Scores, results for 2025 first round

CARLSBAD, Calif. — The 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship is underway.

The best teams in men’s college golf are at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa’s North Course for the second straight year battling it out for a national title. Auburn is the defending national champion and one of the favorites to defend their title. Play started Friday morning, kicking off four rounds of stroke play.

Follow along below for live updates from the opening round of the NCAA Men’s Championship:

NCAA Men’s Golf Championship live leaderboard

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Omni La Costa used to host the PGA Tour through the years, and some of the best golfers in the history of the sport have won on this property, from Tiger Woods to Jack Nicklaus and plenty more.

Past winners are idolized on a wall above the putting green next to the first tee, and now the college teams and individuals who triumph at La Costa have their own spot in history.

Not a bad start for the Trojans, making their first appearance at the NCAA Men’s Championship. Troy is 1 under with every player on the course. Brantley Scott, Nick Fowlkes and Pablo Gracia all have birdies early, and Troy is tied for the early lead.

However, the early trend is a lot of team scores over par. With every team on the course, only three are under par as of now (California, Troy, Texas Tech).

Last year, Illinois was the only team to finish under par in stroke play at 6 under, and Hiroshi Tai won medalist honors coming in at 3 under. For the women, the course seemed to play a tad easier for the week but definitely got tougher as the week went on.

If I had to guess, it will be similar for the men. Winning team score will likely fall between 10-15 under while it wouldn’t surprise me to see the individual winner get between 8-10 under.

Golfweek’s college golf experts Lance Ringler and Cameron Jourdan made predictions for the championship. You can see their entire selections here.

NCAA Men’s Golf Championship first-round tee times

All times EDT.

1st tee

• 9:52 a.m. – Connor Graham (Texas Tech), Carson Kim (Georgia Tech), Nino Palmquist (South Florida)
• 10:03 a.m. – Charles DeLong (Texas Tech), Kale Fontenot (Georgia Tech), Cooper Smith (South Florida)
• 10:14 a.m. – Ben Gregg (Texas Tech), Albert Hansson (Georgia Tech), Wilhelm Ryding (South Florida)
• 10:25 a.m. – Tim Wiedemeyer (Texas Tech), Benjamin Reuter (Georgia Tech), Shubham Jaglan (South Florida)
• 10:36 a.m. – Calum Scott (Texas Tech), Hiroshi Tai (Georgia Tech), Jake Peacock (South Florida)
• 10:47 a.m. – Jaden Cantafio (San Diego), Kyle Haas (Wake Forest), Clark Sonnenberg (New Mexico)
• 10:58 a.m. – Cooper Humphreys (San Diego), Tom Haberer (Wake Forest), Oliver Cage (New Mexico)
• 11:09 a.m. – Ian Maspat (San Diego), Jakob Melin (Wake Forest), Wyatt Provence (New Mexico)
• 11:20 a.m. – You Seong Choi (San Diego), Scotty Kennon (Wake Forest), Carson Herron (New Mexico)
• 11:31 a.m. – Ryan Abuan (San Diego), Marshall Meisel (Wake Forest), Mesa Falleur (New Mexico)
• 11:42 a.m. – Claes Borregaard (Kennesaw State), Braxton Watts (Utah), Sakke Siltala (Texas State)
• 3:12 p.m. – Daniel Bennett (Texas), Peer Wernicke (Arizona State), PJ Maybank III (Oklahoma)
• 3:23 p.m. – Jack Gilbert (Texas), Connor Williams (Arizona State), Clark Van Gaalen (Oklahoma)
• 3:34 p.m. – Christiaan Maas (Texas), Michael Mjaaseth (Arizona State), Drew Goodman (Oklahoma)
• 3:45 p.m. – Tommy Morrison (Texas), Preston Summerhays (Arizona State), Ryder Cowan (Oklahoma)
• 3:56 p.m. – Luke Potter (Texas), Josele Ballester (Arizona State), Jase Summy (Oklahoma)
• 4:07 p.m. – Jaime Montojo (Texas A&M), Trey Marrion (Illinois), Luke Powell (UCLA)
• 4:18 p.m. – Aaron Pounds (Texas A&M), Jake Birdwell (Illinois), Baylor Larrabee (UCLA)
• 4:29 p.m. – Wheaton Ennis (Texas A&M), Max Herendeen (Illinois), Kyle An (UCLA)
• 4:40 p.m. – Michael Heidelbaugh (Texas A&M), Jackson Buchanan (Illinois), Pablo Ereno (UCLA)
• 4:51 p.m. – Phichaksn Maichon (Texas A&M), Ryan Voois (Illinois), Omar Morales (UCLA)
• 5:02 p.m. – Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame), Hunter Thomson (Michigan), Bryan Kim (Duke)

10th tee

• 9:30 a.m. – Kris Kuvaas (Pepperdine), Matt Moloney (Georgia), Jackson Herrington (Tennessee)
• 9:41 a.m. – Luke Bailey (Pepperdine), Grayson Wood (Georgia), Bruce Murphy (Tennessee)
• 9:52 a.m. – Willy Walsh (Pepperdine), George Langham (Georgia), Josh Hill (Tennessee)
• 10:03 a.m. – Brady Siravo (Pepperdine), Carter Loflin (Georgia), Christian Pardue (Tennessee)
• 10:14 a.m. – Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine), Buck Brumlow (Georgia), Lance Simpson (Tennessee)
• 10:25 a.m. – Brandon Knight (Colorado), Brett Sawaia (UNLV), Supapon Amornchaichan (Purdue)
• 10:36 a.m. – Ty Holbrook (Colorado), Trevor Lewis (UNLV), Jenson Forrester (Purdue)
• 10:47 a.m. – Hunter Swanson (Colorado), Wyatt Plattner (UNLV), Nels Surtani (Purdue)
• 10:58 a.m. – Dylan McDermott (Colorado), Zach Little (UNLV), Kent Hsiao (Purdue)
• 11:09 a.m. – Justin Biwer (Colorado), Caden Fioroni (UNLV), Sam Easterbrook (Purdue)
• 11:20 a.m. – Pablo Gracia (Troy), Kuangyu Chen (UC Berkeley), Chapman Barnett (Augusta)
• 11:31 a.m. – Lee Poppell (Troy), Sihao Cong (UC Berkeley), Dean Wilken (Augusta)
• 11:42 a.m. – Nick Fowlkes (Troy), Daniel Heo (UC Berkeley), Pieter Rossouw (Augusta)
• 11:53 a.m. – Jake Springer (Troy), Charlie Berridge (UC Berkeley), Bo Blanchard (Augusta)
• 12:04 p.m. – Brantley Scott (Troy), Ziqin Zhou (UC Berkeley), Stefan Jacobs (Augusta)
• 2:50 p.m. – Cayden Pope (Auburn), Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson (Oklahoma State), Cohen Trolio (Mississippi)
• 3:01 p.m. – Josiah Gilbert (Auburn), Gaven Lane (Oklahoma State), Tom Fischer (Mississippi)
• 3:12 p.m. – Carson Bacha (Auburn), Eric Lee (Oklahoma State), Kye Meeks (Mississippi)
• 3:23 p.m. – Brendan Valdes (Auburn), Preston Stout (Oklahoma State), Cameron Tankersley (Mississippi)
• 3:34 p.m. – Jackson Koivun (Auburn), Ethan Fang (Oklahoma State), Michael La Sasso (Mississippi)
• 3:45 p.m. – Zack Swanwick (Florida), Carson Brewer (Florida State), Josh Duangmanee (Virginia)
• 3:56 p.m. – Matthew Kress (Florida), Jack Bigham (Florida State), Deven Patel (Virginia)
• 4:07 p.m. – Luke Poulter (Florida), Gray Albright (Florida State), Paul Chang (Virginia)
• 4:18 p.m. – Jack Turner (Florida), Tyler Weaver (Florida State), Bryan Lee (Virginia)
• 4:29 p.m. – Ian Gilligan (Florida), Luke Clanton (Florida State), Ben James (Virginia)
• 4:40 p.m. – John Broderick (Vanderbilt), Tyson Shelley (BYU), Brock Blais (South Carolina)
• 4:51 p.m. – Chase Nevins (Vanderbilt), Simon Kwon (BYU), Ismael Encinas (South Carolina)
• 5:02 p.m. – Ryan Downes (Vanderbilt), Zac Jones (BYU), Zach Adams (South Carolina)
• 5:13 p.m. – Wells Williams (Vanderbilt), Cole Ponich (BYU), Nathan Franks (South Carolina)
• 5:24 p.m. – Jackson Van Paris (Vanderbilt), Peter Kim (BYU), Frankie Harris (South Carolina)

NCAA Men’s Golf Championship format

Finals play for both 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 TV information

Golf Channel is the TV home for the NCAA Championships. All times ET

Monday, May 26

Live coverage – 6-10 p.m.

Tuesday, May 27

Live coverage – 1-3:30 p.m.

Live coverage – 6-10 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28

Live coverage – 6-10 p.m.

NCAA Women’s Golf Championship tickets

Fans must have tickets to attend this year’s NCAA Golf Championships. Here’s how to buy them.