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Santa Clara Men's Golf

#22
WCCMen's · 2026–27

2026–27 season so far

5 events
Events won
1
4 top-3 finishes
Schedule
#48
strength of schedule
Events
5
played this season
Avg points
53.77
Clippd rating

Road to the 2027 NCAA Championship

Projected · updates weekly
  1. 1 (still to come)
    Conference championship · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027
    WCC Championship
    Pumpkin Ridge GC, North Plains, OR
  2. 2 (still to come)
    NCAA Regional · May 2027 · projected
    Loudon Regional
    host Tennessee · Loudon, TN
    Overall
    #22 seed
    In regional
    #4 seed
    Bid
    Automatic
    Travel
    2,073 mi
    +3 time zones
    Projection from this week's rankings; it switches to the committee's field on selection day.
  3. 3 (still to come)
    NCAA Championship · May 2027
    Advance from your regional to get here

Geography

Loudon Regional — Tennessee, Loudon, TNSanta Clara
homeLoudontime zones2,073 mi (+3 time zones)

Season by season

SeasonRankRecordConferenceRegionalNCAA
2026–27#22 now53-9-2WCC · Apr 30 – May 2, 2027Loudon (proj.)May 2027
2025–26#91 final79-81-1—Did not appearDid not qualify
2024–25— ——12thDid not qualify
2023–24— ——Did not appearDid not qualify
2022–23— ——Did not appearDid not qualify

Program history

Regional apps
3
Top 43% of D1
Active streak: 0
Longest streak: 1
Advanced
0
Top 31% of D1
Regional wins
0
Top 15% of D1
Best regional
#11
Top 41% of D1
NCAA apps
0
NCAA wins
0
NCAA best
—
Match-play
0

Program arc

Program arc — best regional finish per year (1989-2026)1st5thAdvance cut198920082026
Line: regional finish (lower = better)·regional win

Year-by-year regionals

= advanced to Nationals.= did not make Regionals.# = Regional seed, expected to advance.# = underdog.

Regional performance

Regional titles
0
3 appearances
Avg committee seed
11.3
across 3 seeded years
Best Regional SG
-2.4
2018 · Raleigh
Beat the seed
0×
Finished better than seeded
Advanced as underdog
0×
Advanced to NCAAs unexpectedly based on seeding
Seeded years
3
Seeding data available: 2002-present
Team
Single round
Score
276(-8)·2018 R1
280(-4)·2018 R3
285(-3)·2006 R3
To par
-8(276)·2018 R1
-4(280)·2018 R3
-3(285)·2006 R3
36-Hole
Score
566(-2)·2018
591(+15)·2006
598(+22)·2025
To par
-2(566)·2018
+15(591)·2006
+22(598)·2025
54-Hole
Score
846(-6)·2018
876(+12)·2006
893(+29)·2025
To par
-6(846)·2018
+12(876)·2006
+29(893)·2025
Individual
Single round
Score
65(-6)·2018 R1
Jack Avrit
67(-5)·2023 R3
Julien Paltrinieri
68(-4)·2006 R3
Eric Lillibridge
68(-2)·2017 R2
Hayden Shieh
68(-3)·2018 R1
Zack Kaneshiro
68(-3)·2018 R3
Zack Kaneshiro
68(-3)·2018 R2
Hayden Shieh
To par
-6(65)·2018 R1
Jack Avrit
-5(67)·2023 R3
Julien Paltrinieri
-4(68)·2006 R3
Eric Lillibridge
36-Hole
Score
139(-3)·2018
Hayden Shieh
139(-3)·2018
Jack Avrit
141(-1)·2021
Matt McCarty
To par
-3(139)·2018
Hayden Shieh
-3(139)·2018
Jack Avrit
-1(141)·2021
Matt McCarty
54-Hole
Score
210(-3)·2021
Matt McCarty
211(-2)·2018
Zack Kaneshiro
212(-1)·2018
Hayden Shieh
To par
-3(210)·2021
Matt McCarty
-2(214)·2006
Eric Lillibridge
-2(211)·2018
Zack Kaneshiro
Seed breakdown
Seed 1
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 2
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 3
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 4
0 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 5–8
1 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced
Seed 9+
2 entries
0 wins · 0 advanced

NGINGI Results

2023
T12
+26
Current-season data from NCAA rankings · Regional history 1989–2026.