Rudy Sautron, Caden Mickelson and Jackson Benge all produced top-25 finishes to lead the Nebraska men’s golf team to a tie for fifth at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, N.C., Sunday.
The Huskers put together three solid rounds to close at 838 (-2), match No. 42 UNC Wilmington. Nebraska finished just six strokes back of No. 29 Texas A&M, which took fourth at 832 (-8). The hosts from No. 11 North Carolina ran away with the team title at 808 (-32). No. 27 Duke finished second at 828 (-12), 20 strokes behind the Tar Heels.
The Big Red picked up several quality wins in the tournament, defeating No. 55 Houston (858) by 20 strokes, while adding top-100 wins over No. 71 Elon, No. 80 East Tennessee State and No. 100 Campbell.
Sautron and Mickelson led the Huskers by tying for 14th with 54-hole totals of 208 (-2) on the par-70, 7,020-yard layout of the Finley Golf Club. Sautron strung together rounds of 69, 70 and 69 to solidify his position for a potential NCAA Regional berth.
Mickelson, a freshman from Kansas City, Mo., opened with back-to-back rounds of 68 (-2), before closing with a final-round 72.
Benge, a sophomore from Omaha, continued his solid second season at Nebraska by tying for 25th at 211 (+1) with rounds of 72, 69 and 70.
Fellow sophomore Brodie Cunningham (Glasgow, Scotland) added a 213 (+3) with rounds of 71, 72 and 70 to tie for 33rd in the 87-player field.
Redshirt junior Evan McDermott rounded out the Husker lineup by tying for 58th with rounds of 70, 73 and 75 to close at 218 (+8).
North Carolina’s Niall Sheils Donegan captured medalist honors with a three-round score of 198 (-12), while Tar Heel teammate Grant Roscich finished second at 200 (-10). Duke’s Bryan Kim rounded out the top three at 202 (-8).
Nebraska will return to action at the 2026 Big Ten Championship in North Plains, Ore. (May 1-3).
Tar Heel Intercollegiate
April 11-12, 2026
Finley Golf Club (Par 70, 7,020 Yards)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Final Team Results
1. #11 North Carolina – 267-264-277=808 (-32)
2. #27 Duke – 277-273-278=828 (-12)
3. North Carolina (B) – 276-272-281=829 (-11)
4. #29 Texas A&M – 274-277-281=832 (-8)
T5. #88 Nebraska – 278-279-281=838 (-2)
T5. #42 UNC Wilmington – 281-278-279=838 (-2)
7. #80 East Tennessee State – 279-280-283=842 (+2)
8. UCF – 281-283-287=851 (+11)
9. #71 Elon – 279-282-293=854 (+14)
T10. Kennesaw State – 288-285-283=856 (+16)
T10. Florida Atlantic – 284-280-292=856 (+16)
12. #55 Houston – 282-280-296=858 (+18)
13. #100 Campbell -…
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