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Texas edges host Arizona in dramatic National Invitational finish
January 27, 2026 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

see also: Filip Jakubcik, National Invitational Men's College Golf Tournament, Tucson National Golf Resort

Texas Longhorns (Texas Men's Golf photo)
Texas Longhorns (Texas Men's Golf photo)

A late bogey by Arizona and a calm closing birdie from Tommy Morrison swung the Arizona N.I.T. Texas’ way

Texas didn’t win this one with a runaway stretch. It won it by waiting, hanging around, and being the last team to blink.

The No. 4 Longhorns edged host Arizona by a single shot at the Arizona N.I.T. at Omni Tucson National Resort, closing the week at 41-under-par after a finish that flipped in the space of a few minutes.

Arizona carried a one-shot cushion into the tournament’s final hole, but William Wistrand’s bogey on 18 dragged the Wildcats back into a tie. That was the opening. Tommy Morrison made it the decision. On the par-five 2nd, the Texas senior hit his third shot to inside two feet and converted the birdie that pushed Texas back in front for good.

Texas’ closing 10-under 278 was built on four counting scores: sophomore Daniel Bennett (6-under 66), senior Luke Potter (2-under 70), Morrison (2-under 70) and graduate Matt Comegys (72). The win was Texas’ second team title of the 2025–26 season, after sharing top honours at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational.

It also came without senior All-American Christiaan Maas, who was in Dubai earning low amateur honours at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
Arizona finished runner-up for the second straight year, while defending champion BYU ended T-4 at 20-under.

In the individual race, an Arizona senior, Filip Jakubcik, from the Czech Republic won at 14-under (67-68-67), two clear of Potter, who finished runner-up at 12-under (66-68-70). Texas’ depth was just as telling: the Longhorns put five players inside the top 20 — Potter (2nd, -12), Morrison (4th, -10), Bennett (T-8, -8), Eduardo Derbez Torres (T-14, -6, playing as an individual) and Comegys (T-18, -5) — the kind of spread that turns a tight finish into a title.

 

PosTeamRankTotalR1R2R3
1Texas#5-41-13-18-10
2Arizona#30-40-21E-19
3Iowa State-29-4-3-22
T4St. Mary's (CA)-20-8-7-5
T4Brigham Young#27-20-9+1-12
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54 hole men's college tournament hosted by the University of Arizona. Team (best four scores of five players each day) and individual competitions.

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