Arizona’s Filip Jakubcik Claims Historic Back-to-Back Title at 78th Western Intercollegiate; San Diego State Captures Team Championship
SANTA CRUZ, Calif — Arizona’s Filip Jakubcik made history at the 78th Western Intercollegiate Presented by Titleist, becoming the first back-to-back individual champion since 1966 with a dominant six-stroke victory at 13-under par. His win at Pasatiempo Golf Club was broadcast live on Golf Channel, showcasing a stellar performance that cemented his place among the event's legends.
Jakubcik’s triumph is the first back-to-back repeat victory since Arne Dokka of Cal State Los Angeles achieved the feat in 1965 and 1966. The last two-time winner of the tournament was Stanford’s Joel Kribel in 1997 and 1999.
In the team competition, San Diego State University surged to a five-stroke victory, finishing at 6-under par (1,044 strokes) for their first Western Intercollegiate team title since 1960. SDSU was one of only two teams to finish under par, joined by Stanford University, which placed second at 1-under (1,049 strokes).
A total of 23 eagles and 127 birdies were recorded across the three-day competition, with the average course score sitting at 72.47 per participant.
Final Team Leaderboard
| 1 | #18 San Diego State | 338-358-348 — 1,044 |
| 2 | #42 Stanford | 345-354-350 — 1,049 |
| 3 | #22 Pepperdine | 352-342-362 — 1,056 |
| 4 | Nihon University | 345-354-358 — 1,057 |
| 5 | #34 UNLV | 346-360-352 — 1,058 |
Final Individual Leaderboard
| 1 | #80 Filip Jakubcik (Arizona) | 65-66-66 — 197 (-13) |
| 2 | #27 Caden Fioroni (UNLV) | 66-66-71 — 203 (-7) |
| T3 | #64 Mahanth Chirravuri (Pepperdine) | 69-65-70 — 204 (-6) |
| T3 | #75 Peter Kim (BYU) | 70-66-68 — 204 (-6) |
| T5 | Daniel Heo (California) | 67-70-68 — 205 (-5) |
| T5 | #139 Nathan Wang (Stanford) | 69-65-71 — 205 (-5) |
| T5 | Finn Koelle (Washington) | 68-66-71 — 205 (-5) |