Updated June 1, 2026, 7:02 p.m. ET
The 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship comes to a pivotal Monday.
The best teams in men’s college golf are at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa’s North Course for the third straight year battling it out for a national title. Oklahoma State is the defending national champion, but Auburn is the No. 1 team in the field this week. On Sunday the field was cut to 15 teams, who will then battle Monday to make the top eight for match play. LSU, meanwhile, had a historic round just to make the top 15.
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Preston Stout is now five ahead with seven shots to play. He’s running away with a chance to capture his fifth win of the season and biggest of his career.
Preston Stout’s lead is 4 at the turn
Is Preston Stout about to become Oklahoma State’s 10th individual national champion? He has a four-shot lead with nine holes to play. He went out in 4-under 32 and has reached 15 under. Filip Jakubcik is the closest pursuer, playing in the same group at 11 under.
Taking a look at the cut line
As it stands, Arizona and Tennessee are tied for eighth at 4 under, with Stanford the first team out sitting at 1 under and three behind. Every other team chasing is over par. The Volunteers have made the turn, so perhaps the ability to post a number or add birdies coming in can solidify their spot getting into match play.
Tennessee’s Lance Simpson trying to make a run
In his final collegiate stroke-play round, Tennessee’s Lance Simpson is on a mission. He has birdied four of his first six holes and up to 9 under overall, three behind Preston Stout. Simpson is up to T-4.
OSU’s Preston Stout underway
The individual leader has begun his final round, looking to become the first Oklahoma State individual national champion since Matthew Wolff in 2019.
LSU off to hot start after stellar Sunday
Five birdies thus far for the Tigers through six total holes, and LSU has moved inside the cut line early. The Tigers torched Omni La Costa on Sunday and need a similar performance Monday to make match play.
Race for the top 8
The only thing that matters Monday (outside of determining a national champion) is finalizing the top 8 for match play, which begins Tuesday morning. The race for the final spot (or spots) is extremely tight, with positions No. 8-15 separated by only three shots as play begins. It’s likely to come down to the wire to determine the top 8.
Arizona State’s Connor Williams wins indy playoff for final spot
There was a playoff Monday morning for the final spot in stroke play for individuals between ASU’s Connor Williams and Arkansas’ Gerardo Gomez. Williams, from the San Diego area, birdied the par-3 16th to advance.
NCAA Men’s Golf Championship final-round tee times
All times EDT
1st Tee1:30 p.m.: You Seong Choi (San Diego), Bruce Murphy (Tennessee), Ethan Gao (Stanford)1:41 p.m.: Reid Piron (San Diego), Chase Kyes (Tennessee), Jay Leng (Stanford)1:52 p.m.: Reed Arnaldo (San Diego), Josh Hill (Tennessee), Nathan Wang (Stanford)2:03 p.m.: Cooper Humphreys (San Diego), Jackson Herrington (Tennessee), Edan Cui (Stanford)2:14 p.m.: Ian Maspat (San Diego), Lance Simpson (Tennessee), Dean Greyserman (Stanford)2:25 p.m.: Josh Kim (California, Los Angeles), Taishi Moto (Arizona), Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson (Oklahoma State)2:36 p.m.: Kyle An (California, Los Angeles), William Wistrand (Arizona), Gaven Lane (Oklahoma State)2:47 p.m.: Tyler Loree (California, Los Angeles), Tianyi Xiong (Arizona), Ethan Fang (Oklahoma State)2:58 p.m.: Alex Papayoanou (California, Los Angeles), Zach Pollo (Arizona), Eric Lee (Oklahoma State)3:09 p.m.: Baylor Larrabee (California, Los Angeles), Filip Jakubcik (Arizona), Preston Stout (Oklahoma State)3:20 p.m.: Cayden Pope (Auburn), Daniel Bennett (Texas), Michael Riebe (Vanderbilt)3:31 p.m.: Logan Reilly (Auburn), Matt Comegys (Texas), Ryan Downes (Vanderbilt)3:42 p.m.: Jake Albert (Auburn), Christiaan Maas (Texas), Jon Ed Steed (Vanderbilt)3:53 p.m.: Jackson Koivun (Auburn), Luke Potter (Texas), Wells Williams (Vanderbilt)4:04 p.m.: Josiah Gilbert (Auburn), Tommy Morrison (Texas), Will Hartman (Vanderbilt)10th Tee1:41 p.m.: Parker Sands (Florida), Michael Lee (Virginia), Noah McWilliams (Louisiana State)1:52 p.m.: Zack Swanwick (Florida), Josh Duangmanee (Virginia), Gunnlaugur Arni Sveinsson (Louisiana State)2:03 p.m.: Matthew Kress (Florida), Paul Chang (Virginia), Matthew Dodd-Berry (Louisiana State)2:14 p.m.: Luke Poulter (Florida), Bryan Lee (Virginia), Jay Mendell (Louisiana State)2:25 p.m.: Jack Turner (Florida), Ben James (Virginia), Dan Hayes (Louisiana State)2:36 p.m.: Andrew Riley (North Carolina), Daniel Choi (Duke), PJ Maybank III (Oklahoma)2:47 p.m.: Grant Roscich (North Carolina), Oliver Mukherjee (Duke), Jase Summy (Oklahoma)2:58 p.m.: Sihan Sandhu (North Carolina), Bryan Kim (Duke), Clark Van Gaalen (Oklahoma)3:09 p.m.: Niall Sheils Donegan (North Carolina), William Love (Duke), Matthew Troutman (Oklahoma)3:20 p.m.: Carson Bertagnole (North Carolina), Ethan Evans (Duke), Ryder Cowan (Oklahoma)3:31 p.m.: Jack Whaley (Florida State), Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine), Connor Williams (Arizona State)3:42 p.m.: Cameron Tankersley (Mississippi), Thomas Schmidt (Arkansas State), Sam Easterbrook (Purdue)3:53 p.m.: William Jennings (Alabama – IND), Kihei Akina (Brigham Young), Willy Walsh (Pepperdine)NCAA Men’s Golf Championship TV information
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Finals play for both the men’s and women’s 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 tickets
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