Wildcats Place Sixth at the Prestige

LA QUINTA, Ca. (February 18, 2026) – Northwestern men's golf concluded the Prestige on Wednesday with a shared sixth-place finish. Due to high winds, the event was shortened to 36 holes, with the final standings after round two deciding the results.   
 
The Wildcats opened their week with a team score of 294 in their opening round, before shaving off 13 strokes to fire a three-under 281 in their second round. The 'Cats finished the week with a 36-hole score of 575, as Stanford claimed the team title while Oregon's Aiden Krafft took medalist honors, both at five-under-par.
 
Senior Daniel Svärd took his fifth straight top-10 finish this week, coming in at two-under for a share of sixth place. After starting his tournament with a three-over 74, he fired back with a five-under 66 in his second round. 
 
Joining Svärd in red figures in the second round was Ethan Tseng, who carded a one-under 70 to place in a share of 29^th, matching his season-low finish from the Jackson T. Stephens Cup. The pairing of Rowan Sullivan and Jeremy Chen each tied for 41^st, while Monty Holcombe rounded out the lineup in 66^th.
 
At the individual tournament, Mark Gazi carded a one-under 71 in his final round to place in third, while Isaac Lee placed behind him in fourth. Lee fired back-to-back days of two-under 70 before carding a 79 in his final round.
 
Archie Finnie concluded his week in 34^th, while Akshay Anand rounded out the individual quartet in 40^th. 
 
'Cats on the Leaderboard
T-6^th - Daniel Svärd -2 (74-66=140)
T-29^th - Ethan Tseng +3 (75-70=145­­)
T-41^st - Rowan Sullivan +4 (75-71=146)
T-41^st - Jeremy Chen +4 (70-76=146)
T-66^th - Monty Holcombe +8 (76-74=150)
 
INDIVIDUAL
3^rd – Mark Gazi +1 (74-72-71=217)
4^th – Isaac Lee +3 (70-70-79=219)
T-34^th – Archie Finnie +19 (73-76-86=235)
40^th – Akshay Anand +26 (83-79-80=242)
 
Next Up
Following the Prestige at PGA West, the Wildcats take on the Colleton River Collegiate, March 1-2, in Bluffton, South Carolina.