SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara men's golf is set to begin the 2026-27 season on Monday and Tuesday with a trip to Chandler, Ariz. to take part in the Bomb Dart Birds Collegiate. It is the first of five events the Broncos are set to compete in over the course of the fall before the flip of the calendar. 

Entering their seventh season under the direction of Andrew Larkin, the Broncos are looking to continue their recent success that includes a trip to the NCAA Reno Regional in 2025. Santa Clara has posted the top two team scoring averages in program history over the last two years, tallying 283.72 strokes in 2025 and 284.58 strokes last year. The 2026-27 roster includes several key returners, including All-WCC performers J.P. Odland and Matt Robles.

Odland, a senior from TIburon, Calif., has put together one of the finest careers to date in program history, holding the second-lowest scoring average of 71.12 strokes and ranking top-five in program history in career top-10 finishes (11), top-20 finishes (16) and rounds under par (51). Robles is just behind his teammate on the all-time scoring average list at 71.29 strokes per round, and is coming off an outstanding sophomore campaign that saw the Downey, Calif., product average a team-best 71.06 strokes per round en route to honorable mention All-WCC honors. 

Other key returners include juniors Emil Nielsen and Jack Hayden, and sophomores Tucker Sweeney and Max Margolis. A pair of newcomers also figure to factor into the lineup early this season in the form of Cal Baptist transfer Jared Abercrombie, a first team All-WAC honoree in 2025-26, and true freshman Ryan Xie, 

Following their trip to Arizona, Santa Clara will take part in the Canadian Collegiate Invitational in Ontario (Sept. 13-15), the William H. Tucker Invitational (Sept. 25-26), the Saint Mary's Invitational (Oct. 19-21) and the Preserve Golf Club Collegiate (Oct. 26-27). Following winter break, the 2027 spring schedule will begin in January.