Top-ranked Vanderbilt out fast at Mason Rudolph Championship

April 10, 2023 | by Jim Young of AmateurGolf.com

Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt Athletics photo)

Commodores hold a six-shot lead over Tennessee and Mississippi State heading into Tuesday's second round

Top-ranked Vanderbilt continues to get its reps in ahead of a month-long postseason which begins next week at the Southeastern Conference Championships.

Getting a taste of some home cooking, the Commodores jumped out to a commanding lead after the first round of the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. At 10-under 274, the Dores enjoy a six-shot lead over Mississippi State and Tennessee heading into Tuesday's second round.

Fresh off his Masters appearance, sophomore Gordon Sargent crafted an opening-round 66 and at 5-under, has a one-stroke lead over his Vandy teammate Cole Sherwood, while Elite Amateur Cup winner Caleb Surratt of Tennessee is one of five players two back at 3-under par.

Vanderbilt's Reid Davenport, competing as an individual, carded a 68 and is tied for third overall while Matthew Riedel was 2-under-par and is tied for eighth.

“I thought we did a lot of good things out there today. I’m especially excited about how we finished the round really strong,” Vandy head coach Scott Limbaugh said. “It was good seeing Cole get off to a good start early and play a very good round."

The Commodores are scheduled to tee off at 12:02 p.m. Tuesday alongside Mississippi State and Tennessee.

Results: Mason Rudolph Championship

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Gordon Sargent	Mountain Brook, AL	600	66-64-66=196
2	Bryce Lewis	Hendersonville, TN	400	68-68-68=204
T3	William Moll	Houston, TX	300	72-64-69=205
T3	Sarut Vongchaisit	, Thailand	300	71-65-69=205
T5	Reid Davenport	Austin, TX	300	68-71-67=206