Floridian Test Awaits

PALM CITY, Fla. – The No. 19/19-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team heads to the Sunshine State looking to defend its team title at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational. The two-day event gets underway Monday at the Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Florida, and concludes Tuesday.

Tournament Format
The 2025 Valspar Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Houston, is a 54-hole stroke play tournament. Teams will play the first two rounds of the Valspar Collegiate on Monday with the finale taking place Tuesday.

Course Information
The Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Florida, will once again host the Valspar Collegiate. It is a 6,943-yard course that plays as a par 71.

The Field
A total of 17 teams will participate in the Valspar Collegiate. Along with the No. 19-ranked Commodores, the field features 11 squads ranked inside the top 25 of the Scoreboard rankings, powered by Clippd, including the nation’s top three teams.

Along with host Houston, teams playing at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational along with the Commodores include No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Texas, No. 3 Arizona State, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 8 North Carolina, No. 14 Florida State, No. 17 Duke, No. 21 Texas Tech, No. 22 Tennessee, No. 23 Texas A&M, Arkansas, Augusta, Ohio State, South Florida and Wake Forest.

Vanderbilt Lineup
1) Jackson Van Paris
2) Wells Williams
3) John Broderick
4) Ryan Downes
5) Chase Nevins

Tee Times
Both days of the Valspar Collegiate Invitational will feature a 7:30 a.m. CT shotgun start. Pairings can be found here.

Thomas F. Roush, M.D. and Family Men’s Golf Head Coach Scott Limbaugh on the 2025 Valspar Collegiate Invitational
“Our team has had some good practice time over the last week, and they are excited to go play at another great course, which will provide a great test. Our story is a shared responsibility, and we have full control of how it will go for the rest of the season. The goal is to help the guys understand how important it is to focus on what you can control and not worry about the outcomes.  It’s about putting your head down, having fun, and doing our jobs.

“We want to see our guys stacking little wins and not focus on the outcome, which is hard to do. I’m excited to see if we can go play team golf this week and take a step towards being the team we know we can be.”

Live Results
Fans can follow all of the action at the 2025 Valspar Collegiate Invitational via live results on Scoreboard powered by Clippd.

Commodores at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational
Vanderbilt is seeking a second-straight team title at the Valspar Collegiate after the Commodores won the tournament during the 2024 spring season with a three-round total of 15-under 837.

This season will mark Vandy’s third overall appearance at the Valspar Collegiate, as the Dores made their first appearance in the spring of 2019.

Dores In The Rankings
Vanderbilt is No. 19 in the latest Clippd Scoreboard rankings and Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll heading into the 2025 Valspar Collegiate.

The Last Time Out
All-American Jackson Van Paris posted his second-straight top-10 finish, as the senior tied for eighth at the 2025 Cabo Collegiate with a three-round score of 3-under 210.

The Commodores concluded the Cabo Collegiate in ninth place with a 54-hole total of 21-over 873. Vanderbilt posted round scores of 296-286-291 during its three-day stay at Twin Dolphin Golf Club.

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