University of North Carolina Athletics

Men's Golf T6 After NCAA Championship Round One
May 29, 2026 | Men's Golf
North Carolina's Carson Bertagnole and Niall Sheils Donegan both shot 3-under-par 69s to lead the Tar Heels to a tie for sixth place after round one of the 2026 NCAA Men's Championship on the North Course at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
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Carolina shot 1-under 287, one of nine teams in the field of 30 to finish under par.
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The Tar Heels also counted an even-par 72 by Sihan Sandhu and a 77 by Grant Roscich.
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UCLA is the leader after 18 holes at 8 under par. Auburn is in second place at 6 under, Pepperdine is third at 3 under, Duke and San Diego are tied for fourth at 2 under and UNC, Arizona, Texas and Vanderbilt are tied for sixth.
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Bertagnole and Sheils Donegan are tied for ninth in the individual standings, three strokes behind the leaders, Ian Maspat (San Diego), Connor Williams (Arizona State) and William Jennings (Alabama).
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The Tar Heels play in the morning wave on Saturday in the second round.
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Carolina shot 1-under 287, one of nine teams in the field of 30 to finish under par.
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The Tar Heels also counted an even-par 72 by Sihan Sandhu and a 77 by Grant Roscich.
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UCLA is the leader after 18 holes at 8 under par. Auburn is in second place at 6 under, Pepperdine is third at 3 under, Duke and San Diego are tied for fourth at 2 under and UNC, Arizona, Texas and Vanderbilt are tied for sixth.
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Bertagnole and Sheils Donegan are tied for ninth in the individual standings, three strokes behind the leaders, Ian Maspat (San Diego), Connor Williams (Arizona State) and William Jennings (Alabama).
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The Tar Heels play in the morning wave on Saturday in the second round.
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