Monday, May 18
Athens, Ga.
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University of Louisville
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NCAA Regional
Cards Lead the NCAA Athens Regional After First Round
May 18, 2026 | Men's Golf
Louisville sets program record for single-round NCAA Regional score with a 10-under-par 274.
ATHENS, Ga. – The University of Louisville men's golf team carded its best round in NCAA Regional history with a 10-under-par 274 in the first round of the NCAA Athens Regional, claiming the top spot on the leaderboard. This marks the lowest single-round and lowest score-to-par in a regional in Louisville history.
Warren Thomis paced the Cardinals with a career-best 66 (-5) to find himself in a tie for second place after the first 18 holes. His score is the lowest for an individual in a regional since 2019, when Matthias Schmid shot a 66 in the first round of the Louisville Regional.
Cooper Claycomb and Brady Smith were not far behind, carding a 68 (-4) and a 69 (-3), respectively. Andrew Tan held steady with an even-par 71 and Easton Johnson ended the day with a 77 (+6).
Louisville sits three shots ahead of the second-place teams, No. 1 Auburn and No. 13 Vanderbilt, heading into Tuesday. The Cards will tee off alongside those two teams for round two starting at 8:00 a.m. ET tomorrow off hole No. 1.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Louisville (-10)
T2. Vanderbilt (-7)
T2. Auburn (-7)
4. BYU (-6)
T5. Rice (-5)
T5. Georgia (-5)
7. College of Charleston (-1)
T8. Illinois (E)
T8. Harvard (E)
10. Northwestern (+2)
11. Southern Mississippi (+5)
12. Kansas (+8)
13. Howard (+22)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T2. Warren Thomis
T8. Cooper Claycomb
T12. Brady Smith
T29. Andrew Tan
T68. Easton Johnson
ROUND TWO TEE TIMES (ET)
Easton Johnson – 8:00 AM
Andrew Tan – 8:11 AM
Brady Smith – 8:22 AM
Cooper Claycomb – 8:33 AM
Warren Thomis – 8:44 AM
Warren Thomis paced the Cardinals with a career-best 66 (-5) to find himself in a tie for second place after the first 18 holes. His score is the lowest for an individual in a regional since 2019, when Matthias Schmid shot a 66 in the first round of the Louisville Regional.
Cooper Claycomb and Brady Smith were not far behind, carding a 68 (-4) and a 69 (-3), respectively. Andrew Tan held steady with an even-par 71 and Easton Johnson ended the day with a 77 (+6).
Louisville sits three shots ahead of the second-place teams, No. 1 Auburn and No. 13 Vanderbilt, heading into Tuesday. The Cards will tee off alongside those two teams for round two starting at 8:00 a.m. ET tomorrow off hole No. 1.
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Louisville (-10)
T2. Vanderbilt (-7)
T2. Auburn (-7)
4. BYU (-6)
T5. Rice (-5)
T5. Georgia (-5)
7. College of Charleston (-1)
T8. Illinois (E)
T8. Harvard (E)
10. Northwestern (+2)
11. Southern Mississippi (+5)
12. Kansas (+8)
13. Howard (+22)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T2. Warren Thomis
T8. Cooper Claycomb
T12. Brady Smith
T29. Andrew Tan
T68. Easton Johnson
ROUND TWO TEE TIMES (ET)
Easton Johnson – 8:00 AM
Andrew Tan – 8:11 AM
Brady Smith – 8:22 AM
Cooper Claycomb – 8:33 AM
Warren Thomis – 8:44 AM
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