FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The No. 11/11-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team hosts its annual home tournament this weekend, as the Commodores welcome in some of the country’s top teams to play in the Mason Rudolph Championship. Play takes place Friday through Sunday at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee.
Tournament Format and Tee Times
The 2026 Mason Rudolph Championship is a 54-hole stroke play tournament that takes place at Vanderbilt Legends Club this Friday through Sunday.
The tournament begins on Friday at 8 a.m. CT, with teams teeing off from Hole 1 in 11-minute intervals. Vanderbilt will have two teams playing at the Mason Rudolph, with Vandy A teeing off Round 1 between 8:55-9:39 a.m. CT and Vandy B taking the tees from 11:07-11:51 a.m. CT.
Teams open play on Saturday at 8 a.m. CT, while Round 3 tees off Sunday at 7:30 a.m. CT. Tee times for teams on Saturday and Sunday will be set based on the results from the previous round.
All tee times at the Mason Rudolph Championship are tentative and subject to change.
Course Information
The Mason Rudolph Championship returns to its traditional location on the South Course at Vanderbilt Legends Club after having to play a split course during last season’s tournament.
The South Course at Vanderbilt Legends is 7,112 yards and plays as a par 71.
The Field
An elite field that features 14 teams and some of the world’s top amateur golfers is set to participate in the Mason Rudolph Championship. Along with the No. 11/11 Commodores, a total of five teams ranked inside the top 25 of the clippd rankings will be in Franklin, Tennessee, this weekend.
Teams playing at the Mason Rudolph Championship, along with No. 11/11 Vanderbilt, include No. 1/1 Auburn, No. 12/12 Tennessee, No. 14/13 Ole Miss, No. 21/19 Charlotte, Ball State, Furman, Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State, Mississippi State, NC State, Northern Illinois, Princeton and Western Kentucky.
Vanderbilt Lineup
Vanderbilt A Lineup: 1) Wells Williams, 2) Ryan Downes, 3) Jon Ed Steed, 4) Michael Riebe, 5) Will Hartman
Vanderbilt B Lineup: 1) Chase Nevins, 2) John Broderick, 3) Carlos Astiazaran, 4) Ben Loomis, 5) Bowen Ballis
Scott Limbaugh, Vanderbilt Thomas F. Roush, M.D. and Family Men’s Golf Head Coach on the Mason Rudolph Championship
“The Mason Rudolph Championship is our most fun tournament of the year. It is so special to be able to play at home in front of our Vandy golf family. They are the people who make our program what it is. Vanderbilt Legends Club is an amazing place to call home, and we are grateful to everyone here who supports us every single day of the year. We are excited to have such a strong field here this week with five teams ranked in the top 20 in the country and some of the best amateurs in the world.
“The guys have had a great couple of weeks of preparation and working to continue to build the right habits as we head towards championship season. We are shaping our competitive character each time we have the opportunity to play. I want to see a group play with meaningful purpose and belief in what we are trying to accomplish. It’s about having joy in the journey and getting out there and letting it rip.”
Live Results
Fans can follow all of the action at the Mason Rudolph Championship on Scoreboard via clippd.
Sunday’s Round Live on SEC Network+
SEC Network+ will stream the final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship on Sunday starting at 3 p.m. CT. Fans can click the link here to watch Sunday’s coverage.
Parking Information
Fans can park in the main parking lot of Vanderbilt Legends Club. With it being Easter weekend, there will be no overflow parking at the First Presbyterian Church.
National Commodore Club Tailgate
Immediately following Friday’s round, the Vanderbilt men’s golf program and the National Commodore Club invite fans to join the coaches and team on the back porch of the Anthony Family Golf Team House at Vanderbilt Legends Club for drinks and fellowship. The event will roughly begin between 3:30 and 4 p.m. CT. Please click the link HERE to register for the National Commodore Club Tailgate at the Anthony Family Golf Team House.
The Commodores at the Mason Rudolph
This year marks the 24th edition of the Mason Rudolph Championship. The annual event began in 2001 and has been held every season since, outside the COVID pandemic, where it was canceled in 2020 and played as the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate in 2021. The tournament is named after middle Tennessee golf legend Mason Rudolph.
Vandy has won seven of the last nine team titles at the Mason Rudolph Championship and has won the event a total of nine times. Last season, Auburn claimed the team title with a score of 38-under 814.
Wells Williams seeks to become the second Vandy golfer to win the event in back-to-back seasons. The All-American captured medalist honors at the 2025 Mason Rudolph Championship with a 54-hole score of 15-under 198. Only Gordon Sargent (2023, 2024) and Florida’s Sam Horsfield (2016, 2017) have won multiple Mason Rudolph Championships in the event’s history.
A total of eight Commodores have won nine Mason Rudolph Championships, which include Brandt Snedeker (2002), Luke List, (2005), Matthias Schwab (2015), Hunter Stewart (2015), John Augenstein (2018), Cole Sherwood (2022), Gordon Sargent (2023, 2024) and Well Williams (2025).
The Last Time Out
Vanderbilt posted its second-best 54-hole score of the 2025-26 season at the 20th Linger Longer Invitational, as the Commodores carded 20-under 844 to finish in third place.
The Commodores collected a top-five finish for the sixth time this season. Vandy has concluded two of its three spring tournaments inside the top three. A trio of Dores carded under par at the Linger Longer Invitational, while freshman Jon Ed Steed and senior Wells Williams both posted a top 10 finish. Steed collected the first top-five finish of his young collegiate career, claiming fourth place with a career-low score of 9-under 207. The freshman carded under par in each round over the weekend, posting scores of 69-70-68.
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