Arizona senior Filip Jakubcik whacks his tee shot during the second round of NCAA Marana Regional at The Gallery Golf Club, May 19, 2026.
Grace Trejo, Arizona Daily Star
Teammate and fellow senior Filip Jakubcik also finished at 15 under. Alabama’s William Jennings and Oklahoma State’s Eric Lee made it a four-way tie at the top. UA sophomore Taishi Moto finished tied for 11th at 10 under.
“It’s a unique course with a unique setup,” Jakubcik said. “It’s desert golf. We don’t get to play it very often in college. I think being able to know the layout, all the little tricks on this golf course, definitely has helped a lot.”
The Gallery is a true desert course. It’s hilly. And the overall elevation (approximately 2,875 feet above sea level) takes some getting used to for visiting teams.
Pollo played irons off the tee on the 10th and 13th holes — both 450-plus-yard par-4s. He hit driver on the 336-yard, par-4 17th, drove the ball onto the fringe and made birdie.
“The ball travels way further,” Jakubcik said. “It depends on the trajectory, the spin, it all affects how far the ball goes. I feel like I’ve seen a lot of great players struggle this week with that.”
Jakubcik had no trouble with it, shooting three straight rounds of 67. He had one score above par all week — a double-bogey on the par-3 seventh hole Monday.
Arizona began Wednesday with a 10-stroke lead. The gap between first and the cutline was so great — 23 shots — that there was virtually no chance the Wildcats wouldn’t advance.
But they didn’t think about playing it safe, and that was also one of the keys to their success.
“We felt like we needed to keep the game plan the same,” Anderson said. “Of course there could be a prevent defense or any of those kind of components that a coach could dispatch. But for us it was like, ‘Hey, listen: We’ve played this course a dozen times in the last three weeks. We’ve seen great scores this week and leading up to it. Let’s let the boys play, let’s trust the team.’