JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – We’ll have howl history on the links this week.
Arkansas State men’s golf tees off in the NCAA Championship starting Friday in Carlsbad, California.
Mike Hagen’s Red Wolves punched their first ticket to nationals after a 4th place finish at the Marana Regional.
The tournament features three rounds of stroke play. Following Sunday’s play, the top 15 teams and the top nine individuals not on an advancing team will advance to a fourth stroke play round on Monday. Following the fourth and final round of stroke play, an individual champion will be crowned, and the top eight teams will advance to the match play quarterfinals in the quest for a team national title.
Live scoring throughout the entire event will be available through Scoreboard. The opening three rounds of stroke play will be streamed live on Babygrande Golf. The fourth round of stroke play begins on Babygrande Golf before Golf Channel provides exclusive coverage.
The Sun Belt champions had a Media Day at RidgePointe. Hear from head coach Mike Hagen along with the six golfers that’ll represent the scarlet and black.
Arkansas State at 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship
– Thomas Schmidt
– Cole Kirby
– Jake Lile
– Jake Wallis
– Milan Reed
– Viggo Hed
2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship
Seed (National Ranking)
1 Auburn (1)
2 Florida (2)
3 Texas (3)
4 Virginia (4)
5 Oklahoma State (5)
6 Arkansas (6)
7 LSU (7)
8 Ole Miss (9)
9 North Carolina (10)
10 Vanderbilt (11)
11 Arizona (12)
12 Arizona State (13)
13 Pepperdine (14)
14 Stanford (15)
15 Oklahoma (16)
16 Tennessee (18)
17 Texas A&M (20)
18 BYU (22)
19 Georgia (23)
20 Florida State (26)
21 USC (28)
22 Duke (29)
23 UCLA (30)
24 Louisville (33)
25 Mississippi State (37)
26 Arkansas State (39)
27 Purdue (40)
28 San Diego (42)
29 Chattanooga (56)
30 Memphis (57)
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