Kansas Men’s Golf Concludes 2026 Season at NCAA Athens Regional

Monday, May 18

Athens, Ga.

University of Kansas

NCAA Athens Regionals

Photo by: Ryan Weaver 2025

Kansas Men’s Golf Concludes 2026 Season at NCAA Athens Regional

5/20/2026 3:29:00 PM | Men's Golf

Team Results Individual Results

ATHENS, Ga. – The Kansas Jayhawks finished tied for 11th place at the NCAA Athens Regional, which concluded on Wednesday at the University of Georgia Golf Course.

The Jayhawks were under par for the second straight day, shooting a seven-under par 277 on Wednesday after going eight-under with a 276 in the second round. Kansas tied for 11th place with Illinois after both teams carded a 54-hole team score of 845, finishing seven-under par for the tournament. Kansas reached NCAA Regionals for the 10th straight year in 2026, extending a program record while also recording the 26th NCAA Regional appearance in program history.

"We really had it going today in our first nine holes, but then it stalled out on the back nine," Kansas coach Jamie Bermel said. "After struggling in the first round, we got behind the eight ball and it's hard to make up those strokes going against the type of competition you see in a regional field."

Freshman Arthur Carlier led the way for the Jayhawks throughout the tournament. Carlier finished with a scores of 71-68-69 (-5) and tied for 14th place individually. This marks Carlier's sixth top 20 finish of the season.

Junior Will Baker had a strong finish to the tournament and finished with scores of 77-68-69 (+1). Baker recorded his last two rounds under par and tallied 12 birdies to go along with two rounds in the 60s. Baker finished the tournament tied for 42nd place individually.

Senior Luke Honner put together a strong finish to his Jayhawk career and recorded back-to-back rounds in the 60's to finish the tournament. Honner finished with scores of 77-69-69 (+2) and tied for 47th place individually.

Sophomore Hartej Grewal put together his best round of the tournament in round three on Wednesday, tallying three birdies and finishing at 1-under. Grewal carded scores of 74-72-70 (+3) and tied for 49th place individually.

Senior Will King competed in the first round of the tournament and finished with a 70 (-1) before being scratched from the lineup the final two rounds due to injury. King was replaced in the lineup by junior Max Jelinek, who shot round of 71-74 (+3) to close out the tournament.

"Overall, I'd say we had a fairly solid season and I'm proud of all the guys," Bermel added. "I'd like to give a huge shoutout to our seniors, who not only were great players but great representatives of our program and KU."

Vanderbilt won the event at 824 (-28) and qualified for the NCAA Championship, the rest of the qualifiers include Louisville at 26-under, Auburn at 22-under, BYU at 20-under, and Georgia at 19-under to round out the top five and NCAA Championship qualifiers.