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USA Today
26-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Auburn finishes first three rounds of match play atop leaderboard at NCAA Championships
Auburn finishes first three rounds of match play atop leaderboard at NCAA Championships The Auburn Tigers put on another spectacular showcase on Sunday, finishing 2-under par to overtake the Arizona State Sun Devils for first place on the NCAA National Championships Group Play leaderboard. The Tigers led the pack of 15 programs that moved on to Monday's round, and barring a historic collapse, will qualify for the Quarterfinal Match Play beginning on Tuesday. Led by senior Carson Bacha's 3-under par round of 69, the Tigers finished the first three days of group play at 10-under par. Auburn was the only group to end the first 54 holes with a double-digit under par score. Arizona State (-6), Oklahoma (-3), and Florida (-1), were the only other programs to finish under par through the first three days. Last year's National Runner-Up, Florida State (+9), finished in seventh place overall, putting the Seminoles in danger of missing Monday's final top eight cut. Along with Bacha's 3-under par 69, sophomore Jackson Koivun (-1) and Brendan Valdes (E) put together solid rounds. Although Valdes didn't feature his best performance on Sunday, the senior's round was good enough for him to hold onto the team 54 hole lead at 5 strokes under par. Koivun finished one stroke back of the senior with a 4-under par, putting both players in the top seven overall on the individual leadboard. While the No. 1 ranked Tigers reaching the Match Play Quarterfinal Round is all-but a foregone conclusion, Auburn will still hope to remain at the top of the leaderboard after Monday to give themselves the best first round matchup possible. The Tigers final round of group play tees off with freshman Cayden Pope beggining play at 2:20 PM CST. Coverage of the final round can be viewed on GOLF Channel starting at 5 PM CST. 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
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Arnold Palmer Cup announces rosters, teams for 2025 competition at Congaree
Arnold Palmer Cup announces rosters, teams for 2025 competition at Congaree The rosters for the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup teams were announced Tuesday night. The event is a Ryder Cup-style tournament featuring the top men's and women's college golfers matching the United States against a team of International players. The Palmer Cup is the only major tournament that features men and women playing side-by-side as partners, though the Olympics added mixed-team golf for the 2028 games in Los Angeles. The United States leads the Palmer Cup series 15-12-1. The 2025 Palmer Cup will be played June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina. The Americans won last year at Lahinch. Twelve men and 12 women comprise each roster. U.S. team selections include Auburn's Carson Bacha, Oklahoma State's Ethan Fang, Auburn's Josiah Gilbert, Auburn's Jackson Koivun, Ole Miss' Michael La Sasso, Notre Dame's Jacob Modleski, Louisville's Sebastian Moss, Oklahoma State's Preston Stout, Oklahoma's Jase Summy and Vanderbilt's Wells Williams comprise the men's selections. For the women, Auburn's Anna Davis, Stanford's Megha Ganne, USC's Jasmine Koo, Texas' Farah O'Keefe, USC's Catherine Park, Wake Forest's Macy Pate, Oregon's Kiara Romero, Virginia's Amanda Sambach, Arkansas' Kendall Todd, and Stanford's Kelly Xu were the picks. Colorado Christian's Adam Duncan and Findlay's Mary Kelly Mulcahy were the non-Division I selections. More: 2025 NCAA men's college golf conference championship dates and results Head coaches Kalen Anderson and Nick Clinard selected Northwestern's Lauryn Nguyen and Florida's Jack Turner, respectively, as their coach's picks. International team selections include Daniel Bennett (Texas; South Africa), Carla Bernat Escuder (Kansas State; Spain), Carolina Chacarra (Wake Forest; Spain), Pablo Ereno (UCLA; Spain), Charlie Forster (Long Beach State; England), Eila Galitsky (South Carolina; Thailand), Justin Hastings (San Diego State; Cayman Islands), Filip Jakubcik (Arizona; Czech Republic), Lauren Kim (Texas; Canada), Phichaksn Maichon (Texas A&M, Thailand), Maria Jose Marin (Arkansas; Colombia), Michael Mjaaseth (Arizona State; Norway), Meja Ortengren (Stanford; Sweden), Gabriel Palacios (Utah; Guatemala), Andrea Revuelta (Stanford; Spain), Louise Rydqvist (South Carolina; Sweden), Arni Sveinsson (LSU; Iceland), Mirabel Ting (Florida State; Malaysia), Tyler Weaver (Florida State; England), and Lottie Woad (Florida State; England). Elice Fredriksson (Halmstad; Sweden) and Ross Laird (Stirling; Scotland) were selected as representatives of The R&A's Student Tour Series. Coaches Stew Burke and Aaron O'Callaghan selected Caitlyn Macnab (Ole Miss; South Africa) and Connor Graham (Texas Tech; Scotland), respectively, as their coach's picks. Spain leads in country selections with four, and 14 countries in total are represented on Team International. Of the 32 universities represented, Auburn and Stanford have the most selections by school with four. Eight others have more than one. Hastings (Cayman Islands), Palacios (Guatemala), and Sveinsson (Iceland) are the first golfers from their countries to be selected for the Palmer Cup. Universities with their first selections include Colorado Christian, Halmstad, Long Beach State and Utah.
USA Today
10-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Meet the 20 golfers on the Haskins Award first spring watch list for 2024-25
Meet the 20 golfers on the Haskins Award first spring watch list for 2024-25 The race for the men's college golf player of the year award is heating up. The Haskins Award presented by Stifel honors the player of the year in men's college golf, as selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media. Players on the Haskins Award Watch List were selected by a panel of Golfweek and Golf Channel reporters. They are listed alphabetically. As a reminder each watch list is new and unique. Inclusion or exclusion on a previous watch list does not impact future watch lists. Here's a look at the 20 golfers on the first spring watch list for the 2025 Haskins Award. Carson Bacha, Auburn Class: Senior Wins: 0 Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 7 Ranking: No. 17 Josele Ballester, Arizona State Class: Senior Wins: 1 (Fighting Illini) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 4 Ranking: No. 2 Daniel Bennett, Texas Class: Freshman Wins: 0 Top-10 finishes: 2 Stroke play events: 3 Ranking: No. 5 Luke Clanton, Florida State Class: Junior Wins: 1 (Watersound) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 5 Ranking: No. 27 Ethan Fang, Oklahoma State Class: Sophomore Wins: 0 Top-10 finishes: 6 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 6 Caden Fioroni, UNLV Class: Senior Wins: 1 (Southern Highlands) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 7 Ranking: No. 18 David Ford, North Carolina Class: Senior Wins: 1 (Williams Cup, Ben Hogan) Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 1 Josiah Gilbert, Auburn Class: Sophomore Wins: 1 (Valero) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 7 Ian Gilligan, Florida Class: Senior Wins: 1 (Gators Invitational) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 5 Ranking: No. 22 Ben James, Virginia Class: Junior Wins: 1 (Valero) Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 8 Sergio Jimenez, Utah Class: Sophomore Wins: 1 (Palouse) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 5 Ranking: No. 10 Algot Kleen, LSU Class: Senior Wins: 1 (Visit Knoxville) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 12 Jackson Koivun, Auburn Class: Sophomore Wins: 1 (Inverness) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 30 Michael La Sasso, Ole Miss Class: Junior Wins: 1 (Hamptons) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 4 Tommy Morrison, Texas Class: Junior Wins: 1 (Amer Ari) Top-10 finishes: 2 Stroke play events: 5 Ranking: No. 3 Sebastian Moss, Louisville Class: Senior Wins: 2 (Bearcat, Fighting Irish) Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 9 Arni Sveinsson, LSU Class: Freshman Wins: 1 (Blessings) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 11 Jackson Van Paris, Vanderbilt Class: Senior Wins: 0 Top-10 finishes: 4 Stroke play events: 7 Ranking: No. 28 Kieron van Wyk, College of Charleston Class: Senior Wins: 1 (White Sands) Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 15 Brendan Valdes, Auburn Class: Senior Wins: 0 Top-10 finishes: 3 Stroke play events: 6 Ranking: No. 16
