{"id":291419,"date":"2026-06-01T05:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291419\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T05:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:16:07","slug":"whaley-advances-to-final-round-of-stroke-play-at-ncaa-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/291419\/","title":{"rendered":"Whaley Advances to Final Round of Stroke Play at NCAA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

CARLSBAD, Calif. –\u00a0 Florida State junior Jack Whaley<\/a> advanced to the final round of stroke play at the 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday, which is being held at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa.
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\nIn the second round on Saturday, Whaley shot 4-under, 68 to move into the top 20 on the leaderboard.
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\nStarting in the afternoon off the first tee, Whaley was even on the first nine holes.\u00a0 After making the turn, Whaley made birdie on the 10th to move to 5-under for the tournament, however he slipped back to 2-under after a tough stretch on holes 13 and 14.
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\nNeeding a birdie to get back into an advancing spot, Whaley delivered on the 16th to move up to 3-under.\u00a0
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\nOn the 18th, Whaley took a stroke after his tee shot landed out of bounds, but regained composure and hit his third shot on the par-five, six feet from the hole. He was able to save par and claim a spot in Monday’s final as one of the top nine individuals from a non-advancing team. \u00a0He will tee off at 3:31 p.m. ET from the 10th hole.
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\nWhaley finished the day 1-over, 73 and is 3-under, 213. Monday’s round can be viewed on the Golf Channel and live scoring on Monday will be available on Scoreboard.<\/a>
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\nJack Bigham<\/a> closed out his career with a round of even par, 72, matching his round from Saturday.
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\nPatrick McCann<\/a> also finished out his career shooting 4-over, 76, while Carson Brewer<\/a> was 7-over, 79 for the day.
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\nThe No. 23 Seminoles, who earned a sixth straight bid to the NCAA Championship, finished the tournament 30th at 35-over, 899 after shooting 12-over, 300 on Sunday.
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\nFor more information on Florida State men’s golf, visit Instagram (fsumensgolf), X (FSUGolf) and Facebook (FSUMensGolf).
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\nFlorida State
\nT18. Jack Whaley<\/a> \u2013 72, 68, 73
\nT109. Jack Bigham<\/a> \u2013 80, 72, 72
\nT141. Carson Brewer<\/a> \u2013 77, 75, 79
\n150. Patrick McCann<\/a> \u2013 82, 77, 76
\n151. Wilmer Edero<\/a> \u2013 78, 82, 82<\/p>\n

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