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25-05-2025
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NCAA Men's Golf Championship live updates: Arizona State races to lead; top teams rise
CARLSBAD, Calif. — The 2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championship moves on to Saturday. Omni La Costa Resort & Spa was for the taking during Friday's opening round, especially in the afternoon for the top teams in the field. With tee times switched Saturday, those squads, including Oklahoma in first at 8 under, will head back out and battle it out trying to earn a Sunday morning tee time, pivotal to make the 15-team cut coming after the third round. Advertisement Follow along below for live updates from the second round of the NCAA Men's Championship: NCAA Men's Golf Championship live leaderboard Click here to follow scores from the NCAA Men's Championship. Teams to watch in the afternoon California and Colorado sit at even par for the tournament as the afternoon wave is fully on the course. The sun is out and breeze is up, so low scores shouldn't be expected, but that doesn't mean another round of even or better can't be accomplished. Leaderboard update With most of the early groups in the clubhouse, Arizona State (-13) has a three-shot lead over Oklahoma in the team competition. Defending national champion Auburn is third at 8 under. Florida (-5) and Florida State (-1) are the only other teams under par. Advertisement In the individual competition, ASU's Connor Williams and Ole Miss' Michael La Sasso are tied at 9 under and have four shots between them and the next closest chasers, Auburn's Brendan Valdes and Texas A&M's Phichaksn Maichon. Defending champs in great position Brendan Valdes (T-4) and Jackson Koivun (T-10) helped Auburn shoot 6 under Saturday morning, and the Tigers sit at 8 under for the tournament and solo third after 36 holes. Last year, Auburn won its first title in school history with Koivun and Valdes leading the way. They're back, playing well and the Tigers are in contention and looking to get back into match play. Here comes Vanderbilt No Gordon Sargent, no problem for the Commodores, who have moved 15 spots up the leaderboard to start their second round Saturday morning. Wells Williams birdied his first three holes and is 4 under for the round, and Jackson Van Paris is T-4 overall at 5 under. The BYU wrinkle BYU is well on its way to making the 15-team cut for the first time. The Cougars don't compete on Sundays because of religious reasons, so they played their third round Thursday afternoon following the conclusion of practice rounds. BYU shot 1 over then, and in Friday's first round followed it up with another 1-over round. Advertisement Early in the second round, BYU is solo seventh and 2 under for the day, but the Cougars won't compete tomorrow and sit and wait to see where the 15-team cut is. If the Cougars can finish around even for their three-day total, they have a great chance to play on Monday and sneak into match play. Oklahoma State moving up after slow start The No. 2 team in the country shot 5 over on Friday but has turned it around early Saturday morning. The Cowboys are 7 under for the day and have moved up to seventh at 2 under overall. Connor Williams tallies 3 straight birdies The sophomore from Arizona State, who's from the San Diego area, birdied Nos. 16-18 to make the turn at 7 under for the tournament. He's 3 under on his round and one behind Michael La Sasso in the individual race. Advertisement Phichaksn Maichon, the overnight leader, is even thru 4 and still remains at 6 under. Arizona State, Auburn going low early A lot of red on the leaderboard Saturday morning, including Auburn and Arizona State, which both are 5 under to begin and only two behind OU. Ole Miss is also 5 under and making a move, with La Sasso now 3 under thru 4 holes. Early eagle for Michael La Sasso Michael La Sasso is a finalist for the Haskins Award, given to college golf's Player of the Year, and he's showing why at the national championship. The junior at Ole Miss eagles the par-5 second hole Saturday morning to tie overnight leader, Phichaksn Maichon from Texas A&M, at 6 under overall. La Sasso signed for a 4-under 68 on Friday. What to watch for Saturday The top-15 ranked teams are out on the course Saturday morning after tearing it up Friday afternoon. Oklahoma has already picked up an early birdie to move to 9 under, but the focus today is on the top-15 teams after the second round. Advertisement Teams in the top 15 gets an early-morning tee time during Sunday's third round, which has been pivotal for those wanting to make the first cut. Last year, no team from outside the top 15 made it into Monday. Can Colorado, California, Texas Tech, Troy or others find a way to play Sunday morning after teeing off Saturday afternoon? NCAA Men's Golf Championship predictions, expert picks Golfweek's college golf experts Lance Ringler and Cameron Jourdan made predictions for the championship. You can see their entire selections here. NCAA Men's Golf Championship first-round tee times All times EDT. 1st tee 9:30 a.m. – Cayden Pope (Auburn), Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson (Oklahoma State), Cohen Trolio (Mississippi) 9:41 a.m. – Josiah Gilbert (Auburn), Gaven Lane (Oklahoma State), Tom Fischer (Mississippi) 9:52 a.m. – Carson Bacha (Auburn), Eric Lee (Oklahoma State), Kye Meeks (Mississippi) 10:03 a.m. – Brendan Valdes (Auburn), Preston Stout (Oklahoma State), Cameron Tankersley (Mississippi) 10:14 a.m. – Jackson Koivun (Auburn), Ethan Fang (Oklahoma State), Michael La Sasso (Mississippi) 10:25 a.m. – Zack Swanwick (Florida), Carson Brewer (Florida State), Josh Duangmanee (Virginia) 10:36 a.m. – Matthew Kress (Florida), Jack Bigham (Florida State), Deven Patel (Virginia) 10:47 a.m. – Luke Poulter (Florida), Gray Albright (Florida State), Paul Chang (Virginia) 10:58 a.m. – Jack Turner (Florida), Tyler Weaver (Florida State), Bryan Lee (Virginia) 11:09 a.m. – Ian Gilligan (Florida), Luke Clanton (Florida State), Ben James (Virginia) 11:20 a.m. – John Broderick (Vanderbilt), Tyson Shelley (BYU), Brock Blais (South Carolina) 11:31 a.m. – Chase Nevins (Vanderbilt), Simon Kwon (BYU), Ismael Encinas (South Carolina) 11:42 a.m. – Ryan Downes (Vanderbilt), Zac Jones (BYU), Zach Adams (South Carolina) 11:53 a.m. – Wells Williams (Vanderbilt), Cole Ponich (BYU), Nathan Franks (South Carolina) 12:04 p.m. – Jackson Van Paris (Vanderbilt), Peter Kim (BYU), Frankie Harris (South Carolina) 2:50 p.m. – Kris Kuvaas (Pepperdine), Matt Moloney (Georgia), Jackson Herrington (Tennessee) 3:01 p.m. – Luke Bailey (Pepperdine), Grayson Wood (Georgia), Bruce Murphy (Tennessee) 3:12 p.m. – Willy Walsh (Pepperdine), George Langham (Georgia), Josh Hill (Tennessee) 3:23 p.m. – Brady Siravo (Pepperdine), Carter Loflin (Georgia), Christian Pardue (Tennessee) 3:34 p.m. – Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine), Buck Brumlow (Georgia), Lance Simpson (Tennessee) 3:45 p.m. – Brandon Knight (Colorado), Brett Sawaia (UNLV), Supapon Amornchaichan (Purdue) 3:56 p.m. – Ty Holbrook (Colorado), Trevor Lewis (UNLV), Jenson Forrester (Purdue) 4:07 p.m. – Hunter Swanson (Colorado), Wyatt Plattner (UNLV), Nels Surtani (Purdue) 4:18 p.m. – Dylan McDermott (Colorado), Zach Little (UNLV), Kent Hsiao (Purdue) 4:29 p.m. – Justin Biwer (Colorado), Caden Fioroni (UNLV), Sam Easterbrook (Purdue) 4:40 p.m. – Pablo Gracia (Troy), Kuangyu Chen (UC Berkeley), Chapman Barnett (Augusta) 4:51 p.m. – Lee Poppell (Troy), Sihao Cong (UC Berkeley), Dean Wilken (Augusta) 5:02 p.m. – Nick Fowlkes (Troy), Daniel Heo (UC Berkeley), Pieter Rossouw (Augusta) 5:13 p.m. – Jake Springer (Troy), Charlie Berridge (UC Berkeley), Bo Blanchard (Augusta) 5:24 p.m. – Brantley Scott (Troy), Ziqin Zhou (UC Berkeley), Stefan Jacobs (Augusta) Advertisement 10th tee 9:52 a.m. – Daniel Bennett (Texas), Peer Wernicke (Arizona State), PJ Maybank III (Oklahoma) 10:03 a.m. – Jack Gilbert (Texas), Connor Williams (Arizona State), Clark Van Gaalen (Oklahoma) 10:14 a.m. – Christiaan Maas (Texas), Michael Mjaaseth (Arizona State), Drew Goodman (Oklahoma) 10:25 a.m. – Tommy Morrison (Texas), Preston Summerhays (Arizona State), Ryder Cowan (Oklahoma) 10:36 a.m. – Luke Potter (Texas), Josele Ballester (Arizona State), Jase Summy (Oklahoma) 10:47 a.m. – Jacob Sosa (Texas A&M), Trey Marrion (Illinois), Luke Powell (UCLA) 10:58 a.m. – Aaron Pounds (Texas A&M), Jake Birdwell (Illinois), Baylor Larrabee (UCLA) 11:09 a.m. – Wheaton Ennis (Texas A&M), Max Herendeen (Illinois), Kyle An (UCLA) 11:20 a.m. – Michael Heidelbaugh (Texas A&M), Jackson Buchanan (Illinois), Pablo Ereno (UCLA) 11:31 a.m. – Phichaksn Maichon (Texas A&M), Ryan Voois (Illinois), Omar Morales (UCLA) 11:42 a.m. – Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame), Hunter Thomson (Michigan), Bryan Kim (Duke) 3:12 p.m. – Connor Graham (Texas Tech), Carson Kim (Georgia Tech), Nino Palmquist (South Florida) 3:23 p.m. – Charles DeLong (Texas Tech), Kale Fontenot (Georgia Tech), Cooper Smith (South Florida) 3:34 p.m. – Ben Gregg (Texas Tech), Albert Hansson (Georgia Tech), Wilhelm Ryding (South Florida) 3:45 p.m. – Tim Wiedemeyer (Texas Tech), Benjamin Reuter (Georgia Tech), Shubham Jaglan (South Florida) 3:56 p.m. – Calum Scott (Texas Tech), Hiroshi Tai (Georgia Tech), Jake Peacock (South Florida) 4:07 p.m. – Jaden Cantafio (San Diego), Kyle Haas (Wake Forest), Clark Sonnenberg (New Mexico) 4:18 p.m. – Cooper Humphreys (San Diego), Tom Haberer (Wake Forest), Oliver Cage (New Mexico) 4:29 p.m. – Ian Maspat (San Diego), Jakob Melin (Wake Forest), Wyatt Provence (New Mexico) 4:40 p.m. – You Seong Choi (San Diego), Scotty Kennon (Wake Forest), Carson Herron (New Mexico) 4:51 p.m. – Ryan Abuan (San Diego), Marshall Meisel (Wake Forest), Mesa Falleur (New Mexico) 5:02 p.m. – Claes Borregaard (Kennesaw State), Braxton Watts (Utah), Sakke Siltala (Texas State) NCAA Men's Golf Championship format Finals play for both championships consist of three days of stroke play on Friday thru Sunday (54 holes), after which the top-15 teams and nine individuals not on an advancing team will be determined. That is followed by a final day of 18 holes of stroke play (Monday) to determine the top eight teams that will advance to match play as well as the 72-hole individual champion. The team national champion will be determined by a match-play format that will consist of quarterfinals and semifinals conducted on Tuesday, followed by the finals on Wednesday. NCAA Men's Golf Championship TV information Golf Channel is the TV home for the NCAA Championships. All times ET Monday, May 26 Live coverage - 6-10 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 Live coverage - 1-3:30 p.m. Advertisement Live coverage - 6-10 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 Live coverage - 6-10 p.m. NCAA Women's Golf Championship tickets Fans must have tickets to attend this year's NCAA Golf Championships. Here's how to buy them. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: NCAA Men's Golf live updates: Scores, results for 2025 second round
USA Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
A year after missing NCAAs, Arizona State is dominating early at Omni La Costa
A year after missing NCAAs, Arizona State is dominating early at Omni La Costa 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. — Connor Williams estimates he has played roughly 100 rounds of golf at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. The North Course is hosting this week's 2025 NCAA Men's Golf Championship, where Williams and his Arizona State teammates have raced to the lead at the halfway point of stroke play. The Sun Devils sit at 13 under after 36 holes, three strokes in front of Oklahoma and five ahead of defending national champion Auburn, and Williams is tied for the individual lead at 9-under 135. Williams grew up in Escondido, a little more than half an hour from Carlsbad, and he credit his comfortability at the course with his blazing start. "I've played this course a bunch of times. Obviously, it got redone a little bit, so it's a different look, but I still feel very comfortable," Williams said. "I feel like I'm playing within myself and picking the course apart in the right spots and trying to be safe on the right holes where they're playing pretty tough. So I think I've done a pretty good job that so far." More: NCAA Men's Golf Championship live updates: Arizona State races to lead; top teams rise Williams signed for a bogey-free 5-under 67 on Saturday, and he's tied with Ole Miss junior Michael La Sasso for the individual lead, with the duo four shots ahead of the closest chasers after the morning wave. Starting on No. 10, Williams got hot making the turn, birdieing Nos. 16-18 and then No. 1 for four consecutive circles. He added one more on the par-5 sixth. Add in 13 pars, it was a clean card and a big lead for Williams, who is enjoying his time close to home. "He works so hard, and he's been playing amazingly at home," ASU coach Matt Thurmond said. "In practice, he had a stretch this spring where he wasn't playing very well and kind of found himself again, and he's doing everything right right now. "He just played ridiculous today." Sun Devils respond after missing NCAAs a year ago The start is also pivotal for fifth-ranked Arizona State, which missed the NCAA Championship last year after failing to advance from the NCAA Rancho Santa Fe Regional, placing sixth. At the time, the Sun Devils became the fifth No. 1 seed to fail to qualify for the NCAA Championship. Omni La Costa is 7.3 miles from Rancho Santa Fe, and the Sun Devils were thought to be a title favorite last year before they failed to advance. This year has been one withered in patience, as ASU grinded through the regular-season schedule and first year in the Big 12 just waiting for the chance to get through regionals. "I think we had that monkey on our back all year," Thurmond said. "I know for me, personally, it's like all year, no matter what we did, it never felt that great because nothing really mattered until we got through regionals. And personally, for me, I felt just a huge just a huge relief after regionals. "We put way too much pressure on ourselves, and I know I shouldn't, but still at ASU, you're not supposed to miss regionals. So I was really happy with how we developed as a team all year." Thurmond credited seniors Josele Ballester, the 2024 U.S. Amateur champion, and Preston Summerhays for bearing the burden of pressure so their teammates could flourish. Ballester, Summerhays and Williams were all in the lineup at the regional last year and dealt with overcoming the failure of making the national championship. This year, ASU leads the field in par-5 scoring at 15 under through two rounds, and it's tied with Oklahoma State for the most birdies through two rounds (36). On Saturday, Michael Mjaaseth shot 1-under 71, and he was the drop score. The Sun Devils are finally at Omni La Costa, and they're taking full advantage. "Last year we put a bit too much pressure on ourselves to try and get here and just focus on winning golf tournaments," Williams said. "And I think that's where we messed up. It was a ton of pressure. We were obviously a good enough team to be here, but things didn't go our way. And I think this year we've we've kind of looked at the season as a whole and been a lot more focused on our process instead of just trying to win events. "If we control the small things as a group, we tend to compete very well and be in contention every week. So I think just having that mentality, especially at the national championship, obviously you're going to feel the pressure, but the less you can feel that and just go and play free, you're gonna play better."
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
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Arizona Digest: Arizona State men's golf headed to NCAA Championships
It's springtime in Arizona, and there's plenty of activity. College baseball is heading toward the postseason. Phoenix Rising FC's USL Championship soccer and Arizona Rattlers seasons are in full swing, with new women's soccer club Desert Dreams FC's inaugural season soon to start. Advertisement Here are the news and events happening around Arizona sports. ASU men's golf headed to NCAA Championships The No. 5 Arizona State men's golf team is headed back to the NCAA Championships after finishing second at its regional held in Bremerton, Washington, at Gold Mountain Golf Sun Devils finished at 25-under 839, just three shots back of No. 7 Florida (28-under 836). Sophomore Connor Williams shot 7-under 209 and finished fifth, while freshman Peer Wernicke tied for eighth at 4-under 140. The NCAA Championships will take place May 23-28 at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad. —Jenna Ortiz This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: ASU men's golf headed to NCAA Championships
Washington Post
11-02-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Fort Bragg is back. Stop the re-renaming of Army bases there.
Ty Seidule is a retired U.S. Army brigadier general who served as vice chair of the Naming Commission and is now a professor of history at Hamilton College. Connor Williams, who teaches at Middlebury College, was the commission's lead historian. Their forthcoming book is 'A Promise Delivered: Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation's Military Bases.'
