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26-05-2025
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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
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- 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
NBC Sports
25-05-2025
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- NBC Sports
Connor Williams-led Arizona State goes from 'broken' to NCAA lead
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Too much winning is often the worst thing for somebody. Those were the words of Arizona State head coach Matt Thurmond after the Sun Devils failed to qualify for the NCAA Championship as the top seed in the 2024 NCAA Ranch Santa Fe Regional and winners of three of their past four events, including the final Pac-12 Championship. 'There's just a certain psychology that comes after you've been broken,' Thurmond explained at the time, 'and it's different than the psychology that you have after you win.' The healing process for Arizona State this season has included three wins, spaced evenly throughout the season, along with five runner-up finishes, including the Sun Devils' inaugural Big 12 Championship and the NCAA Bremerton Regional, where Arizona State cruised by 26 shots over Utah, which finished sixth as the first team out. If last year the Sun Devils were 'numb to the reality of what it takes' to succeed in the postseason, then this time Thurmond's team is fully aware. They entered this week's NCAA Championship relatively under the radar and as newbies having never seen Omni La Costa. Sophomore Connor Williams is San Diego area native, though none of his 100-plus rounds here prior to this week came after Gil Hanse's re-do. 'I was a little worried after missing last year that we would be behind as far as course knowledge,' Thurmond said. 'We had never seen it until the practice round, and I didn't watch one minute of coverage last year.' And yet through 36 holes, Arizona State paces the field at 13 under, three shots better than Oklahoma and 20 clear of Illinois, which sits in ninth and is currently the first team out of match play. The Sun Devils threw out Michael Mjaaseth's 1-under 71 in Saturday's second round and boast two players in the top 5 individually in Josele Ballester (T-5) and Williams, who is tied with Ole Miss' Michael La Sasso at 9 under, four shots better than third place. Thurmond was especially pleased with just six bogeys and no doubles from his counting scorers in Round 2. 'It's nice to get that out of mind,' Thurmond added, 'that we can play this course just like anybody else.' Nobody is playing it better than Williams right now. Williams, who is from nearby Escondido, wasn't the most decorated junior player when former Arizona State player Luke Potter, who now plays for Texas, told Thurmond shortly after committing to the Sun Devils in ninth grade that he should next look at Williams. 'He's not that good yet,' Potter said, according to Thurmond, 'but he does everything right, works super hard, is an awesome guy and we want him at ASU.' 'We started watching him,' Thurmond added, 'and he committed shortly thereafter.' With Ballester and Preston Summerhays soaking up much of the attention and expectations, Williams has sneakily developed into one of the best players in the country. He's ranked 35th in the country and tallied three top-8s in the fall. But he started the spring by finishing outside the top 60 in Hawaii and T-50 at Pauma Valley, missing the Sun Devils' win at the Cabo Collegiate in between to play in the Puerto Rico Open, where he missed the cut. He struggled for the next few events until Thurmond decided to throw him into a two-man, 54-hole qualifier for Big 12s with freshman Peer Wernicke. Williams won that qualifier, then finished runner-up at Southern Hills. He followed with a T-5 at regionals. 'That was big to get through that qualifier,' Williams said, 'and then have a good week at Big 12s and gain that confidence back.' Added Thurmond: 'People have no idea how good this guy is. He wins over and over and over again in drills we do every day in practice. … He hadn't been in a qualifier like that for a long time, but he deserved it. He had to prove to himself that he was the guy that should be there, and he did.'
Yahoo
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
