The Arizona Men's Golf team will make it's 31^st appearance in the NCAA Championship this week at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. The 30 teams that qualified for the tournament will all the first three rounds Friday through Sunday.
 
Daily Schedule
Friday, May 29 – First round of stroke play (Arizona tee time at 1:07 p.m. PT)
Saturday, May 30 – Second round of stroke play (Arizona tee time 7:47 a.m. PT)
Sunday, May 31 – Third round of stroke play (Arizona tee time TBA)
Monday, June 1 – Top 15 teams advance to Final Round of stroke play on Golf Channel
Tuesday, June 2 – Top 8 teams advance to match play (quarterfinals and semifinals) on Golf Channel
Wednesday, June 3 – Championship Match on Golf Channel
 
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Arizona Lineup
1) Filip Jakubcik – Senior; Holesov, Czech Republic
                  * 2025-26 scoring average: 70.19
                  *The No. 6 ranked amateur in the world according to WAGR
                  * First Team All-Big 12
                  *Co-Medalist at Marana Regional with scores of 67-67-67
                  * Four career tournament wins
                  *Ranked No. 8 in the latest PGA TOUR University rankings
 
2) Zach Pollo – Senior; Rocklin, Calif.
                  *2025-26 scoring average: 70.85
                  *Ranked No. 62 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
                  * Second Team All-Big 12
                  * Co-Medalist at Marana Regional with rounds of 72-63-66
                  *Two career tournament wins
                  *Ranked No. 18 in the latest PGA TOUR University rankings
 
3) Taishi Moto – Sophomore; Tokyo, Japan
                  *2025-26 scoring average: 70.45
                  *Became eligible to compete in January 2026
                  *Finished third at the Western Intercollegiate
                  *Tied for 11^th at the Marana Regional with scores of 69-67-70
                  *Finished inside the Top 20 in four of six tournaments this spring
 
4) William Wistrand – Freshman, Simrishamn, Sweden
                  *2025-26 scoring average: 71.59
                  *Second Team All-Big 12
                  *Finished 9^th at Big 12 Championship
                  *Earned a second place finish at the Cabo Collegiate
                  *Has five Top 10 finishes this season
 
5) Tianyi Xiong – Junior; Shenzhen, China
                  * 2025-26 scoring average: 72.44
                  *Posted season-best round of 67 at the Marana Regional
                  *Finished 15^th at the Western Intercollegiate
                  *Set the Arizona freshman single-round scoring record with a 63
                  *Seven rounds of 70 or better in the spring season
 
REGIONAL CHAMPS
Arizona posted a commanding win at the Marana Regional to advance to the NCAA Championship for the 31st time in program history.
 
It marked the eighth time in program history that the Wildcats won a regional title and the first time since 2022.
 
Arizona men's golf won it's only national championship in 1992 at the University of New Mexico Golf Course.
 
RECORD-SETTING REGIONAL
The Wildcats finished at 49-under par over the three rounds, one stroke shy of tying the school record for lowest tournament score to par.
 
In the second round of the regional, Arizona was 24-under par to set a program record for any round. The previous record was 21-under par.
 
Senior Zach Pollo carded a 9-under 63 in the second round of the regional, a career-best and one stroke shy of the lowest score in Arizona history.
 
IN THE RANKINGS
The Wildcats are ranked No. 12 in the most receng Scoreboard rankings distributed after the regionals. It is the highest ranking of the season for Arizona.
 
At the start of the 2025-26 season, Arizona was No. 24 and then fell to No. 30 at the end of the fall schedule before the strong spring saw the team shoot up the rankings.
 
SPRING SURGE
Arizona has three wins and two runner-up finishes in eight spring tournaments this year, including a second place showing at the Big 12 Championship prior to the win at regionals. Nationally, Arizona ranks inside the Top 10 when only looking at spring results.
 
ALL-BIG 12 HONORS
Filip Jakubcik - First Team
Zach Pollo - Second Team
William Wistrand - Second Team
 
HEAD-TO-HEAD AGAINST THE FIELD
A look at how Arizona has fared this year in tournaments against the other 29 teams that qualified for the NCAA Championship:
 
Arizona State: 4-2
Arkansas: 0-1
Arkansas State: 1-0
BYU: 2-1
Chattanooga: 1-0
Duke: 1-0
Florida : 1-1
Florida State: 1-0
Louisville: 0-1
LSU: 1-1
North Carolina: 1-2
Oklahoma: 1-1
Oklahoma State: 1-3
Ole Miss: 0-1
Pepperdine: 2-1
Southern Cal: 1-1
Stanford: 1-0-1
Tennessee: 0-1
Texas: 1-4
UCLA: 1-1-1
Vanderbilt: 1-0
 
ARIZONA REGIONAL CHAMPS
Below are the years that Arizona won their NCAA Regional to advance to the NCAA Championship since the regional format was introduced in 1989:
 
1989
1991
1992
1993
2000
2006
2022
2026
 
AT LA COSTA
Two members of the Wildcats team - Filip Jakubcik and Zach Pollo - have experience competing at La Costa prior to this week. Both were in the lineup in 2024
 
Filip Jakubcik
72-73-73-76=294 (+6); T-31
 
Zach Pollo
75-76-76-82=309 (+21); T-78

BIG 12 RUNNER-UP
At the Big 12 Championship at Prairie Dunes in Kansas, the Wildcats finished second to Oklahoma State despite entering the tournament as the No. 4 seed.
 
Filip Jakubcik led the way with a sixth-place finish at 3-under par, with freshman William Wistrand tied for 9th at Even par and senior Zach Pollo tied for 11th at 1-over par.
 
PGA TOUR "U" RANKINGS
In the latest PGA Tour University rankings released May 20, Filip Jakubcik checked in at No. 10 and Zach Pollo was just behind him at No. 22.
 
Arizona is one of five schools in the country to have multiple players inside the Top 25 of the PGA TOUR U rankings.
 
The player ranked No. 1 after the end of stroke play on June 1 earns their PGA TOUR card.
 
Players ranked 2-10 receive Korn Ferry Tour membership for the rest of 2026 while players ranked No. 11-25 receive PGA TOUR Americas membership for the remainder of 2026.