28th May 2025
OKLAHOMA STATE (4) won the NCAA Division I Men’s National Championship at Omni La Costa.
This was The Cowboys 12th national title placing them tied 3rd alongside Princeton. Only Yale with 21 wins and Houston with 16 now lie ahead of them in the all-time list.
The victorious line-up included four sophomores and one freshman, all of whom will ominously be returning for Oklahoma State next year.
Oklahoma State (Photo: Oklahoma State Men’s Golf Team)
OKLAHOMA STATE (4) beat VIRGINIA (7) in the Final 4.0-1.0 at Omni La Costa in California.
The four wins came from Filip FAHLBERG-JOHNSSON (SWE), Eric LEE (USA), Gaven LANE (USA) and Ethan FANG (USA).
Fahlberg-Johnsson was a new recruit this year whilst Lee and Fang both transferred in from California last summer as long-term coach Alan Bratten freshened up his line-up who this time last year failed to advance from the 54 hole top 15 first Stroke Play Stage.
Match Play Final Team Results (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
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27th May 2025
MATCH PLAY – SEMI-FINALS (PM)
VIRGINIA (7) beat FLORIDA (3) 4.0-1.0 in the opening Semi-Final, winning all four of the opening five games.
Luke POULTER (ENG / Florida) lost his game against WAGR #4 Ben JAMES (USA / Virginia) by 1 Hole. Poulter conceded the par 5 18th hole to James after getting into trouble and seeing his opponent nearly hole his green side bunker shot for eagle.
In the other Semi-Final OKLAHOMA STATE (4) beat OLE MISS. (8) by 3.0-2.0.
Eric LEE (USA / Oklahoma State) winning the decisive final game against Cohen TROLIO (USA / Ole Miss.) on the 19th hole (with a par 3 on the 16th).
Match Play Semi-Final Team Results (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
MATCH PLAY – QUARTER FINALS (AM)
The Quarter Finals of the NCAA Division I Men’s National Championship were won by VIRGINIA (7), FLORIDA (3), OKLAHOMA STATE (4) and OLE MISS. (8).
Luke POULTER (ENG / Florida) lost his match against European Amateur champion Tommy MORRISON (USA / Texas) but saw his team win 3.0-2.0.
The surprise losses of Stroke Play No. 1 seeds ARIZONA and the defending champions and No. 2 seeds AUBURN has certainly opened the Championship up.
Since the NCAA introduced a Match Play Stage in 2009 to determine the Team champions the only No. 1 Stroke Play seeds to win are Oklahoma State in 2018.
Match Play Quarter Final Team Results (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
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26th May 2025
STROKE PLAY ROUND 4
TEAM
ARIZONA STATE earned medalist honours in the Stroke Play Qualifying Stage of the National Championship with a -14 total team score.
The other seven Match Play spots were taken by AUBURN (-12) 2nd, FLORIDA (-9) 3rd, OKLAHOMA STATE (-1) 4th, OKLAHOMA (Ev) 5th, TEXAS (+5) 6th, VIRGINIA (+9) 7th and OLE MISS. (+11) 8th at Omni La Costa in California.
Sadly from a GB&I perspective FLORIDA STATE (+12) 9th and TEXAS TECH (+14) 10th were the two teams who narrowly missed out.
Prior to play commencing WAKE FOREST (18 shots) beat GEORGIA TECH (19 shots) in the five player / hole stroke play play-off to take their place in the final Stroke Play round. Wake had a disappointing day though and finished last of the final 15 teams.
Stroke Play Team Results (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
INDIVIDUAL
Junior Michael LA SASSO (USA / Ole Miss.) -11 was today crowned the NCAA Division I Individual National Champion.
His victory earned him an exemption into next month’s U.S. Open Championship and the 2026 Masters Invitational.
Michael La Sasso (Photo: PGA Tour University )
Phichaksn MAICHON (THA / Texas A&M) -9 finished 2nd, Preston STOUT (USA / Oklahoma State) -7 3rd and Jackson KOIVUN (USA / Auburn) & Josele BALLESTER (ESP / Arizona State) -6 tied 4th.
Koivun’s top 10 result earned him the final point he required to reach the magical 20 in the PGA Tour Accelerated Rankings. He therefore became the third player to earn their PGA Tour card through this route. He plans to complete his junior season at Auburn and defer his membership to June 2026.
Despite opening his tournament with a 5-over 77 Calum SCOTT (SCO / Texas Tech) showed his experience to finish as the leading GB&I player in tied 27th on +2.
Stroke Play Leading Individual Results (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
Wake Forest’s team play-off victory this morning meant that ZACH LITTLE (ENG / UNLV) missed out on the opportunity to qualify as an Individual as Georgia Tech had two players, Hiroshi Tai -1 T14 and Carson Kim +1 T22, who were ahead of him in the standings.
Here are the final Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –
CALUM SCOTT (SCO / TEXAS TECH) 77, 71, 71, 71 (+2) T27
LUKE POULTER (ENG / FLORIDA) 70, 70, 75, 76 (+3) T32
TYLER WEAVER (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) 74, 74, 72, 73 (+5) T44
CONNOR GRAHAM (SCO / TEXAS TECH) 72, 75, 73, 74 (+6) T50
JACK BIGHAM (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) 73, 72, 79, 77 (+13) T70
ZACH LITTLE (ENG / UNLV) 75, 71, 73 (+3) T36 MISSED CUT
OLIVER CAGE (ENG / NEW MEXICO) 74, 74, 79 (+11) T101 MISSED CUT
JOSH HILL (ENG / TENNESSEE) 78, 73, 77 (+12) T108 MISSED CUT
SAM EASTERBROOK (ENG / PURDUE) 82, 75, 77 (+18) T139 MISSED CUT
JENSON FORRESTER (ENG / PURDUE) 84, 71, 80 (+19) T144 MISSED CUT
SEAN KEELING (IRL / TEXAS TECH) SUB (N/A)
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25th May 2025
STROKE PLAY ROUND 3
TEAM
After 54 holes AUBURN (-10) lead the Stroke Play Qualifying Stage at Omni La Costa in California.
ARIZONA STATE (-6) and OKLAHOMA (-3) both dropped a place in the standings after they could only manage a +7 team score in Round 3.
FLORIDA (-1) will start Day 4 in 4th place with OKLAHOMA STATE (+5) in 5th.
For religious reasons BRIGHAM YOUNG (+14) played their third round on Thursday rather than on Sunday. This proved to be advantageous as their +1 team score was much better than the average and helped them to easily progress within the top 15 teams.
The fight for the top 8 Match Play qualifying spots looks like it should be exciting with all of the currently over-par teams still in with a chance of progressing.
WAKE FOREST and GEORGIA TECH will play-off on Monday morning for the final Round 4 team spot (15th) after they both completed the 54 holes with a +17 team score.
Stroke Play Round 3 Team Scores (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
INDIVIDUAL
Michael LA SASSO (USA / Ole Miss.) -11 leads Phichaksn MAICHON (THA / Texas A&M) -9, Connor WILLIAMS (USA / Arizona State) -6 and Brendan VALDES (USA / Auburn), Clark VAN GAALEN (USA / Oklahoma) & Preston STOUT (USA / Oklahoma State) -5 in the Individual standings.
Luke POULTER (ENG / Florida) -1 is tied 14th after he shot a 3-over 75 on Day 3.
Stroke Play Round 3 Leading Individual Scores (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
Here are the Round 3 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –
LUKE POULTER (ENG / FLORIDA) 70, 70, 75 (-1) T14
ZACH LITTLE (ENG / UNLV) 75, 71, 73 (+3) T36
CALUM SCOTT (SCO / TEXAS TECH) 77, 71, 71 (+3) T36
CONNOR GRAHAM (SCO / TEXAS TECH) 72, 75, 73 (+4) T46
TYLER WEAVER (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) 74, 74, 72 (+4) T46
JACK BIGHAM (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) 73, 72, 79 (+8) T77
OLIVER CAGE (ENG / NEW MEXICO) 74, 74, 79 (+11) T101 MISSED CUT
JOSH HILL (ENG / TENNESSEE) 78, 73, 77 (+12) T108 MISSED CUT
SAM EASTERBROOK (ENG / PURDUE) 82, 75, 77 (+18) T139 MISSED CUT
JENSON FORRESTER (ENG / PURDUE) 84, 71, 80 (+19) T144 MISSED CUT
SEAN KEELING (IRL / TEXAS TECH) SUB (N/A)
If GEORGIA TECH beat WAKE FOREST in the team play-off then Zach LITTLE (ENG / UNLV) will be in an Individual play-off to advance to the final Stroke Play round. The leading 9 individuals not on one of the 15 qualifying teams advance.
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24th May 2025
STROKE PLAY ROUND 2
TEAM
ARIZONA STATE (-13) moved into the Stroke Play Qualifying lead on -13 after an excellent -11 team score in Round 2.
OKLAHOMA (-10) dropped to 2nd place, AUBURN (-8) are 3rd, FLORIDA (-5) 4th and FLORIDA STATE (-1) 5th at Omni La Costa in California.
Stroke Play Round 2 Team Scores (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
INDIVIDUAL
Connor WILLIAMS (USA / Arizona State) and Michael LA SASSO (USA / Ole Miss.) both posted 5-under 67’s in Round 2 to move to the top of the Individual leaderboard on -9.
Phichaksn MAICHON (THA / Texas A&M) and Brendan VALDES (USA / Auburn) are tied 3rd on -5.
Luke POULTER (ENG / Florida) remains the best of the GB&I players on -4, tied 5th, after he shot a second consecutive 2-under 70 on Day 2.
Stroke Play Round 2 Leading Individual Scores (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
Here are the Round 2 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –
LUKE POULTER (ENG / FLORIDA) 70, 70 (-4) T5
JACK BIGHAM (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) 73, 72 (+1) T32
ZACH LITTLE (ENG / UNLV) 75, 71 (+2) T43
CONNOR GRAHAM (SCO / TEXAS TECH) 72, 75 (+3) T55
OLIVER CAGE (ENG / NEW MEXICO) 74, 74 (+4) T62
TYLER WEAVER (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) 74, 74 (+4) T62
CALUM SCOTT (SCO / TEXAS TECH) 77, 71 (+4) T62
JOSH HILL (ENG / TENNESSEE) 78, 73 (+7) T95
JENSON FORRESTER (ENG / PURDUE) 84, 71 (+11) T121
SAM EASTERBROOK (ENG / PURDUE) 82, 75 (+13) T133
SEAN KEELING (IRL / TEXAS TECH) SUB (N/A)
The leading 9 individuals not on one of the 15 qualifying teams will also advance to the final stroke play round being played on Monday.
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23rd May 2025
STROKE PLAY ROUND 1
TEAM
OKLAHOMA (-8) lead FLORIDA STATE, FLORIDA & TEXAS (all -3) and ARIZONA STATE, AUBURN & ILLINOIS (all -2) after the opening round of the NCAA Division I Men’s National Championship being played at Omni La Costa in California.
By way of reminder the initial aim for all of the teams is to make the top 15 after 54 holes when a cut will take place before the final stroke play round.
Stroke Play Round 1 Team Scores (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
INDIVIDUAL
Phichaksn MAICHON (THA / Texas A&M) leads the Individual standings after a bogey-free 66. Tommy MORRISON (USA / Texas) and Carter LOFLIN (USA / Georgia) are 1-shot further back.
Luke POULTER (ENG / Florida) is the best of the GB&I group after he started the Championship with a 2-under 70.
Stroke Play Round 1 Leading Individual Scores (Graphic: Scoreboard / NCAA)
Here are the Round 1 Individual scores / positions for all of the GB&I players: –
LUKE POULTER (ENG / FLORIDA) 70 (-2) T16
CONNOR GRAHAM (SCO / TEXAS TECH) 72 (EV) T39
JACK BIGHAM (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) 73 (+1) T47
TYLER WEAVER (ENG / FLORIDA STATE) 74 (+2) T63
OLIVER CAGE (ENG / NEW MEXICO) 74 (+2) T63
ZACH LITTLE (ENG / UNLV) 75 (+3) T79
CALUM SCOTT (SCO / TEXAS TECH) 77 (+5) T120
JOSH HILL (ENG / TENNESSEE) 78 (+6) T130
SAM EASTERBROOK (ENG / PURDUE) 82 (+10) T151
JENSON FORRESTER (ENG / PURDUE) 84 (+12) T154
SEAN KEELING (IRL / TEXAS TECH) SUB (N/A)
In addition to the top 15 teams the leading 9 individuals not on one of those teams will also advance to the final stroke play round being played on Monday.
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15th May 2025
The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s National Golf Championship will be played at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California on 23rd-28th May 2025.
This is the second of three NCAA National Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships that will be staged at La Costa. The tournament is again being hosted by the University of Texas.
A former long time PGA Tour stop off the North Course has recently been re-designed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner with the two 2024 NCAA Golf Championships marking its official re-opening.
The men’s course will play 7,538 yards with a par of 72.
30 5-man teams and 6 individuals not on those teams qualified to play through six Regional events played on 12th-14th May. To learn more about these Regionals please read my earlier article – NCAA Division I Men’s Regionals – 2025 Preview & Results
At the National Championship 54 holes of stroke play will be played on 23rd-25th May. A cut will then take place which will see the top 15 teams and nine individuals not on those teams play a final 18 holes on 26th May. Team scores in the stroke play stage are based on a best four from five players cumulative total. After 72 holes an Individual champion is crowned with the leading 8 teams progressing to a match play stage. Seeded match play will then take place on 27th-28th May to determine the Team national champions.
I will be providing daily reports on play when the Championship gets underway.
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Here is a list of the teams and individuals along with their Regional site results in brackets.
There are 11 players, one of whom is expected to start as a substitute, from Great Britain & Ireland competing this year; they are highlighted in blue below.
TEAMS
Arizona State (Bremerton, 2nd)
Auburn (Auburn, 1st)
Augusta (Tallahassee, 5th)
Brigham Young (Reno, 1st)
California (Reno, 5th)
Colorado (Bremerton, 3rd)
Georgia (Tallahassee, 4th)
Georgia Tech (Auburn, 5th)
Illinois (Urbana, T1)
Florida (Bremerton, 1st) – LUKE POULTER (ENG)
Florida State (Tallahassee, 1st) – TYLER WEAVER (ENG), JACK BIGHAM (ENG)
New Mexico (Tallahassee, 3rd) – OLIVER CAGE (ENG)
Oklahoma (Amherst, 1st)
Oklahoma State (Urbana, T1)
Ole Miss (Tallahassee, 2nd)
Pepperdine (Amherst, 5th)
Purdue (Auburn, 4th) – SAM EASTERBROOK (ENG), JENSON FORRESTER (ENG)
San Diego (Reno, 4th)
South Carolina (Bremerton, 5th)
South Florida USF (Bremerton, 4th)
Tennessee (Amherst, 3rd) – JOSH HILL (ENG)
Texas (Reno, 3rd)
Texas A&M (Auburn, 2nd)
Texas Tech (Urbana, 5th) – CALUM SCOTT (SCO), CONNOR GRAHAM (SCO), SEAN KEELING (IRL) SUB
Troy (Urbana, 4th)
UCLA (Auburn, 3rd)
UNLV (Urbana, 3rd) – ZACH LITTLE (ENG)
Vanderbilt (Amherst, 2nd)
Virginia (Reno, 2nd)
Wake Forest (Amherst, 4th)
INDIVIDUALS
Claes Borregaard – Denmark / Kennesaw State (Auburn, T2)
Bryan Kim – USA /Duke (Reno, T3)
Jacob Modleski – USA / Notre Dame (Tallahassee, 4th)
Sakke Siltala – Finland / Duke (Amherst, T2)
Hunter Thomson – USA / Michigan (Urbana, 1st)
Braxton Watts – USA / Utah (Bremerton, 1st)
SUB = Substitute / NS = Not Selected
2024 Results
AUBURN beat FLORIDA STATE 3-2-0 in the NCAA Div. I Men’s Championship match at Omni La Costa in California.
Auburn Men’s Golf Team (Photo: Auburn Men’s Golf)
Sophomore Hiroshi TAI (SGP / Georgia Tech) won the Individual NCAA Div. I National Championship with a 72 hole total score of 285 (-3).
Hiroshi Tai (Photo: NCAA)
Calum SCOTT (SCO / Texas Tech) was the best performing GB&I player finishing the Championship in tied 11th place on Even par.
Here are the Individual results / positions for all of the GB&I players who competed: –
After 72 Holes (positions stated after 72 holes)
Callum SCOTT (SCO / Texas Tech) 76, 74, 70 (Ev) Tied 11th
Matty DODD-BERRY (ENG / ETSU) 77, 74, 74, 71 (+10) Tied 49th
Jenson FORRESTER (ENG / ETSU) 78, 73, 78, 74 (+15) Tied 72nd
Missed the 54 Hole Cut (positions stated after 54 holes)
Barclay BROWN (ENG / Stanford) 74, 75, 74 (+7) Tied 51st
Matty DODD-BERRY (ENG / ETSU) 77, 74, 74 (+9) Tied 73rd
Jenson FORRESTER (ENG / ETSU) 78, 73, 78 (+13) Tied 101st
Thomas HIGGINS (IRL / Clemson) 80, 76, 79 (+19) Tied 130th
Sam EASTERBROOK (ENG / Purdue) 84 (+12) NS, NS Tied 148th
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