Arizona Men’s Golf, ranked No. 21, starts their season at the Sahalee Players Championship this Saturday and Sunday. The tournament takes place at the famous Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington. This is the sixth year this event will be a collegiate event after being a popular amateur event for almost 30 years.
The Wildcats will tee off on Saturday at 7:58am (MST), and play 36 holes followed by the final round of 18 holes on Sunday.
Arizona Lineup
William Wistrand
Tasihi Moto
Tianyi Xiong
Jorge Sampedro
Matej Baca
Individual: Dillon Dean
News and Notes
Wistrand shot a +6 at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship last season
Moto finished tied for 3rd place at 2 tournaments last year
Tianyi shot 4-under par at the NCAA Marana regional last season
Sampedro will be making his Arizona debut coming over from UTRGV where he took home freshman of the year honors
Baca appeared in 4 tournaments last season posting a scoring average of 74.08
Dean posted a scoring average of 75.33 in the 2025-26 campaign
The Field
Arizona
Arizona State
California
Duke
Florida
Illinois
North Carolina
Oklahoma State
Pepperdine
San Diego State
UCLA
Washington
In the Rankings
GCAA: 24
Golf Channel: 21
Last Year at Sahalee
The Arizona men’s golf team finished seventh at the Sahalee Player Championship to open the 2025-26 season. Arizona’s 54-hole score of 888 was 24-over par. Dillon Dean finished tied for 17th shooting 3-over par. William Wistrand tied for 33rd and Tianyi Xiong tied for 65th place.