Arizona men’s golf won’t have to travel for NCAA Regional play.
The Wildcats earned the No. 3 seed at the Marana Regional, which the UA will host from May 18-20 at the Gallery Golf Club northwest of Tucson. The top five teams from each of the six regionals advance to the NCAA Championships.
Big 12 champion and reigning national champ Oklahoma State is the top seed in the Marana Regional, followed by LSU. Alabama and Duke round out the top five seeds.
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As the host, Arizona stands to benefit playing on a golf course it has close access to. The Gallery Golf Club has hosted PGA events in the past, including the 2007 and 2008 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
Arizona enters the NCAAs coming off a 2nd-place finish at the Big 12 Championship. The Wildcats shot 2-under par to finish eight strokes behind Oklahoma State. Three Wildcats placed in the top 11, led by Filip Jakubcik, who placed sixth.
Arizona ranks No. 18 in the nation according to SCOREBOARD. Jabukcik ranks No. 32 individually, and two other Wildcats rank in the top 100: No. 98 Taishi Moto and No. 100 Zach Pollo.
Led by coach Jim Anderson, Arizona is seeking to return to NCAA Championships, which run May 29 – June 3 in Carlsbad, Calif. Arizona last made the NCAA Championships in 2024, finishing 15th.
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