Razorbacks Earn Top Seed to NCAA Corvallis Regional
FAYETTEVILLE – For the first time in program history, the Arkansas men’s golf program will be a #1 seed at an NCAA Regional, it was announced today by the NCAA on GOLF Channel. The sixth-ranked Razorbacks will play in the 13-team NCAA Corvallis Regional, hosted by Oregon State and the Trysting Tree Golf Club, May 18-20.
Arkansas is playing in its 18th straight NCAA Regional. In the 37 NCAA Regionals contested since its inception in 1989, the Razorbacks have now been represented at 36, 32 times as a team and four times with an individual.
The 13-team Corvallis Regional field has four of the nation’s top 20 teams, including top-seeded Arkansas (#6), second-seeded Texas Tech (#7), third-seeded Oklahoma (#17) and fourth-seed Charlotte (#19). Rounding out the field – in order of seeding – are UCLA (#30), Notre Dame (#31), San Diego (#42), Purdue (#43), Georgia Southern (#56), Oregon State (#60), Liberty (#80), Xavier (#93) and Sacramento State (#151). The Corvallis Regional will additionally have 10 individuals.
Arkansas has only played three of the 13 Corvallis Regional teams during the season, facing #2 seed Texas Tech three times (1-2-0, #3 seed Oklahoma three times (1-1-1) and #14 seed Xavier (1-0-0). Xavier is 1 f 5 teams in the Regional that won its conference tournament and is joined by Charlotte (American Athletic), UCLA (Big Ten), Liberty (Conference USA and Sacramento State (Big Sky).
Overall, the SEC landed four of the six #1 seeds got 15 of its 16 teams in the NCAA field. The #1 seeds from the SEC include overall top-seed Auburn, #2 overall seed Florida, #4 overall seed Texas and #6 overall seed Arkansas.
For the Razorbacks in 2025-26:
• posted an overall record of 107-23-3
• was 26-102-3 (.671) vs SEC teams and 27-15-2 (.571) vs current top 25 teams
• faced 47 of the 81 teams in the 2026 NCAA Regional field and posted a record of 61-23-3 (.718)
• won three times, the most since 2011-12 (7)
• had a winning percentage of .818, the best since 2011-12 (.885)
• posted a stroke average of 280.27, the best by nearly three strokes over the current UA record (282.97 in 2023-24)
The top five teams from each of the six NCAA Regionals – as well as the highest placing individual not on an advancing team – will go on to compete for the NCAA Championships, May 29-June 3 in Carlsbad, Calif., at Omni La Costa – Champions Course.
Arkansas has been a #2 seed four times (2009, 2012, 2013 and 2024). The Hogs being ranked sixth ties for the team’s highest ranking going into a Regional as the Razorbacks were also #6 in 2012.
The Razorbacks won the 1991 NCAA Central Regional and have seven runner-up finishes to their credit.
Arkansas has advanced from a Regional to the NCAA Championship 20 times as well as four additional times when just an individual advanced.
2026 NCAA Corvallis Regional
Dates: May 18-20 (Mon.-Wed.)
Host: Oregon State
Location: Corvallis, Ore. || Trysting Tree Golf Club
Par: 71 || Yards: 7,384 yards
Field Listed by Seed (national rank):
1 ARKANSAS (#6)
2 Texas Tech (#7)
3 Oklahoma (#17)
4 Charlotte (#19)
5 UCLA (#30)
6 Notre Dame (#31)
7 San Diego (#42)
8 Purdue (#43)
9 Georgia Southern (#56)
10 Oregon State (#60)
11 Liberty (#80)
12 Xavier (#93)
13 Sacramento State (#151)
Corvallis Regional Individuals:
Sam Renner, Washington State
Avinash Iyer, San Jose State
Finn Koelle, Washington
Jacob Goode, Washington
Emil Borrestuen Herstad, Washington
Keshav Mungali, San Jose State
Ivan Barahona, San Jose State
Alex Lindstrom, Kansas State
Dylan Boenning, Washington State
Gustav Liljeberg, Oral Roberts
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