NCAA Stanford Regional
May 13-15 | All Day
Stanford, Calif. | Stanford Golf Club
LIVE STATS |  TOURNAMENT NOTES
 
SMU men's golf returns to the NCAA Regional hosted by Stanford at Stanford Golf Club, May 13-15.
 
The Field
The 14-team field features eight top 50 teams in the Scoreboard Rankings. Along with No. 42 SMU and hosts No. 27 Stanford, the field features No. 6 Florida State, No. 7 Ole Miss, No. 18 Illinois, No. 19 Texas A&M, No. 31 UCLA, No. 43 Missouri, No. 55 Fresno State, No. 56 UNLV, No. 75 Augusta, No. 84 Liberty, No. 167 Sacramento State and No. 224 Sienna.
 
Mustang Lineup        
Zachary Kingsland
Will Sides
Chaz Aurilia
J. Holland Humphries
Matthew Foster
 


Mustang Notables
 
-SMU averaged 288.24 per round last season, good for 3.52 above par on average which ranked fifth best all-time at SMU. They are averaging 282.79 through 30 rounds this season. That's good for 2.30 below par on average.

-The Mustangs finished in the top half of the field in the first five of six competitions. They've finished in the top third five times this season. Last time out, the Mustangs had their strongest showing of the season with a second-place finish at the AAC Championship.
-A pair of Mustangs were selected All-Conference by the league after the AAC Championship. Zach Kingsland earned all-conference status with his team-leading 70.48 scoring average. Kingsland has a team high 21 rounds of par or better. Will Sides was named all-conference for the second straight year. Sides has a 71.15 scoring average and is tied for the team lead with 13 rounds in the 60s.
 
--SMU set the single round SMU record with an 18-under performance on day one of the 2023 Maui Jim Intercollegiate. Each Mustang shot four-under or better on the day. They bested the previous best round of -17 set back at the John Burns Intercollegiate in 2005-06. They tied that performance in the second round of the Stephens Cup (18-under).
 
-At the Stephens Cup, the Mustangs posted the second lowest 54-hole total score in program history. SMU finished the stroke play portion of the tournament at 39-under par, two off the lowest mark set back at John Burns Intercollegiate in 2005-06.
 
-The Mustangs posted two of the four lowest 54 hole totals in program history in their first two tournaments. (-32 at Maui Jim Intercollegiate and -39 at the Stephens Cup). The Mustangs recorded the seventh lowest 54 hole score in their first appearance of the spring (-27 at the Arizona NIT).

ZACH KINGSLAND
Kingsland is in the midst of his second year on the Hilltop after a standout freshman campaign that saw Kingsland shoot 72.94 on average and participate in 11 tournaments. This season, the sophomore leads the team with a 70.48 scoring average. He's shot par or better in 21 of 33 rounds to lead the team. Last time out, Kingsland finished in eighth at the AAC Championship. He earned all-conference for his season performance. The sophomore finished in tenth at the Thunderbird Collegiate, shooting below par in each round. Kingsland finished in the top third of the field with a t-22^nd place showing at the Pauma Valley Invitational. Kingsland finished in a tie for sixth at the Wake Forest Invitational. The sophomore shot a 68 in his final round to move up the leaderboard. In his second appearance of the spring, Kingsland finished in the top half of the field at the Prestige. Kingsland finished in a tie for 12^th at the Fallen Oak Invitational. Zach carded 71 and 70 in the final two rounds. In his first appearance of 2023-24, Kingsland led the Mustangs with a 16 under performance. The sophomore shot four-under or better in every round with a low of 65. He finished in fourth place. Kingsland finished 10-under, good for 10^th place at the Stephens Cup. He posted a middle round of 64. In match play, Kingsland won his match, 5&4. Last season, his best showing came with a fifth-place finish at the Cal Poly Invitational. Kingsland shot below par every round to card a six-under score for the tournament. He finished in 15^th at the AAC Championship thanks to a round of 67 in the middle of the tournament.
 
J. HOLLAND HUMPHRIES
Humphries is averaging 71.24 so far in 2023-24, good for 0.03 below par on average. Humphries has 17 rounds of par or better this season. Humphries finished in eighth at the AAC Championship shooting par or better in each round. Humphries finished in 19^th at the Thunderbird Collegiate. The redshirt sophomore finished in 14^th at the Louisiana Classics, shooting 70 in the final round to move up the leaderboard. Humphries finished in a tie for 13^th at the Wake Forest Invitational shooting 72 or better in every round. The redshirt sophomore finished in 28^th with three rounds coming with one of par or better at the Cal Poly Invitational. At the Fallen Oak Invitational, Humphries finished at six under good for 17^th place.  At the Stephens Cup, the Austin native came back from down one with two holes to play to win his match, 1 up. He started his 2023-24 season with a t-29^th performance at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate. Humphries participated in eight tournaments in 2022-23 with a 73.33 scoring average. He finished the year strong with back-to-back top 25 finishes at the Thunderbird Collegiate (T-17^th) and The AAC Championship (T-22^nd).Another Humphries standout performance came in the Wake Forest Invitational where the freshman finished in 18^th of 65 participants.  
 
WILL SIDES
SIdes is averaging 71.40 through ten tournaments in 2023-24. Sides earned All-Conference status for the second straight year. He's second on the team with 18 rounds of par better and is tied for first with 13 rounds in the 60s. The sophomore led the Mustangs with a third-place finish at the AAC Championship. He shot a 67 in the middle round and finished at four-under par. Sides co-led the team with a 22^nd place finish at Pauma Valley. The sophomore shot a 69 in the final round. Sides finished in 14^th at the Louisiana Classics posting a 68 in the middle round. Sides led the team with a 17^th-place finish at the Prestige. He carded a round of 66 on the final day. The sophomore finished in the top third of the field at the Arizona NIT. The Tulsa native led the team at the Cal Poly Invite with a 21^st finish.  He shot a season's best 66 in round two. Sides finished in 24^th at four under at the Stephens Cup before tying his match play showdown. In his first appearance of 2023-24, he finished in 18^th at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate. He carded a round in the 60s on each day with a low of 67. Sides finished up his freshman season with seven tournament appearances and a scoring average of 72.33, good for best among returning Mustangs. Sides posted back-to-back top-20 finishes in his first two appearances as a Mustang. His best showing of the season came in a sixth-place finish at the AAC Championship. He carded a 65 in the middle round and finished five under for the tournament. The Tulsa native earned all-conference honors for his performance.
 
MATTHEW FOSTER
Foster is set to compete for the 10th time as a Mustang at the NCAA Regional. He has a 72.33 scoring average during his freshman campaign with one tournament victory. Foster finished in the top half of the field with a 34^th place showing at Pauma Valley. Foster shot a 68 in the middle round of the Louisiana Classics. In his second career start, Foster won the Fallen Oak Invitational with a score of eight under par. He shot rounds of 69, 71, 68 to dominate the tournament. Foster finished in a tie for 15^th at the Stephens Cup with an eight-under score. The freshman won his match play meeting on the final hole. Foster hails from Dallas where he attended Dallas Jesuit College Prep.
 
CHAZ AURILIA
Aurilia came to SMU in the summer of 2023 after a four-year career at Arizona. Chaz is fourth on the team with a 71.75 scoring average. He's third on the team with 10 rounds in the 60s. The graduate senior shot three-over par for the AAC Championship and finished in a tie for 19^th. Aurilia shot even par for the tournament at the Prestige. The graduate student shot nine-under at the Stephens Cup to finish in 14^th in his second appearance as a Mustang. Last season, Aurilia participated in all 12 tournaments for Arizona with a 71.71 scoring average. His best score of the season came at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate where he placed in third. At last season's Maui Jim Intercollegiate, the Aurilia carded his best career round with a score of 65.

New Mustangs
The Mustangs added two transfers for the 2023-24 season, Chaz Aurilia and Aaron Jarvis from Arizona and UNLV respectively. SMU sports two incoming freshman on its roster with Areen Aggarwal from Columbia, Missouri and Matthew Foster from Dallas.


Last Time Out
The Mustangs finished in second at the AAC CHampionship. Will Sides led the way with a third place showing, shooting 70 or better in each of the three rounds. J. Holland Humphries and Zachary Kingsland both finished in a tie for eighth at one-under. It marked the seventh straight year SMU has finished in the top three of the conference.

LAST SUMMER
Zachary Kingsland and Will Sides participated in the US Amateur Four Ball Championship in July. They qualified for the match play portion with a score of -10 through two days of stroke play competition, finishing 22^nd among the field. In the round of 32 match play, Kingsland and Sides won their matchup 1 up. They dominated their round of 16 matchup, 5 and 4, to advance to the quarterfinals. They would fall narrowly in the quarters, 1 up.
 
Zach Kingsland qualified for the US Amateur in Parker, Colorado at Colorado Golf Club, August 14-20. He shot one-under par for the two days of stroke play to earn a spot in the match play portion. He won his round of 64 match up 2&1 over Ben Lorenz. He would fall 1 up to Ben James in the round of 32.
 
J. Holland Humphries earned a spot in the Monroe Invitational, a prestigious amateur golf tournament held every summer. Humphries made the cut at the Invitational and went on to finish in a tie for 23^rd. He started the four-day tournament with an impressive round of 65.
 
UP NEXT
If the Mustangs finish in the top five at the NCAA Regional, they will earn a bid to the NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, California running May 24-May 29.