NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The second, third, and honorable mention 2024 Division I PING All-America teams have been announced by the GCAA Wednesday, as a quartet of Vanderbilt men’s golfers were selected.
Graduate student Matthew Riedel and senior Cole Sherwood earned GCAA Division I PING second-team All-Americans, while graduate student William Moll and junior Jackson Van Paris picked up GCAA Division I PING All-American honorable mention nods. They join junior Gordon Sargent on the 2024 Division I PING All-America teams, as he was named GCAA Division I PING first-team All-American last week. This year’s five selections to the 2024 GCAA Division I PING All-America teams were the most for any team this season, while it also marked a program record for most selections in a single season.
It’s the second GCAA All-American selection for Riedel, as he earned an honorable mention selection last season. The Houston, Texas, native has had a stellar 2023-24 campaign, holding a team-best scoring average of 70.11 through 12 tournaments. The 2024 Haskins Award finalist tied for second in stroke play at the 2024 SEC Championship, as he carded 6-under 204. The All-American also posted a runner-up finish at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational and has collected seven top-10 finishes this season. In addition, Riedel has placed in the top five at four tournaments. The graduate student finished No. 4 in the PGA Tour U. rankings and will make his Korn Ferry Tour debut this week in Greer, South Carolina, at the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX.
Sherwood picked up his third career GCAA Division I PING All-America team selection, as he was named to the first team in 2022 and earned an honorable mention nod in 2023. The senior from Austin, Texas, had a spectacular final season in the black and gold, as he held a stroke average of 70.22 through 12 tournaments. The All-American won the 2023 Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational in October to claim his third career collegiate win. Sherwood has collected four top-five finishes and placed inside the top 10 seven times this season. He finished No. 7 in the PGA Tour University rankings, and will also make his Korn Ferry Tour debut this week at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.
Moll was selected to a GCAA Division I PING All-America team for the fourth time. He becomes the fourth Commodore to earn four GCAA All-American honors during their Vanderbilt career, as he joins Luke List, Patrick Martin, and John Augenstein. The Houston, Texas, native was named to the second team in 2021 and earned a spot on the third team in 2023. This is Moll’s second honorable mention selection, as he also earned the distinction in 2022. Moll posted five top-10 finishes this season and became the first Commodore to win an NCAA Regional, as he was the individual medalist at the 2024 NCAA West Lafayette Regional. He held a scoring average of 71.19 this season and has carded under par in 18 rounds. Moll’s victory at the West Lafayette Regional propelled him to No. 6 in the PGA Tour U. rankings and he will make his Korn Ferry Tour debut this week at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.
Van Paris’ breakout campaign earned him his first GCAA All-America honorable mention selection. The Pinehurst, North Carolina, native scored his first collegiate victory at the 2023 St Andrews Links Collegiate, winning stroke play with a two-round total of 9-under 131. The junior made his PGA Tour debut at the 2024 Puerto Rico Open in March, finishing in a tie for 10th. Van Paris went a perfect 3-0-0 in match play at the 2024 SEC Championship and has posted four top-10 finishes. The junior held a scoring average of 70.67.
Dores on the Korn Ferry Tour
The Vanderbilt men’s golf team will be well-represented at this week’s Korn Ferry Tour event. A total of five former Commodores will be competing at the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX in Greer, South Carolina.
A trio of Commodores will make their Korn Ferry Tour debut, as Matthew Riedel, Cole Sherwood, and William Moll will each make their professional debut. Riedel finished fourth in the PGA TOUR U. rankings, earning a full exemption into the Korn Ferry Tour for the rest of the season. Moll and Sherwood finished sixth and seventh in the PGA TOUR U. rankings to earn conditional status on the Korn Ferry Tour for the remainder of the current season.
John Augenstein and Will Gordon will also compete at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. For Augenstein, it will be his 12th Korn Ferry Tour event this season. Gordon, who has been dealing with an injury, will be making his first rehab start. It will be his first pro event since the WM Phoenix Open.
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