LA QUINTA, Calif. (February 18, 2026) – The University of North Alabama men's golf team took home a tie for sixth with No. 45 Northwestern as the final round of The Prestige was canceled due to gusts of wind that disrupted play.
The Lions beat 11 top-100 ranked opponents in this tournament while being tied with one other — five being top-50 teams. North Alabama won out over teams such as No. 25 Wake Forest, No. 34 Clemson, No. 44 Little Rock and No. 46 Colorado, among others.
UNA just was two strokes behind No. 47 Kansas for the top five.
The Lions managed just a few holes with the early 9:40 a.m. tee time before the round was called off, allowing every team to reclaim their day two final position.
This is now the fourth finalized two-round tournament of the season due to weather related issues and the third straight for North Alabama.
On day two, UNA climbed the leaderboard up seven slots from their day one position of 13th. Every golfer surged 14 or more spots in the individual rankings in the second round.
Junior Andrew Ferworn officially takes home an eighth-place tie with his one-under tournament — one of 11 players to shoot under par in the 120 man field. His 141 two-round total ties for fifth best for a Division I Two Round Individual Tournament total.
The Houston, Texas native bested ranked players such as No. 7 Texas Tech's Connor Graham, No. 30 SMU's William Sides and No. 70 Wake Forest's Tom Haberer.
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"Just proud of the guys performance this week," said The Schmitz Family Head Men's Golf Coach Austin Phillips. "Especially after having our worst tournament of the year last tournament. Our guys stepped up, and the freshman played great on this stage. We just have to build on this as the year continues."
The Lions have a near month off before traveling to the Seminole Intercollegiate on Sunday, March 15 in Tallahassee, Fla. at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club.
The Prestige
PGA West - Norman Course
Team Leaderboard
1. No. 28 Stanford 563 -5
2. No. 15 Texas Tech 566 -2
3. Oregon State 567 -1
4. Oregon 569 +1
5. No. 47 Kansas 573 +5
T6. North Alabama 575 +7
T6. No. 45 NWU 575 +7
T8. No. 48 San Diego 581 +13
T8. Washington St. 581 +13
10. UNCW 582 +14
T11. No. 25 Wake F. 583 +15
T11. Princeton 583 +15
13. Gonzaga 585 +17
14. Iowa State 586 +18
15. No. 44 Little Rock 587 +19
16. No. 46 Colorado 590 +22
17. Kansas State 591 +23
18. Lipscomb 598 +30
19. UC Davis 599 +31
20. No. 34 Clemson 602 +34
21. SMU 603 +35
T22. Nevada 611 +43
T22. Yale 611 +43
24. Colorado St. 614 +46
North Alabama Golfers
T8. Andrew Ferworn 141 | -1
T19. Jedd Brady 144 | +2
T19. Sebastian Bengtsson 144 | +2
T41. Arthur Estas 146 | +4
T94. Xing Luo 153 | +11
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