NCAA DI Men's Golf Regionals Recap

The 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regionals concluded on May 14, setting the stage for the national championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, from May 23–28. Thirty teams and six individuals not on advancing teams secured their spots in the championship field.

Regional Champions & Advancing Teams

Urbana Regional – Atkins Golf Club, Urbana, IL

• Co-Champions: Illinois and Oklahoma State (-15)
  
  

• Other Qualifiers: UNLV (-6), Troy (-2), Texas Tech (-1)
  
  

• Individual Qualifier: Hunter Thomson (Michigan) 

  Amherst Regional – Poplar Grove Golf Club, Amherst, VA

• Champion: Oklahoma (-10)
  
  

• Other Qualifiers: Vanderbilt (-6), Tennessee (-5), Wake Forest (-1), Pepperdine (+9)
  
  

• Individual Qualifier: Sakke Siltala (Texas State)
  
  

Tallahassee Regional – Seminole Legacy Golf Club, Tallahassee, FL

• Champion: Florida State (-29)
  
  

• Other Qualifiers: Ole Miss (-20), New Mexico (-14), Georgia (-7), Augusta (-3)
  
  

• Individual Qualifier: Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame)

  Reno Regional – Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, NV

• Champion: BYU (-15)
  
  

• Other Qualifiers: Virginia (-11), Texas (-7), San Diego (-1), California (+9)
  
  

• Individual Qualifier: Bryan Kim (Duke)

  Bremerton Regional – Gold Mountain Golf Club, Bremerton, WA

• Champion: Florida (-28)
  
  

• Other Qualifiers: Arizona State (-25), Colorado (-4), South Florida (-2), South Carolina (E)
  
  

• Individual Qualifier: Braxton Watts (Utah)

  Auburn Regional – Auburn University Club, Auburn, AL

• Champion: Auburn (-32)
  
  

• Other Qualifiers: Texas A&M (-5), UCLA (+6), Purdue (+9), Georgia Tech (+10)
  
  

• Individual Qualifier: Claes Borregaard (Kennesaw State)
  
  

  Individual Medalists by Regional

• Urbana: Hunter Thomson (Michigan)
  
  

• Amherst: Jackson Van Paris (Vanderbilt)
  
  

• Tallahassee: Luke Clanton (Florida State)
  
  

• Reno: Paul Chang (Virginia)
  
  

• Bremerton: Braxton Watts (Utah)
  
  

• Auburn: Jackson Koivun (Auburn)

  Championship Outlook

The NCAA Championship will feature 30 teams and six individual qualifiers competing in 54 holes of stroke play. The top 15 teams and top nine individuals not on those teams will advance to a final round of stroke play to determine the individual national champion and the eight teams that will move on to match play. 

Teams like Illinois, Auburn, and Florida State enter the championship with momentum from their regional victories. Individual standouts such as Luke Clanton and Paul Chang will also be players to watch as the competition unfolds in Carlsbad.

Source: GolfWeek