University Southern California Trojans
Tuesday, May 19
Bermuda Run, N.C.
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USC Men’s Golf Stays in the Top Five at the Winston-Salem Regional
May 19, 2026 | Men's Golf
The Trojans are above the cutline heading into Wednesday’s final round.
BERMUDA RUN, N.C. — The USC Men's Golf Team is above the cut line in fifth place out of 14 teams after the second round of play at the NCAA Winston-Salem Regional, held at Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, N.C. on Tuesday, May 19.
On a day where the teams battled windy conditions early, the Trojans fired a 279 to bring the team to a 577 (-11) total heading into the final round. USC is seven strokes behind fourth-place Mississippi State and five strokes ahead of sixth-place NC State. The top five teams and the top individual from a non-qualifying team will punch their tickets to Carlsbad, Calif. for the NCAA Championships, held at the Omni La Costa Resort from May 28-June 3.
Junior Nicolas Dominguez continues to lead the Trojans after firing a 70 (-1) for his second round under par. He began the front side with three birdies over the first five holes, yet ran into trouble with a double-bogey on the par-4 No. 15 before birdying No. 16. However, he had a rocky stretch on the back side with three bogeys over six holes. Two more birdies on the back side helped keep his score under par and tie for 10th with a 137 (-5) total.
Senior Antonio Safa had USC's best round of the day with a 68 (-3), which moved him into a tie for 14th with a 138 (-4) total. Safa had two birdies on the front side and his lone bogey of the day on the par-3 No. 16, yet he continued lowering his score with two birdies on a bogey-free back side.
Sophomore Jack Buchanan slid down to a tie for 31st after firing a 73 (+2) that brought his score to a 142 (E) total. Buchanan had his lone birdie on the front side, but a double-bogey on No. 16 and a bogey on No. 6 pushed his score over par.
Fellow sophomore Jaden Dumdumaya is in a tie for 38th after firing a 71 (E) to give him a 143 (+1) total heading into the final round. The sophomore went under par on the front side with a birdie on the par-4 No. 14, yet he ran into trouble on the back side with two bogeys. A birdie on No. 6 helped him lower his score back to par.
Subbing in for the second round, freshman Raghav Gulati fired a 70 (-1) in his NCAA postseason debut. Gulati stayed at par on the front side before running into trouble with a bogey after making the turn. However, he birdied No. 3 and had an eagle on the par-5 No. 4 to push his score under par. All told, he had a birdie, an eagle and two bogeys all on the back side.
USC makes the final push to qualify for its first NCAA Championship appearance since 2019 tomorrow at 5 a.m. PT. All rounds of the tournament will be livestreamed via Babygrande Golf, which requires a subscription. Links to live stats and the livestream can be found on the men's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T10. Nicolas Dominguez, -5 (67-70=137)
T14. Antonio Safa, -4 (70-68=138)
T31. Jack Buchanan, E (69-73=142)
T36. Jaden Dumdumaya, +1 (72-71=143)
74. Raghav Gulati, -1 (SUB-70=N/A)
T75. Luke Stock, +10 (81-SUB=N/A)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. No. 3 Virginia, -27 (271-270=541)
T2. No. 15 Pepperdine, -21 (273-274=547)
T2. No. 10 Ole Miss, -21 (278-269=547)
4. Mississippi State, -18 (278-272=550)
5. USC, -11 (278-279=557)
6. NC State, -6 (287-275=562)
7. Wake Forest, -4 (278-286=564)
8. Houston, -3 (287-278=565)
9. Kentucky, +2 (280-290=570)
10. Richmond, +5 (293-280=573)
11. Little Rock, +10 (298-280=578)
12. Navy, +11 (295-284=579)
13. Presbyterian, +12 (290-290=580)
14. No. 22 Georgia Tech, +13 (283-289=581)
TEE TIMES
5:00 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Raghav Gulati
5:11 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Jaden Dumdumaya
5:22 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Jack Buchanan
5:33 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Antonio Safa
5:44 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Nicolas Dominguez
On a day where the teams battled windy conditions early, the Trojans fired a 279 to bring the team to a 577 (-11) total heading into the final round. USC is seven strokes behind fourth-place Mississippi State and five strokes ahead of sixth-place NC State. The top five teams and the top individual from a non-qualifying team will punch their tickets to Carlsbad, Calif. for the NCAA Championships, held at the Omni La Costa Resort from May 28-June 3.
Junior Nicolas Dominguez continues to lead the Trojans after firing a 70 (-1) for his second round under par. He began the front side with three birdies over the first five holes, yet ran into trouble with a double-bogey on the par-4 No. 15 before birdying No. 16. However, he had a rocky stretch on the back side with three bogeys over six holes. Two more birdies on the back side helped keep his score under par and tie for 10th with a 137 (-5) total.
Senior Antonio Safa had USC's best round of the day with a 68 (-3), which moved him into a tie for 14th with a 138 (-4) total. Safa had two birdies on the front side and his lone bogey of the day on the par-3 No. 16, yet he continued lowering his score with two birdies on a bogey-free back side.
Sophomore Jack Buchanan slid down to a tie for 31st after firing a 73 (+2) that brought his score to a 142 (E) total. Buchanan had his lone birdie on the front side, but a double-bogey on No. 16 and a bogey on No. 6 pushed his score over par.
Fellow sophomore Jaden Dumdumaya is in a tie for 38th after firing a 71 (E) to give him a 143 (+1) total heading into the final round. The sophomore went under par on the front side with a birdie on the par-4 No. 14, yet he ran into trouble on the back side with two bogeys. A birdie on No. 6 helped him lower his score back to par.
Subbing in for the second round, freshman Raghav Gulati fired a 70 (-1) in his NCAA postseason debut. Gulati stayed at par on the front side before running into trouble with a bogey after making the turn. However, he birdied No. 3 and had an eagle on the par-5 No. 4 to push his score under par. All told, he had a birdie, an eagle and two bogeys all on the back side.
USC makes the final push to qualify for its first NCAA Championship appearance since 2019 tomorrow at 5 a.m. PT. All rounds of the tournament will be livestreamed via Babygrande Golf, which requires a subscription. Links to live stats and the livestream can be found on the men's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
T10. Nicolas Dominguez, -5 (67-70=137)
T14. Antonio Safa, -4 (70-68=138)
T31. Jack Buchanan, E (69-73=142)
T36. Jaden Dumdumaya, +1 (72-71=143)
74. Raghav Gulati, -1 (SUB-70=N/A)
T75. Luke Stock, +10 (81-SUB=N/A)
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. No. 3 Virginia, -27 (271-270=541)
T2. No. 15 Pepperdine, -21 (273-274=547)
T2. No. 10 Ole Miss, -21 (278-269=547)
4. Mississippi State, -18 (278-272=550)
5. USC, -11 (278-279=557)
6. NC State, -6 (287-275=562)
7. Wake Forest, -4 (278-286=564)
8. Houston, -3 (287-278=565)
9. Kentucky, +2 (280-290=570)
10. Richmond, +5 (293-280=573)
11. Little Rock, +10 (298-280=578)
12. Navy, +11 (295-284=579)
13. Presbyterian, +12 (290-290=580)
14. No. 22 Georgia Tech, +13 (283-289=581)
TEE TIMES
5:00 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Raghav Gulati
5:11 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Jaden Dumdumaya
5:22 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Jack Buchanan
5:33 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Antonio Safa
5:44 a.m. PT, hole 10 — Nicolas Dominguez
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