OOLTEWAH, Tenn. – The No. 12-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team looks for its second-straight team title to open the 2025-26 campaign, as the Commodores head to Ooltewah, Tennessee, to participate in the Invitational at The Honors Course this Monday and Tuesday.
Tournament Format and Schedule
The Invitational at The Honors Course, hosted by Chattanooga, is a five-count-four, 54-hole stroke play tournament. Teams are scheduled to play 36 holes on Monday, then return to The Honors Course on Tuesday to conclude the tournament.
Both days of the tournament begin at 6:40 a.m. CT. Teams will roll into Round 2 at the conclusion of Round 1 on Monday. Tee times for Tuesday’s finale will be based on the results of the first two rounds.
Course Information
The Honors Course is 7,400 yards and plays as a par 72. Located in Ooltewah, Tennessee, north of Chattanooga. The course was founded by Coca-Cola heir Jack Lupton and designed by Pete Dye in 1983. It has been the No. 1-ranked course in the state according to Golf Digest and was the site of the 1991 U.S. Amateur, 2005 U.S. Mid-Amateur and two NCAA Championships in 1996 and 1997.
Vanderbilt Lineup
1) Wells Williams
2) Ryan Downes
3) Michael Riebe
4) Jon Ed Steed
5) Carlos Astiazaran
Ind.) Will Hartman
Vanderbilt Tee Times
Vanderbilt opens Round 1 on Monday between 7:30-8:10 a.m. CT, with Hartman teeing off at 8:20 a.m. CT as an individual. Teams will roll into Round 2 on Monday afternoon. Tee times for Round 3 will be set at the end of Round 2. Fans can click here for a full list of pairings each day.
Days of competition and tee times are tentative and subject to change. Fans can stay updated on this week’s tournament by following @VandyMGolf on Instagram and Twitter/X.
Live Scoring
Fans can follow all of the action via live results via Scoreboard powered by CLIPPD.
The Field
A total of 12 teams will be at the Invitational at The Honors Course. Seven of those programs are ranked in the preseason GCAA Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll. Along with the No. 12 Commodores, No. 2 Auburn, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 7 Virginia, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 17 Tennessee, No. 19 Pepperdine, Clemson (RV), Duke (RV), College of Charleston, Marquette and host Chattanooga will compete in Ooltewah this week.
Vanderbilt Thomas F. Roush, M.D., and Family Men’s Golf Head Coach Scott Limbaugh on the Invitational at The Honors Course
“Our team is climbing together right now and learning a lot about ourselves each day out. We are training ourselves to learn how to show up consistently and help lift the boat. College golf is all about how you learn, grow, and get better each day. We got off to a good start, but we also have a lot of areas we can improve upon, and that’s exciting. We have another great opportunity this week to send a message about who we are and what we want to stand for as a team.
“I know our guys will be pumped to play at The Honors Course this week against another great field. It’s always fun to be able to play close to home and play in front of a lot of our fans and supporters.”
Vanderbilt at the Invitational at The Honors Course
This will be the first time that the Commodores have competed at The Honors Course.
It is the first time that Vanderbilt has played a tournament in the Volunteer State outside of the Mason Rudolph Championship since 2020-21, when the Dores won the 2021 NCAA Kingston Springs Regional at the Golf Club of Tennessee. It will also be Vandy’s first away tournament in its home state during the regular season since the 2015-16 campaign, when the Commodores participated in the 2015 Dick’s Sporting Goods Challenge, also at the Golf Club of Tennessee.
Last Time Out
Vanderbilt put the nation on notice in its season-opening tournament, winning the 2025 Carmel Cup with a score of 17-under 1,063.
The No. 12 Dores won the Carmel Cup by three strokes, knocking off a pair of top-10 teams in defending national champion Oklahoma State, which opens the season as the top-ranked team in the country, and No. 9 Oklahoma. The Commodores held round scores of 352-346-365 in the play-six, count-five format.
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