SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State's Sakke Siltala is set to compete at the NCAA Amherst Regional starting Sunday at the Poplar Grove Golf Club in Viriginia. The event, originally schedule Monday-Wednesday was moved up to a Sunday afternoon start time due to forecasted weather.

The back-to-back All-Sun Belt Conference Second-Team selection finished the regular season with a team-leading 70.87 stroke average across 10 tournaments and finished atop the TXST lineup in seven of 10 events, while collecting three top five finishes, six in the top 10 and seven in the top 25. He was twice named SBC Golfer of the Week during the season.

The junior carded a team-high 11 rounds in the 60s and led the Bobcats with all 30 rounds counting toward the team score, 19 rounds at even or under par and 113 birdies, while sharing the team lead with three eagles. In all, he finished seven tournaments under par and had his highest finish at the Kapolei Invitational, where he tied for second.

This will be the first time TXST is represented at NCAA Regional competition since 2022 when Sun Belt Conference Champion Evan White was selected for the Bryan Regional.

Siltala tees off at 3:57 p.m. ET/2:57 p.m. CT from hole No. 1 with Howard and an individual from St. John's. 

Regional Format
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted to determine the 30 qualifying teams and six individuals (not on those qualifying teams) who will compete at the NCAA Championships. Thirteen teams and 10 individuals (not on those teams) will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals (not on those teams). The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams will advance to the finals. The 2025 NCAA National Championships will be held May 23-28 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.

Championship Schedule
Round 1 | Sunday
Pairings | Live Scoring
Round 2 | Tuesday
Pairings | Live Scoring
Round 3 | Wednesday
Pairings | Live Scoring

Course Information
Poplar Grove Golf Club – Amherst, Virginia
Hosted by Liberty
Par 70 | 7,212 yards

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. LSU
2. Oklahoma 
3. Vanderbilt
4. Pepperdine [West Coast Conference]
5. Tennessee
6. Arizona
7. Stanford
8. Wake Forest
9. Arkansas
10. Florida Gulf Coast 
11. Kent State [Mid-American Conference]
12. Princeton [The Ivy League]
13. Howard [Northeast Conference]

Individuals (seeded in the following order):
1. Andrew Swanson, Clemson
2. Kaleb Wilson, West Virginia 
3. Ike Joy, Liberty
4. Emil Riegger, Maryland
5. Peicheng Chen, St. John's
6. Sakke Siltala, Texas State
7. Henric Bjelke, Campbell
8. Colin Dutton, UNCG
9. Alex Heard, UConn
10. Nolan Schuermann, Holy Cross

Last Time Out – NCAA Regionals (2022)
BRYAN, Texas- Evan White ended his run as an individual in the NCAA Men's Golf Championship Wednesday afternoon at Traditions Club.  
 
White finished the Bryan regional 12-over 228 and tied for eighth among 10 individual competitors and tied for 53rd overall. The field included one nationally ranked player and eight top-50 ranked teams from across the country.
 
The senior finished the final round five-over par, and 12-over after the 54 holes. Today he had a birdie on hole 15 and suffered two double bogeys. 
 
White jumped one spot from the second round, but it was not enough to advance to the Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona. 
 
White ends his season with his name in the history books, being just the fourth Bobcat golfer to win the conference individual championship and advance to the NCAA Regionals.