AMHERST, Va. — The sixth-ranked LSU men’s golf team put together its best round of the rain-soaked 2025 NCAA Amherst Regional on Wednesday, but the Tigers came up short of advancing to the NCAA championships.
LSU, the top seed in the 13-team field, shot a final-round 1-under par 279 to cut a seven-stroke deficit to two late in Round 3 at the par-70 Poplar Grove Golf Club, but the Tigers were unable to crack the top 5 which moved on to the NCAA championships. LSU finished ninth at 14-over 854, five strokes behind fifth-place Pepperdine (9-over 849) in a tightly contested race to the finish.
“It’s not the way we wanted to end the season, and now how we saw it ending,” first-year LSU coach Jake Amos said. “We have had a great year. This week won’t define what we’ve achieved this season. I’m proud of how much effort and energy the team has put into moving this program in the right direction for years to come.”
Freshman Arni Sveinsson led the Tigers with a 4-under-par 66 on Wednesday, finishing in a tie for fourth individually at 4-under 206. Sveinsson missed individual advancement to the NCAA championships by one stroke, as the spot was claimed by Texas State individual qualifier Sakke Siltala who tied for second at 5-under 205.
Oklahoma finished first in the regional, while Vanderbilt's Jackson Van Paris took medalist honors.
