CARMEL, Calif. - No. 21 Santa Clara men's golf beat the darkness to get all 36 holes in on the opening day of the 2026 Preserve Golf Cub Collegiate, finishing the first two rounds 10-under par. The Broncos are currently tied for sixth, but things may change as a handful of teams will have to wrap up the second round first thing Tuesday morning. The final round will commence immediately after.
Newcomer
Jared Abercrombie had the best 36-hole outing of the day for the Broncos at 6-under 68-70--138, cracking into the top 10 in a tie for seventh.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Abercrombie opened the day 4-under par with a 68 in the first round. Starting on No. 11, he bogeyed his first two holes before bouncing back with an eagle on the par-5 13th and proceeded to make par or a birdie on all but one of the remaining 15 holes.
- Abercrombie once again had a solid front nine in the second round with five birdies, including three consecutive on Nos. 7-9 for a 2-under 70.
- J.P. Odland also shot under par in both rounds, beginning with a 2-under 70 that saw the Tiburon, Calif. product sink six birdies. He closed the day by shooting a bogey-free second round with one birdie on No. 8 to finish 3-under 141 and currently tied for 16th.
- Coming off his first collegiate victory, Emil Nielsen shot 1-under 143 where he is tied for 27th. He logged four birdies in the opening round, but a double-bogey and consecutive bogeys put him at even par for the round. The Massachusetts product then turned in his 12th round under par on the season with a 1-under 71 in the second round.
- Matt Robles shot par in both rounds to finish the day tied for 33rd. He had consecutive birdies on Nos. 4-5 in the first round and had four total birdies in the second time around to counter four bogeys.
- Tucker Sweeney shot back-to-back 74s (+2) and is tied for 58th.
- Max Margolis, playing as an individual, had an outstanding opening round at 3-under 69 with seven birdies. He was unable to finish the second round before darkness made conditions unplayable, and will have two holes to close out tomorrow morning.
- No. 33 BYU was unable to finish the second round as a team, but currently holds a four-stroke lead over Saint Mary's (-19) for the team lead.
- Saint Mary's' Sam Baumuller has a four-stroke lead individually at 13-under.
SANTA CLARA INDIVIDUALS:
| Place |
Player |
Score (To Par) |
| T7. |
Abercrombie |
68-70--138 (-6) |
| T16. |
Odland |
70-71--141 (-3) |
| T27. |
Nielsen |
72-71--143 (-1) |
| T33. |
Robles |
72-72--144 (E) |
| T58. |
Sweeney |
74-74--148 (+4) |
