NCAA Men's Golf Championship live updates: Arizona State races to lead; top teams rise
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.
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Follow along below for live updates from the second round of the NCAA Men's Championship:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.
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Wednesday, May 28
Live coverage - 6-10 p.m.
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