UTEP Advances to Match Play as No. 1 Seed at CUSA Men’s Golf Championship, Wednesday

#1 UTEP takes on #4 MTSU on ESPN+ at 8 a.m. CT/7 a.m. MDT on Thursday

4/29/2026 7:32:00 PM

RD 3 RESULTS | COMBINED RESULTS

TEXARKANA, Ark. – UTEP (-31) captured the No. 1 seed, beating out rival NM State (-29) by two strokes following the final round in stroke play at the 2026 Conference USA Men's Golf Championship at Texarkana Country Club (par 72 | 6,969 yards) on Wednesday afternoon.

The Miners will be the No. 1 seed and will face No. 4 Middle Tennessee in Thursday's semifinal match play at 8 a.m. CT/7 MDT on ESPN+. It's the first time since 2017 that UTEP is the No. 1 seed, when the Miners won the CUSA title. This will also mark the third consecutive season UTEP advances to match play after back-to-back runner-up finishes.

No. 2 NM State is squaring off against No. 3 Liberty in the other semifinal. The championship final will tee off at 1 p.m. CT/Noon MDT on ESPN+.

The Miners (279-271-283—833) shot 5-under par 283 in the third round to maintain their first-place status. The Aggies (279-277-279—835) shot 9-under on the day and finished as the No. 2 seed. Liberty 284-286-277—847), which started the day in fifth, moved up two spots to tie for third after shooting a field-best 11-under. The Flames will be the third seed against the Aggies. Middle Tennessee (291-278-278—847) shot 10-under par to maintain its match-play status.

UTEP led the field on par 4s at 17-under (3.89 avg.). The Miners recorded a tournament-best in birdies (61) and pars (180). The Miners had the fewest bogeys with 28.

Dylan Teeter, Alexandre Godin and Patrick Foley earned All-CUSA Tournament honors following their performances.

Teeter (69-63-73—207) dropped a spot and finished tied for second with two other players. Teeter shot a career-low 63 on Tuesday, but came up with a 73 in the third after bogeying a few holes. Overall, Teeter tallied 13 birdies during stroke play.

Alexandre Godin (68-69-70—207) tied with Teeter after firing 2-under par 70 in round three. Godin birdied holes seven and 16 with no bogeys on the day. Godin totaled 12 birdies.

Patrick Foley (69-68-71—208) dropped three spots after shooting 1-under and placing tied for fifth overall. Foley finished with a team-most 14 birdies (t-3^rd in the field).

Marc Keller (72-71-70—213) moved up a spot to 18^th overall after a 2-under par effort. Keller tallied 11 birdies overall. On Wednesday, he penciled a trio of birdies to only one bogey.

Braden Smith (71-71-72—214) fell five spots and tied for 19^th. Smith registered 11 birdies.

NM State's Javier Delgadillo (71-66-68—205) won the individual title at 11-under par, after shooting 4-under on the day. His teammate Mateo Payan (67-70-70—207) finished tied for second with Teeter and Godin.

COMING THURSDAY – MATCH PLAY
Match play semifinals are Thursday, April 30, at 8 a.m. CT/7 MDT, while the finals will be played later in the day, starting at 1 p.m. CT/Noon MDT. The final will be streamed on ESPN+.

CUSA MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
LIVE RESULTS: https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/241762/scoring/round
ESPN+ Links: Semifinals | Finals

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