Big West champions Long Beach State are set to make their seventh regional appearance and fourth in the last five seasons, May 12-14 in the Urbana Regional. The Beach will swing away with four other conference champions in the field of 13 at Atkins Golf Club in Urbana, Ill.
The Beach earned entry into the field yesterday after a come-from-behind charge up the leaderboard in the final round to capture a third consecutive Big West Men’s Golf Championship crown. The 2025 trophy came in record-setting fashion after compiling a three-day total of 22-under 842.
Ranked No. 26 in the country, LBSU has won both of its last two events of the spring and captured the crown at the Lake Las Vegas Invitational in February as well. All told, the Beach finished in the Top 5 in nine events, showcasing a strong season from start to finish.
Long Beach State has been led by the consistent play of senior Charlie Forster all season long. Ranked 31st in the individual listings, Forster has finished in the top 10 in six events this season, including an impressive climb up the leaderboard at The Big West Championship, jumping 26 places after firing a 63 in Tuesday’s final round to finish fourth overall. A native of Winchester, England, Forster was
selected to the prestigious 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup international team earlier today.
At the Championship, LBSU got an individual medalist performance from No. 5 golfer Krishnav Nikhil Chopra. The sophomore from New Delhi, India, won going away after setting the tone with a first-round 63 to tie the individual scoring record at 16-under 200 in three rounds of play.
LBSU is set to compete in the Urbana Regional, with Oklahoma State holding the No. 1 seed and second in the latest Clippd rankings. Along with the Cowboys, the stout field of the regional features No. 2 seed and 10th ranked North Carolina, No. 3 seed and 14th ranked regional host Illinois and fourth seeded and 23rd ranked Texas Tech.
The Beach come in at No. 5, with No. 6 UNLV, No. 7 Houston, No. 8 Marquette, No. 9 Troy, No. 10 Pacific, No. 11 NC State, No. 12 Illinois State and No. 13 Wright State comprising the rest of the field.
A pair of Big West golfers also got the nod to compete as individuals at NCAA Regionals. Cal Poly’s Baron Szeto and Tegan Andrews of Cal State Fullerton were tabbed to compete in Reno, Nev., at Montreux Golf and Country Club. This marks the first time multiple players were selected to compete at regionals since 2019.
Szeto, a senior from Moraga, Calif., will making a first regional appearance. The Mustang has posted six top 10 finishes and two medalist performances this season, winning at the Lyons Links Invitational hosted by Wake Forest back in September and taking the top spot at the Rober Kepler Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this month to vault up the rankings to help secure the regional bid.
A redshirt senior from Agoura Hills, Calif., Andrews was selected for consecutive regionals. The 2024 Big West medalist closed in a tie for fifth in 2025 as the Titans finished as runners-up in the team standings. Andrews finished in the top 10 in five events this season and claimed the individual victory at the GCU Invitational back in March.
The top five teams in each of six regions along with six individuals not on those qualifying teams will advance to the NCAA Championships final site at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
Regional competition is slated for May 12-14, with the National Championships on tap for May 23-28 in the back yard of The Big West.