unfortunate double bogey on the par-4 No. 15 hole, a hole which Valdes birdied, spoiled an otherwise great round for the sophomore. Fellow sophomore Josiah Gilbert finished with the same score (-1) as Koivun, albeit in much calmer fashion. While the SEC Golfer of the Year's scorecard, specifically on the back nine, lit up like a Christmas tree thanks to 5 birdies, 2 bogeys, and a double bogey, Gilbert simply hum-hoed his way to 15 pars. After an uncharacteristic bogey on the par-5 No. 2 hole, Gilbert finished his round with 2 birdies and 14 pars on his final 16 holes. Freshman Cayden Pope (+5) and redshirt senior Carson Bacha (+3) did not fair nearly as well in their opening rounds. Pope, who was the first Tiger to tee off on Friday, managed just 2 birdies in an attempt to offset 4 bogeys and a double bogey. Bacha, who notoriously starts his tournaments slow, didn't manage a single birdie during his round which featured 15 pars and 3 bogeys. The Tigers collective score of 2-under par put them in a tie for fifth place on the leaderboard with a a pair of other teams. Oklahoma (-8) led the way after day one, while last year's national runner-up Florida State (-3), finished in a tie for second place with Florida and Texas. Arizona State and Illinois finished tied with Auburn at 2-under par. Friday's result put Auburn in prime position to reach Monday's final round of group play, where the top 15 teams on the leaderboard will battle it out for the final eight spots in the Quarterfinal Match Play round on Tuesday. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Brian on Twitter@TheRealBHauch
USA Today
13-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Auburn golf finishes first round of Regional Round with dominant 13-under par
Auburn golf finishes first round of Regional Round with dominant 13-under par The defending National Champion Auburn Tigers pounced out to an early advantage in their pursuit of a repeat championship on Monday. The No. 1 ranked golf squad in the country shot a combined 13-under par in the first round of the Auburn Regional on Monday, which was eight strokes ahead of the remainder of the field. Only No. 13 ranked UCLA (-5), No. 25 ranked Georgia Tech (-4), and No. 24 ranked SMU (-2) finished a lightning-filled day under par. Four of the five Tigers in the field shot an even par (72) on the day, with senior Brendan Valdes (65) pacing Auburn, and the field, to lead the way. SEC Golfer of the Year Jackson Koivun finished second among all golfers in the first round with a 5-under par, 67-shot round of his own. The pair were the only golfers in the field to finish the first round with a bogey-free scorecard. Redshirt senior Carson Bacha finished in a tie for tenth place after the conclusion of play on Monday with a 1-under par (71) finish, although a pair of uncharacteristic bogeys on the par-3 No. 8 and No. 17 holes proved the finish was lower than the senior would have liked. Auburn's least experienced golfer in the field, sophomore Cayden Pope, ended his opening round just one shot (72) below Bacha. Sophomore Josiah Gilbert finished fifth on the team with a 1-over par, 73-shot round in which he managed just a single birdie. A frustrating 15 pars in rough conditions put a very slight damper on what was otherwise an outstanding day for the No. 1 ranked team in the country. As if often the case in opening rounds of Regionals, the home squad managed to build a comfortable lead on Monday in large part to the Tigers familiarity with their home course. With two days remaining, Auburn will hope to fend off a UCLA team that had three golfers, Omar Morales (69), Pablo Ereno (70), and Baylor Larrabee (71) finish among the top 10 on the first round leaderboard. Contact/Follow us @TheAuburnWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Auburn news, notes, and opinion. You can also follow Brian on Twitter@TheRealBHauch
NBC Sports
05-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Defending NCAA champ Auburn without two stars for heavyweight battle in Hawaii
The defending NCAA champions will look a little different when they begin their spring season in Hawaii. The Auburn Tigers, who beat Florida State in last year's NCAA final to capture the program's first national championship, won't have star players Brendan Valdes and Josiah Gilbert in the starting lineup – or on the travel roster for that matter – for the upcoming Amer Ari Invitational, which starts Thursday at Mauna Lani Resort in Waimea. Valdes, a first-team All-American last season and currently the 25th-ranked individual in the country, underwent a minor surgery in November, according to Auburn head coach Nick Clinard, and isn't expected back until later this month. Gilbert, Auburn's top-ranked player in the fall at No. 8 nationally, didn't qualify for the starting five or the lone individual spot. 'You have to earn everything in life, that's the message to the team,' Clinard added. Auburn, ranked third as a team, will start reigning Haskins Award winner Jackson Koivun alongside Carson Bacha, Cayden Pope, Ryan Eshleman and Reed Lotter. Billy Davis will be the indy. Also in the field is No. 2 Arizona State, which is down U.S. Amateur champion Josele Ballester, who is teeing it up in this week's WM Phoenix Open instead. No. 5 Texas, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 9 Oklahoma State, No. 12 Georgia Tech, No. 13 UCLA, No. 17 Pepperdine and No. 22 Texas Tech are the other top-25 programs in the field, which since its inaugural event in 1992 has been one of the toughest of the regular season. Past individual winners of the Amer Ari include Georgia Tech's Matt Kuchar (twice), Oklahoma's Anthony Kim, Washington's C.T. Pan, Oregon's Aaron Wise and Oklahoma State's Matthew Wolff.
