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Southern Highlands Collegiate
Men's Golf Prepares for Southern Highlands Collegiate
February 27, 2026 | Men's Golf
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men's golf team will return to action in Las Vegas starting on Sunday, March 1, competing at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, hosted at the Southern Highlands Golf Club.
The 54-hole stroke play tournament will take place from Sunday, March 1, through Tuesday, March 3, in Las Vegas. Fans can track scoring at the upcoming tournament at Scoreboard.
Including UCLA, the tournament features 15 teams that are all ranked in the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd top 50, including nine top-25 and five top-10 squads. Competing alongside No. 31-ranked UCLA are No. 1 Virginia, No. 2 Auburn, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Texas, No. 8 Pepperdine, No. 12 Illinois, No. 14 Oklahoma, No. 19 New Mexico, No. 25 San Diego State, No. 29 Texas A&M, No. 31 UCLA, No. 33 UNLV (host), No. 34 Georgia, No. 35 Washington and No. 46 South Carolina.
The latest Scoreboard men's golf rankings are available here.
"We are really excited to have the team back at the Southern Highlands Collegiate," UCLA head coach Armen Kirakossian said. "This is a long-standing event, in something like its 25th year, and it's always a great field. This is as place that you'd like to be in college golf, competing in Vegas in the Southern Highlands Collegiate. This event has all of the best teams in the country. We're looking forward to the opportunity to compete. This golf course, historically, has been very challenging. It's a championship-style field, so we are excited to get our team out there and compete against some of the best teams in the country on one of the best venues in the country."
This will mark the third of seven spring golf tournaments for UCLA (including the season-culminating Big Ten Tournament). Most recently, the Bruins finished in 14th place out of 20 programs at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate on the big island of Hawaii (Mauna Lani Resort Golf Club).
In January, the Bruins finished in second place out of four programs at the match-play format Copper Cup in Orange County (Laguna Niguel, Calif.). UCLA defeated USC on the first day of action before falling to Arizona in the championship round. Six days later, the Bruins returned to play at the Southwestern Invitational in nearby Westlake Village, Calif. UCLA finished in a tie for eighth place out of 13 total programs.
UCLA's Lineup: Baylor Larrabee, Kyle An, Josh Kim, Logan Kim, Tyler Loree
The Field: (1) Virginia, (2) Auburn, (3) Florida, (4) Texas, (8) Pepperdine, (12) Illinois, (14) Oklahoma, (19) New Mexico, (25) San Diego State, (29) Texas A&M, (31) UCLA, (33) UNLV), (34) Georgia, (35) Washington, (46) South Carolina.
Par and Yardage: Southern Highlands Golf Club (Las Vegas), par 72 course, 7,510 yards
Monday's Schedule: Play will begin at 9 a.m. (PT) each day with tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 holes. Saturday's practice round will have a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start.
Live Scoring: Fans can follow along with live scoring at Scoreboard from Sunday through Tuesday.
Fall 2025 Recap
Head coach Armen Kirakossian has had UCLA playing its best golf in years, now in his fourth season as the Bruins' head coach. This fall, UCLA had two top-three finishes, including winning the team championship at the 2025 Fighting Irish Classic (hosted at the University of Notre Dame). Sophomore Baylor Larrabee finished in fourth place in the tournament, shooting 4-under 206 over three rounds.
The title at Notre Dame marked UCLA's fourth championship in one year. Last season, UCLA took the team championship at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate in Carmel, Calif., in the fall, followed by spring season wins at The Goodwin (hosted at Stanford) and at the Big Ten Championships in Baltimore, Md.
UCLA's fall season also include a third-place finish in the 12-team field at Sahalee Players Championship, located in Sammamish, Wash. UCLA shot 9-over 873 at Sahalee Country Club. Kyle An finished the tournament as UCLA's top finisher (t-9th, at 1-over 217).
In all, UCLA competed in four events during the fall season – the Sahalee Players Championship in Washington, The Wohali (Utah), the Fighting Irish Classic (Indiana) and the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational.
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