LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas men's golf team jumped into the Division 1 Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll, fresh off a tie for fifth at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament. Kansas ranks 19th in the poll after receiving votes last week.
The Jayhawks performance at the Big 12 Match Play started with a tie against Baylor 2.5-2.5 in pool play, before finishing pool play with back-to-back victories against West Virginia, 3-2, and TCU, 3.5-1.5. Kansas finished the tournament with a win over Arizona 3.5-1.5 in bracket play to secure its third top five finish through four events.
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Jamie Bermel's team is now ranked ahead of conference foe BYU, No. 25, while other Big 12 conference teams Oklahoma State, No. 3, Texas Tech, No. 5, and Arizona State, No. 17, are also in the national poll.
Kansas has gotten off to a hot start this season, recording two wins at the NY Harbor Cup in Bayonne, New Jersey, and the Windon Memorial Classic in Lake Forest, Michigan. This is the first time since the 2021-22 season that the Jayhawks have recorded multiple wins in a season.
Sophomore Arthur Cariler has led the way for the Jayhawks in the early season. Carlier won his first collegiate event this season at the NY Harbor Cup, and has finished inside the top 20 in all individual events he's competed in. Carlier was named the Big 12 Golfer of the Month in September.
Kansas is back on the road this weekend and will compete in the Quail Valley Invitational from Oct. 18-19 in Vero Beach, Florida.