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15-05-2025
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Kansas State men's golf clinging to final NCAA regional qualifying spot for nationals
The Kansas State men's golf team remains on track to qualify for its first NCAA Championship, but with zero margin for error. With a score of 4-over-par 292 Tuesday the Wildcats held onto fifth place in the NCAA Bremerton Regional at Gold Mountain Golf Course in Bremerton, Washington. The tournament concludes Wednesday with the top five teams advancing to nationals May 23-28 in Carlsbad, California. Advertisement The 10th-seeded Wildcats, who were tied for fourth after one round, have just a one-shot cushion over sixth-place Charlotte with South Florida and Utah lurking two back at 8-under. Kansas is in 10th place at 16-over, 10 shots below the qualifying line. K-State senior Cooper Schultz, the co-leader with Florida's Luke Poulter at 4-under Monday, dropped into a three-way tie for sixth with an even-par 72 in the second round. Florida's Matthew Kress tops the leaderboard heading into Wednesday's final round at 10-under, one shot ahead of Poulter. Related: Kansas State men's golf receives 10th NCAA Regional bid and third in the last four seasons Related: Carla Bernat leads Kansas State women's golf to first NCAA national tournament berth Kansas State golfer Cooper Schultz follows through on a shot during the first round of the NCAA Bremerton Regional on Monday at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash. No. 2 seed Florida is comfortably in the team lead at 25-under, followed by top seed Arizona State in second at minus-16, South Carolina at 2-under and Colorado at 1-under. Advertisement Senior Kobe Valociek turned in K-State's best round of the day at 1-under 71, moving up 11 spots into 21st place. Ian McCrary, who shot even par on Monday, dropped to 35th overall with a second-round 76, while Nicklaus Mason is tied for 48th at 7-under after a 3-over 75 on Tuesday. K-State will go head-to-head in a group with Colorado and Charlotte in the final round on Wednesday behind leaders Florida, Arizona State and South Carolina, which tees off first at 8 a.m. Pacific (10 a.m. central). 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 fifth after two rounds of NCAA regional
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15-05-2025
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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. Advertisement 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 Monday: Kansas State golfer Cooper Schultz tied for NCAA regional lead and Wildcats in fourth 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. Advertisement 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
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13-05-2025
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Kansas State golfer Cooper Schultz tied for NCAA regional lead and Wildcats in fourth
Kansas State senior golfer Cooper Schultz shares the top of the leaderboard, and the Wildcats are tied for fourth place in the team standings after a solid first round Monday in the NCAA Bremerton Regional at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington. Schultz shot a 4-under-par 68 at the par-72 Olympic Course and is tied with Florida's Luke Poulter. As a team, No. 10 seed K-State shot 2-over 290 and is in a tie with South Florida, one stroke behind third-place Colorado and four behind top seed Arizona State, while No. 2 Florida leads the way at 9-under 279. Advertisement Individually, K-State got an even-par 72 from senior Ian McCrary in a tie for 14th place, while senior Kobe Valociek is tied for 42nd at 2-over and Nick Mason tied for 47th at 4-over. "It was a pretty solid round overall for us today," K-State coach Grant Robbins said. "Cooper played great, and Ian came up big with a solid even-par round. Related: Carla Bernat leads Kansas State women's golf to first NCAA national tournament berth Related: Kansas State women's golf moves one step closer to qualifying for NCAA Championship The course is playing very difficult with extremely firm greens. We just need to stay patient and focused on the process and keep chipping away.' Advertisement K-State is making its third regional appearance in four years but needs to finish in the top five to advance for the first time to the NCAA Championship, which takes place May 23-28 in Carlsbad, California. The Wildcats are on track to qualify after the first round but are just one shot ahead of sixth-place Utah, with South Carolina three back at 5-over. They are grouped with South Florida and Utah in the second round Tuesday and will tee off on hole No. 10 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time. 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: Cooper Schultz leads Kansas State golf to fourth after first round
