DI Men: Bulldogs hit form at Linger Longer

The Georgia men's golf team moved up to #30 in the rankings with an impressive win at the Linger Longer Invitational. The Bulldogs mastered the windy conditions — the scoring average in round two was 77.15 — at The Landing at Reynolds Lake Oconee, Georgia, with five players finishing inside the top-10 in the individual standings.

Coach Chris Haack (above) watched his team shoot a 54-hole total of 30 under par, good enough for a two-shot victory over Alabama and nine shots clear of third-placed University of South Florida. 

Shubham Jaglan (above) of USF won the first collegiate title of his career with a 12-under-par 204, three shots better than Connor Brown of Alabama and Grayson Wood of Georgia. The senior from Delhi shot a career-best 64 (-8) in round one and added rounds of 68 and and 72 to secure a wire-to-wire victory. Jaglan recently broke the USF program record for most eagles (19).

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DI Women: Wake Forest makes winning debut at Old Barnwell Derby

Wake Forest women's team defeated #4 ranked South Carolina 3-2 in the first place match at the Old Barnwell Derby to extend the Deacons’ match play record to 16-2 since their 2023 National Championship at Grayhawk.

Graduate Sky Sload clinched the victory for Wake Forest with a 2&1 victory over Vairana Heck after Carolina Chacarra (below) and Anne-Sterre den Dunnen had put points on the board with wins over Louise Rydqvist and Hannah Darling.

Wake Forest defeated Auburn 3-2 in the first round and then took down the in-form Florida State in round two. Den Dunnen, who recently recorded a career best 5th place at the Moon Golf Invitational, finished the tournament with a perfect 3-0 record.

"This is the first time we've played at this tournament so to play as well as we did with this competition and on a venue like that is unbelievable," Head Coach Kim Lewellen told GoDeacs.com. "I'm proud of how they came down and worked when we needed either a half or a point. Every single person on the team contributed to  the win and that always makes for a great drive back."

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DI Men: LSU Tigers go back-to-back at Pauma Valley

LSU men’s team made it two tournament wins in a row with a 10-shot victory at the Pauma Valley Invitational in California. The Tigers dominated a strong field containing no less than 11 teams inside the top 30 in the rankings, moving up one place to #6 in the process.

Coach Jake Amos’ team were joint leaders after round one at nine under. An 11-under second round of 273 put them in charge and on the final day they proved to be too strong for Texas, who finished second, and Oklahoma State in third. 

Senior Algot Kleen finished in second place with freshman Arni Sveinsson and sophomore Jay Mendell tied for third. It is the ninth time in program history that a LSU team has won four or more times in the regular season.

South African sophomore Christiaan Maas (above) of Texas is putting together a highly impressive season. Eighteen of his 21 rounds so far have been par or better, including 11 rounds in the 60s.

Maas birdied four of his first five holes and then made the last of his six birdies in the round on the 18th to clinch a one-shot individual win. His closing 66 (-5) earned his second collegiate victory and he moves up seven places to #6 in the rankings.

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DI Women: Texas defends home soil with Betsy Rawls victory

Texas women defended home soil with a comprehensive 18-shot win at the Betsy Rawls Invitational at the University of Texas Golf Club. In tough conditions, the Longhorns finished on 16 over par, well clear of LSU in second and Arkansas, ranked #2, in third.

Texas finished with five players inside the top-10, led by Lauren Kim who shot a one-over-par 54-hole total to claim the second individual title of her college career. Kim moves up seven places to #10 in the rankings.

Teammate Cindy Tsu, who led thru 36 holes, was one shot back in T2 alongside Kyra Van Kan of Tennessee, who moved up 139 places in the rankings to #94.

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DI Men: Arizona defends, Utes get fifth different medalist of calendar year

Arizona won the Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate for the seventh time in eight years, and moved up to #20 in the rankings. Filip Jakubcik birdied the final hole to secure his side a one-shot victory over Long Beach State. Utah finished three shots back in third. He was one of three Wildcat players to finish inside the top 10.

Utah’s Brandon Robison (above) won his first collegiate title, finishing with a level-par 72 for a 5-under-par winning total. On a difficult day two when the scoring average was 75.3, the junior shot a fine 67 to lay the foundations for his win.

“For him to get his first win is awesome,” Utah Coach Garrett Clegg told UtahUtes.com. “Now all five players in our starting line-up have won individually in the last calendar year.” Robison moves up 49 places to #53 in the rankings.

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