Live Scoring >>><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\nCARLSBAD, Calif.\u00a0\u2013 Long Beach State graduate student and Big West individual medalist Steen Zeman capped his collegiate career with a third-round 74\u00a0at the 2026 NCAA Division I Men\u2019s Golf Championships from Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zeman put together a 54-hole total of 3-over 220 (76-70-74) to finish tied for 72nd\u00a0on the individual leaderboard.\u00a0Sunday\u2019s round saw three birdies, including one on the 10th\u00a0hole to open the day, and back-to-back red numbers on holes 4 and 5.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zeman stands as\u00a0the first Big West men\u2019s individual to advance to the NCAA Championships final site since 2019 (Zach Smith, UC Santa Barbara) and the first Long Beach State individual since 2012 (Philip Chian). Including the recent successes on the women\u2019s side, this marks four straight seasons that a Big West golfer or team has\u00a0advanced through regional play to\u00a0represent\u00a0the conference on the national stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The top 15 teams and nine individuals on non-advancing teams advance to one final round of stroke play to be contested on Monday to\u00a0determine\u00a0an individual champion. Then the field will be trimmed\u00a0to the top eight teams who will be placed into a match play bracket to crown a team champion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
After 54 holes, Oklahoma State\u2019s Preston Stout has a one-stroke lead over the field after putting together an impressive\u00a0bogey-free\u00a0round of 7-under 65 that included\u00a0an opening round eagle and five birdies. The team lead belongs to Auburn at an aggregate score of 22-under\u00a0842, with host\u00a0Texas three strokes behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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