Valero Texas Collegiate: Vanderbilt wins the Inaugural tournament
9/11/2023 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Valero Texas Collegiate, TPC San Antonio - Oaks Course
Florida Gulf Coast's Joe Sullivan won the individual competition in a playoff to earn an exemption into the Valero Texas Open
The Commodores shot a 12-under final round to erase a three-shot deficit and win the tournament by five shots over TCU.
The 12-under 276 was the best round of the tournament by four shots (LSU shot a round two 280).
TCU finished in solo second place at 8-under, and Baylor finished in solo third place at 4-under. Virginia finished in solo fourth place at 1-under, and Oklahoma finished in solo fifth place at 1-over.
Sullivan, Gustav Frimodt of TCU, and Johnny Keefer of Baylor all shot 6-under par to go to the three-man playoff.
Sullivan recorded a birdie on the second playoff hole to win the tournament.
Connor Gaunt of LSU finished in solo fourth place at 5-under.An exciting end to an incredible week at the inaugural #ValeroTexasCollegiate!🏆
— Valero Texas Open (@valerotxopen) September 12, 2023
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Matthew Riedel of Vanderbilt, Luke Kluver of Oklahoma, and Carter Loflin of Georgia all finished T5 at 4-under.
The number one ranked amateur in the world, Gordon Sargent, a Vanderbilt junior, finished in T19 at 1-over.
Sargent is fresh off going 3-0 in the Walker Cup and leading the United States team to the win over Great Britain and Ireland.
Results: Valero Texas Collegiate
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , England | 600 | 69-71-70=210 | |
| T2 | , Denmark | 400 | 70-68-72=210 | |
| T2 | San Antonio, TX | 400 | 69-69-72=210 | |
| 4 | Cabot, AR | 300 | 73-68-70=211 | |
| T5 | Houston, TX | 300 | 72-74-66=212 |
About the Valero Texas Collegiate
Introduced in 2023, this is a 54-hole men's college tournament hosted by the University of Texas at San Antonio. Team (best four scores out of five players each round) and individual competitions.
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