Courtesy of San Diego State Athletics

MARANA, Ariz. — Senior Tyler Kowack (San Diego/Canyon Crest Academy) carded a 2-under-par 70 to pace the San Diego State men’s golf team on the first day of the NCAA Marana Regional Monday in Marana, Arizona.

Kowack, who last week was named to his third consecutive all-Mountain West team, sits in a tie for 15th out of 75 golfers on the par-72, 7,317-yard The Gallery Golf Club after the first round. After bogeying the par-4, 422-yard second hole, Kowack sank three birdies the rest of the way without a bogey for his 70. He’s the only Aztec under par.

Sophomore Harry Takis (Brisbane, Australia), meanwhile, shot a 1-over 73 and is tied for 32nd. Takis, the fourth-ranked player in the latest Scoreboard powered by clippd computer rankings who was chosen as the MW Golfer of the Year last week, had four birdies and five bogeys in the round.

Junior Nathan Sampson (Temecula, Calif.) carded a 5-over 77 and is in a tie for 57th. Sampson was 6-over through 10 holes but regrouped with seven straight pars before birdieing the par-4, 435-yard 18th.

Sophomore Kai Hirayama (Arcadia, Calif.) birdied the final two holes for a 79 and is tied for 70th, while redshirt junior Dylan Oyama’s (Carlsbad, Calif./Pacific Ridge HS) 82 is 74th.

Arkansas State’s Cole Kirby and Duke’s William Love share the individual lead after matching 65s, two shots ahead of Arizona’s Filip Jakubcik, Alabama’s William Jennings and Oklahoma State’s Preston Stout, each who are at -5.

San Diego State, which entered as the No. 7 seed in the region and ranked 41st nationally, is in 12th place in the 14-team field at 11-over 299, two shots back of Florida Gulf Coast (+9). No. 5 Oklahoma State, and tournament host and No. 18 Arizona lead at -11, while No. 8 LSU (-9), No. 44 Arkansas State (-7) and No. 29 Duke (-6) round out the top 5.

SDSU’s second round of the three-day tournament begins at 7:55 a.m. PT Tuesday.

NCAA Marana Regional
Day 1 of 3 Results – May 18, 2026
The Gallery G.C. – Marana, Ariz.
Par 72, 7,317 Yards

Team Standings
T1. No. 5 Oklahoma State…277 (-11)
T1. No. 18 Arizona…277 (-11)
3. No. 8 LSU…279 (-9)
4. No. 44 Arkansas State…281 (-7)
5. No. 29 Duke…282 (-6)
————————————— (top 5 advance to NCAA Championship May 29-June 3, at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California)
6. No. 20 Alabama…286 (-2)
7. Tarleton State…291 (+3)
T8. No. 33 Clemson…292 (+4)
T8. St. Mary’s…292 (+4)
10. West Virginia…294 (+6)
11. Florida Gulf Coast…297 (+9)
12. No. 41 San Diego State…299 (+11)
13. Iona…302 (+14)
14. North Dakota State…303 (+15)

Individual Leaders (Top 5 of 75 players + SDSU)
T1. Cole Kirby (Arkansas State)…65 (-7)
T1. William Love (Duke)…65 (-7)
T3. Filip Jakubcik (Arizona)…67 (-5)
T3. William Jennings (Alabama)…67 (-5)
T3. Preston Stout (Oklahoma State)…67 (-5)
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T15. Tyler Kowack (San Diego State)…70 (-2)
T32. Harry Takis (San Diego State)…73 (+1)
T57. Nathan Sampson (San Diego State)…77 (+5)
T70. Kai Hiryama (San Diego State)…79 (+7)
74. Dylan Oyama (San Diego State)…82 (+10)