Xavier men's golf team won the Big East title for the first time since 2005, led by freshman Cayse Morgan, who achieved medalist honors with a score of 14-under at the championships.
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Xavier freshman golfer Cayse Morgan, an Elder High School graduate, won medalist honors at the 2026 Big East Championships on Monday, May 4.
Morgan was 14-under for the tournament at Riverton Pointe Golf and Country Club in Hardeeville, South Carolina, to lead Xavier to its first Big East team championship since 2005.
Xavier men's golf won its first Big East team title since 2005 on Monday, May 4.
Morgan, the three-time Greater Catholic League-South Golfer of the Year while at Elder, tied a 54-hole Big East Championship record at 202.
Xavier secured the automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Golf Championship on Monday with three players − Morgan, Kyle Smith (-5) and A.J. Wilhelm (-1) − under par. Kellen Dean was 1-over and Carson Bellish finished at 8-over.
Xavier freshman Cayse Morgan, an Elder High School graduate, won medalist honors at the Big East Championships in South Carolina on Monday, May 4.
At 843 overall, Xavier edged runner-up Marquette (847) and third-place Creighton (852).
Xavier will find out its NCAA regional on Wednesday, May 6.
Xavier golf is atop the Big East in men's and women's. The women's team's conference dominance continued with a seventh consecutive conference crown at Callawassie Island Club in Okatie, South Carolina, April 27.
Cayse Morgan, a freshman golfer from Xavier, won the Big East men's golf championship in 2026.
Cayse Morgan finished the tournament at 14-under, tying a 54-hole Big East Championship record with a score of 202.
Xavier men's golf last won the Big East title in 2005, prior to their victory in 2026.
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As a team, Xavier was 7-over par (871) over the three-day tournament behind medalist Madison Reemsnyder, who will play in the Kroger Queen City Championship later this month.
Xavier women's golf won its seventh straight Big East title on April 27, 2026.
Reemsnyder posted the second-lowest round in tournament history with a 5-under par-67 on the final day. Teammates Isabel Brozena (+2) and Darrelyn Webster (+4) finished second and third place, respectively.
On Wednesday, April 29, Xavier was picked to play in the NCAA Louisville Regional at the University of Louisville Golf Club in Simpsonville, Kentucky May 11-13.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Xavier men's golf wins Big East title behind Cayse Morgan's solo crown