NCAA Men’s Golf: Arizona dominates Marana Regional, clinches spot in nationals

What better way to celebrate 520 Day than to lock up a trip to nationals in your own area code? Arizona completed a dominant run through the Marana Regional, clearing the field by 14 strokes at The Gallery Golf Club and finishing the 3-day event at 49-under par. The Wildcats posted the second-lowest tournament score in program history in relation to par, one shot off the record, and in doing so earned their 31 st trip to the NCAA Championships, set for May 29-June 3 in Carlsbad, Calif.

After a program-record 24-under on Tuesday, the UA was -14 in the final round to claim its eighth regional title and first since 2022. Oklahoma State, the defending NCAA champ who beat Arizona for the Big 12 title last month in Texas, finished second at -35 while LSU (-30), Arkansas State (-24) and Duke (-24) also advanced to nationals. Four players tied for the individual title at 15-under including UA seniors Filip Jakubcik and Zach Pollo , who were -5 and -6, respectively on Wednesday.

Pollo shot a 9-under 63 on Tuesday after going even par in the first round, but for the final 18 he treated it like any other time on the course. “Just keep doing the same things I was doing,” Pollo said. “It’s easy to get ahead of yourself, especially after a round like that.

I was just trying to keep it as simple as possible, and just keep doing what I was doing, and keep my mind in the same space that I was yesterday. I played a good round of golf, for sure. Left a couple out there, but I also snagged a couple, too.