Sautron Shines in Opening Round at NCAA Regional

Rudy Sautron opened his appearance at the NCAA Marana Regional with a 69 (-3) to sit in a tie for sixth place in an 89-player field after Monday's first round.

Sautron, a junior from Reunion Island, France, posted the day's best score from a player outside of a team lineup at the regional, just ahead of UTEP's Dylan Teeter who managed a 70 (-2) on the 7,317-yard layout at The Gallery Golf Club North Course.

Sautron got off to a solid start with five straight pars before recording his first of five birdies on the day on the 553-yard, par-5 fifth hole. After a par on No. 7, he added back-to-back birdies on the eighth and ninth holes to make the turn at 33 (-3). He opened the back with three consecutive pars, before his only blemish of the day with a double-bogey on the par-4 13th hole. He responded with birdies on No. 15 and No. 17 to end the day at 69.

The hosts from No. 18 Arizona and defending national champion and No. 5 Oklahoma State were tied for the team lead at 277 (-11) after the first 18 holes of competition. No. 8 LSU sits in third at 279 (-9), followed by Arkansas State (281) and Duke (282). Alabama enters Tuesday's second round in sixth place at 286 (-2).

The top five teams and the top individual from a non-advancing team from each of the six NCAA Regionals (Athens, Bermuda Run, Bryan, Columbus, Corvallis, Marana) will advance to the NCAA Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. (May 29-June 3).

The NCAA Marana Regional continues Tuesday with the second round beginning with tee times at 9 a.m. (CT). Live scoring is available at Huskers.com and live video stream is available to subscribers of Babygrande Golf.

NCAA Men's Golf Marana Regional
The Gallery Golf Club (North Course - Par 72, 7,317 Yards)
Marana, Arizona
May 18-20, 2026

Individual Leaders (First Round)
T1. William Love, Duke - 65 (-7)
T1. Cole Kirby, Arkansas State - 65 (-7)
T3. Filip Jakubcik, Arizona - 67 (-5)
T3. Preston Stout, Oklahoma State - 67 (-5)
T3. Williams Jennings, Alabama - 67 (-5)
T6. Jay Mendell, LSU - 69 (-3)
T6. Westy McCabe, West Virginia - 69 (-3)
T6. William Wistrand, Arizona - 69 (-3)
T6. Rudy Sautron, Nebraska (IND) - 69 (-3)
T6. Thomas Schmidt, Arkansas State - 69 (-3)
T6. Taishi Moto, Arizona - 69 (-3)
T6. Alvaro Pastor, Tarleton State - 69 (-3)
T6. Eric Lee, Oklahoma State - 69 (-3)
T6. Noah McWilliams, LSU - 69 (-3)

Team Leaders (First Round)
T1. Arizona - 277 (-11)
T1. Oklahoma State - 277 (-11)
3. LSU - 279 (-9)
4. Arkansas State - 281 (-7)
5. Duke - 282 (-6)
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6. Alabama - 286 (-2)
7. Tarleton State - 291 (+3)
T8. Clemson - 292 (+4)
T8. Saint Mary's (Calif.) - 292 (+4)
10. West Virginia - 294 (+6)
11. Florida Gulf Coast - 297 (+9)
12. San Diego State - 299 (+11)
13. Iona - 302 (+14)
14. North Dakota State - 303 (+15)

NCAA Marana Regional Individuals
T6. Rudy Sautron, Nebraska - 69 (-3)
T15. Dylan Teeter, UTEP - 70 (-2)
T46. Javier Delgadillo, New Mexico State - 75 (+3)
T53. Trevor Algya, Loyola Marymount - 76 (+4)
T65. Veikka Viskari, Missouri - 78 (+6)