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Nebraska’s Rudy Sautron became the first Husker men’s golfer since 2017 to earn an NCAA Regional berth when the field for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Golf Regional Championships were announced live on the Golf Channel on Wednesday, May 6.
Sautron, a junior from Reunion Island, France, who became the first Husker in history to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors earlier Wednesday, heard his name called as one of 45 individuals to be selected for NCAA Regional play. He will be one of five individuals in the Marana Regional at The Gallery Golf Club in Marana, Ariz., where he will compete Monday, May 18 through Wednesday, May 20.
Sautron became the first Husker men’s golfer since Michael Colgate in 2017 to qualify for NCAA Regional play. Sautron joins Brandon Crick (2010), Andrew Wyatt (2011) and Scott Willman (2012) as Husker NCAA Regional qualifiers since 2010.
Sautron will be part of the 14-team field that includes defending national champion Oklahoma State along with LSU, Arizona, Alabama, Duke, Clemson, San Diego State, Arkansas State, West Virginia, Florida Gulf Coast, Saint Mary’s (Calif.), Tarleton State, North Dakota State and Iona, along with individuals Dylan Teeter (UTEP), Trevor Algya (Loyola Marymount), Veikka Viskari (Missouri) and Javier Delgadiollo (New Mexico State).
The top five teams and the top individual from a non-advancing team at each regional will advance to the NCAA Championships at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. (May 29-June 3).
