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CARLSBAD. Calif. — To those who follow college golf, the name Preston Stout shouldn't be unknown.
The junior at Oklahoma State has been one of the best amateurs in the world the past year. He won medalist honors at last year's U.S. Amateur in addition to a title at the Northeast Amateur. He was on the U.S. Walker Cup team and the World Amateur Team Championship squad.
Yet in college golf this year, Stout's excellence – four wins and coming into the national championship with a 69.08 stroke average – has been overshadowed due to the dominance of world No. 1 Jackson Koivun.
His latest achievement makes sure he garners the respect he deserves heading into his final summer of amateur golf.
Stout won the 2026 NCAA Men's Golf individual championship on Monday, capping off a dominating week at Omni La Costa with the biggest win of his career. Stout becomes the 10th NCAA individual champion from Oklahoma State and first since Matthew Wolff in 2019. His birdie on the 72nd hole game him a one-shot victory over Alabama sophomore William Jennings. Jennings had a par putt on his final hole to force a playoff but missed, giving Stout the title.
With the win, Stout earns exemptions into the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and the 2027 Masters, given he remains an amateur. It also gets him closer to a PGA Tour card, which he could earn by finishing No. 1 in the PGA Tour University Class of 2027 rankings following this tournament in a year's time.
And as it stands, the defending national champions also have the new NCAA medalists. On Tuesday, Stout and the Cowboys will begin their quest to go back-to-back, trying to do so for the first time since Alabama in 2013-14.
After opening with a 1-over 73, Stout shot 67, 65 and 69 to close out his national title. His 7-under performance on Sunday included an eagle on the par-5 10th and no bogeys. Then in the final round Monday, he added four more birdies on the front nine and was 5 under thru 10 holes before a bogey on the difficult par-3 12th. Two more bogeys down the stretch had him standing on the 18th tee tied with Jennings, but a closing birdie was enough to hold off the chasing pack.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Oklahoma State's Preston Stout wins 2026 NCAA golf individual title
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The junior at Oklahoma State has been one of the best amateurs in the world the past year. He won medalist honors at last year's U.S. Amateur in addition to a title at the Northeast Amateur. He was on the U.S. Walker Cup team and the World Amateur Team Championship squad.
Yet in college golf this year, Stout's excellence – four wins and coming into the national championship with a 69.08 stroke average – has been overshadowed due to the dominance of world No. 1 Jackson Koivun.
His latest achievement makes sure he garners the respect he deserves heading into his final summer of amateur golf.
Stout won the 2026 NCAA Men's Golf individual championship on Monday, capping off a dominating week at Omni La Costa with the biggest win of his career. Stout becomes the 10th NCAA individual champion from Oklahoma State and first since Matthew Wolff in 2019. His birdie on the 72nd hole game him a one-shot victory over Alabama sophomore William Jennings. Jennings had a par putt on his final hole to force a playoff but missed, giving Stout the title.
With the win, Stout earns exemptions into the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and the 2027 Masters, given he remains an amateur. It also gets him closer to a PGA Tour card, which he could earn by finishing No. 1 in the PGA Tour University Class of 2027 rankings following this tournament in a year's time.
And as it stands, the defending national champions also have the new NCAA medalists. On Tuesday, Stout and the Cowboys will begin their quest to go back-to-back, trying to do so for the first time since Alabama in 2013-14.
After opening with a 1-over 73, Stout shot 67, 65 and 69 to close out his national title. His 7-under performance on Sunday included an eagle on the par-5 10th and no bogeys. Then in the final round Monday, he added four more birdies on the front nine and was 5 under thru 10 holes before a bogey on the difficult par-3 12th. Two more bogeys down the stretch had him standing on the 18th tee tied with Jennings, but a closing birdie was enough to hold off the chasing pack.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Oklahoma State's Preston Stout wins 2026 NCAA golf individual title
Continue reading...
