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PREVIEW: NCAA Division I Men's Championships

With the road through regionals complete and a stacked field ready to descend upon Carlsbad, the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship promises drama, dominance, and the unexpected. Hosted at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa’s Champions Course, the event will feature 30 teams and 6 individuals who earned their way through one of the sport’s most intense qualifying gauntlets. If the Men's championship is anything like the Women's, golf fans are in for a treat.

📍 Event Overview

  • Dates: May 23–28, 2025
  • Location: Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, Champions Course — Carlsbad, CA
  • Format:
    • 72-hole stroke play to determine the individual national champion
    • Top 8 teams advance to match play to decide the team national champion
  • Defending Team Champion: Auburn
  • Defending Individual Champion: Hiroshi Tai

📝 Championship Preview

This year’s championship field includes a compelling mix of powerhouse programs and regional Cinderellas. Among the frontrunners:

  • Auburn: The defending champs rolled through the Auburn Regional at 32-under and enter the championship as the clear favorites.
  • Florida State: Powered by Luke Clanton, they dominated the Tallahassee Regional by 9 strokes.
  • BYU & Virginia: Surging teams with hot hands after strong regional showings.
  • Under-the-radar stories: Programs like Troy, San Diego, and Augusta bring underdog intrigue to the national spotlight.

Players to watch:

  • Luke Clanton (Florida State) – Regional medalist, Clippd No. 5, Ben Hogan Award Winner
  • Jackson Koivun (Auburn) – Regional medalist, Top talent showing elite form
  • Braxton Watts (Utah) – Medalist in Bremerton; solo qualifier
  • Hunter Thomson (Michigan) – Clutch performer who edged out a playoff spot in Urbana

📺 How To Watch

DateFormatTime (ET)TV/Live stream
Mon., May 26Stroke play6–10 p.m.Golf Channel, Fubo
Tue., May 27Match play quarterfinals1–3:30 p.m.Golf Channel, Fubo
Tue., May 27Match play semifinals6–10 p.m.Golf Channel, Fubo
Wed., May 28Match play finals6–10 p.m.Golf Channel, Fubo

📊 Regional Recap (Completed May 14)

See full results from all six regionals and the path to the championship below.

Men's Regional Results and Recap

🔴 Live Championship Scoring & Updates

LIVE LEADERBOARD: [Link to be embedded]

🔹 Round 1 — May 23

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🔹 Round 2 — May 24

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🔹 Round 3 — May 25

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🔹 Round 4 (Cut to 8 teams for match play) — May 26

Coming soon…

Tee Times Round 1

Tee TimeGroupPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
06:52 AM1Connor Graham (Texas Tech)Carson Kim (Georgia Tech)Nino Palmquist (South Florida)
07:03 AM2Charles DeLong (Texas Tech)Kale Fontenot (Georgia Tech)Case Smith (South Florida)
07:14 AM3Ben Gregg (Texas Tech)Albatross Hanan (Georgia Tech)Wilhelm Roedigh (South Florida)
07:25 AM4Tim Wellemeyer (Texas Tech)Benjamin Reuter (Georgia Tech)Shubham Jaglan (South Florida)
07:36 AM5Callan Scott (Texas Tech)Theo Tait (Georgia Tech)Jake Peacock (South Florida)
07:47 AM6Anthony Sauta (San Diego)Kyle Haas (Wake Forest)Clark Sansom (New Mexico)
07:58 AM7Derek Hitchner (San Diego)Tom Haberer (Wake Forest)Daniel Ray (New Mexico)
08:09 AM8Ian Maspat (San Diego)Jakob Meilim (Wake Forest)Wesley York (New Mexico)
08:20 AM9Yoo Seong Choi (San Diego)Alex Miller (Wake Forest)Max Lang (New Mexico)
08:31 AM10Ryan Abuan (San Diego)James Winther (Wake Forest)Andrew Sonderegger (New Mexico)
08:42 AM11Deven Patel (San Diego)Ian Takashima (Wake Forest)Zach Johnson (New Mexico)
08:53 AM12Mahith Champati (IND)Buck Brumlow (Nevada, Las Vegas)Lance Simpson (Purdue)
09:04 AM13Brandon Knight (Colorado)Brett Sawalich (Nevada, Las Vegas)Suphanyu Ammarachanai (Purdue)
09:15 AM14Ty Holbrook (Colorado)Trevor Lewis (Nevada, Las Vegas)Wesley Burnett (Purdue)
09:26 AM15Hunter Swanson (Colorado)Wyatt Plattner (Nevada, Las Vegas)Niels Surtani (Purdue)
09:37 AM16Dylan McDermott (Colorado)Zach Little (Nevada, Las Vegas)Kent Hsiao (Purdue)
09:48 AM17Will Blunt (Colorado)Caden Fioroni (Nevada, Las Vegas)Sean Easterbrook (Purdue)
09:59 AM18Paolo Gracia (Troy)Kaunggh Chan (California, Berkeley)Nathan Barnett (Augusta)
10:10 AM19Leo Poppell (Troy)Sihao Cong (California, Berkeley)John Bush (Augusta)
10:21 AM20Nick Kuchel (Troy)Daniel Heo (California, Berkeley)Supasarn Amonchana (Augusta)
10:32 AM21Jake Springer (Troy)Charlie Syme (California, Berkeley)Zane Buhrman (Augusta)
10:43 AM22Brantley Scott (Troy)Zijun Zhao (California, Berkeley)Justin Jacobs (Augusta)
10:54 AM23Daniel Berritt (Texas)Noor Vickie (Arizona State)DJ Markham (Oklahoma)
11:05 AM24Jack Gilbert (Texas)Connor Williams (Arizona State)Luke Morgan (Oklahoma)
11:16 AM25Christian Maas (Texas)Michael Mjaaseth (Arizona State)Ben Lorenz (Oklahoma)
11:27 AM26Tommy Morrison (Texas)Preston Summerhays (Arizona State)Drew Goodman (Oklahoma)
11:38 AM27Luke Potter (Texas)Josele Ballester (Arizona State)Jase Summy (Oklahoma)
11:49 AM28Jaime Montoya (Texas Tech)Trey Marrion (Illinois)Luke Powell (UCLA)
01:18 PM29Aaron Pounds (Texas A&M)Jake Birdwell (Illinois)Baylor Larrabee (UCLA)
01:29 PM30Ethan Ennis (Texas A&M)Max Herendeen (Illinois)Aden Cho (UCLA)
01:40 PM31Michael Heidelbaugh (Texas A&M)Jackson Buchanan (Illinois)Pablo Encina (UCLA)
01:51 PM32Phichakan Maichon (Texas A&M)Ryan Voois (Illinois)Omar Morales (UCLA)
02:02 PM33Jacob Modleski (IND)Hunter Thomson (Michigan)Bryan Kim (Duke)
02:13 PM34Sasha Gaimullin (IND)Filipe F. Johnson (Oklahoma State)Owen Tofa (Ole Miss)
02:24 PM35Jasiah Gilbert (Auburn)Gaven Lane (Oklahoma State)Kye Meek (Ole Miss)
12:12 PM36Carson Bacha (Auburn)Ben Lorenz (Oklahoma State)Max Green (Ole Miss)
12:23 PM37Brenden Valdes (Auburn)Preston Stout (Oklahoma State)Jackson Suber (Ole Miss)
12:34 PM38J.M. Butler (Auburn)Jonas Appel (Oklahoma State)Walker Franklin (Ole Miss)
12:45 PM39John Broderick (Florida)Tyson Shelley (Florida State)Brock Bais (Florida)
12:56 PM40Chase Nevins (Vanderbilt)Simon Kwon (BYU)Ismael Encinas (South Carolina)
01:07 PM41Ryan Downes (Vanderbilt)Zac Jones (BYU)Zach Adams (South Carolina)
01:18 PM42Wells Williams (Vanderbilt)Cole Ponich (BYU)Nathan Franks (South Carolina)
01:29 PM43Jackson Van Paris (Vanderbilt)Peter Kim (BYU)Frankie Harris (South Carolina)

🎯 Match Play Bracket & Results (May 27–28)

Once the stroke-play portion ends, the 8-team bracket will appear here with live updates.

Quarterfinals – May 27

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Semifinals – May 27

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Championship Match – May 28

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🥇 Individual National Champion

Name, school, final score, and round-by-round recap will be posted here.

🏌️ Historical Context

This section will expand to include:

  • Past champions (team and individual)
  • Course records and conditions
  • Key NCAA milestones
  • Amateur standouts who turned professional


ABOUT THE NCAA Division I Championship

30 teams and 6 individuals not on a qualifying team make up the field for the championship of NCAA Division I men's golf.

After 72 holes of stroke play, the individual champion is crowned, and the low 8 teams advance to match play to determine the team champion.

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