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Auburn Golf Secures Championship Spot, Finishes Third

5/20/2026

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Auburn Secures Spot

Auburn golf finished third at the NCAA Athens Regional, earning a spot in the NCAA Championship May 29 in Carlsbad.
The Tigers recorded a 22-under total, behind Vanderbilt’s 28-under and four ahead of Charleston’s 10-under.
Josiah Gilbert led with a 65 (-6) on Day 1 to finish at 9-under.
Coach Nick Clinard said the front-nine starts and missed putts need fixing, citing Jackson Koivun’s 67 (-4) and 70 (-1) while ill.

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Auburn Day Two

Auburn must finish in the top five after three days of stroke play to earn a berth in the NCAA Championship.
The Tigers will tee off at 8 a.m. ET (7 a.m. CT) on Tuesday, with groups starting roughly eleven minutes apart.
Auburn will retain its five-player lineup for day two despite Jackson Koivun’s illness.
The day-two order is Jake Albert, Cayden Pope, Logan Reilly, Koivun, then Josiah Gilbert.

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Auburn Secures Spot

Auburn golf finished third at the NCAA Athens Regional, earning a spot in the NCAA Championship May 29 in Carlsbad.
The Tigers recorded a 22-under total, behind Vanderbilt’s 28-under and four ahead of Charleston’s 10-under.
Josiah Gilbert led with a 65 (-6) on Day 1 to finish at 9-under.
Coach Nick Clinard said the front-nine starts and missed putts need fixing, citing Jackson Koivun’s 67 (-4) and 70 (-1) while ill.

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