MADISON, Miss. – Coastal Carolina leads the 14-team field after the first round of the 2026 Sun Belt Men’s Golf Championship.

The Chanticleers posted a six-under-par (282) to top the leaderboard at Annandale Golf Club in Madison, Mississippi.

Arkansas State sits in second at four-under (284), two strokes off the lead. Southern Miss holds solo third after an even-par (288), followed by South Alabama in fourth at one-over (289) and James Madison in fifth at two-over (290).

Arkansas State sophomore Jake Wallis leads all players after recording two birdies and an eagle en route to a four-under (68). Benjamin Fernandez of Southern Miss and Sakke Slitala of Texas State are tied for second at three-under (69), while six players are tied for fourth at two-under (70).

The second round of stroke play begins at 8:00 a.m. CT on Tuesday and will be ESPN+ and live stats can be found on Scoreboard.  

For additional information, including relevant links and daily recaps, visit Sun Belt Men’s Golf Championship Central. 
 
Team Leaderboard
1. Coastal Carolina, 282 (-6)
2. Arkansas State, 284 (-4)
3. Southern Miss, 288 (E)
4. South Alabama, 289 (+1)
5. James Madison, 290 (+2)
T6. Appalachian State, 294 (+6)
T6. Troy, 294 (+6)
T8. Texas State, 297 (+9)
T8. Georgia Southern, 297 (+9)
10. Louisiana, 298 (+10)
11. Georgia State, 299 (+11)
12. Old Dominion, 301 (+13)
13. ULM, 303 (+15)
14. Marshall, 323 (+35)
 
Individual Leaderboard
1. Jake Wallis, Arkansas State, 68 (-4)
T2. Sakke Siltala, Texas State, 69 (-3)
T2. Benjamin Fernandez, Southern Miss, 69 (-3)
T4. Drew Sykes, Coastal Carolina, 70 (-2)
T4. Harrison Sewell, Georgia Southern, 70 (-2)
T4. Thomas Crane, Troy, 70 (-2)
T4. Owen Kim, Coastal Carolina, 70 (-2)
T4. Max Bengtsson, Coastal Carolina, 70 (-2)
T4. Thomas Schmidt, Arkansas State, 70 (-2)