Gordon Sargent

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The Anchor Podcast
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Honors

• NCAA individual national champion (’22)
• Became the first person to earn their PGA TOUR Card through PGA TOUR University Accelerated (October, 2023)
• Mark H. McCormack Medal (’23)
• Golfweek Men’s National Player of the Year (’23)
• Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award (’22)
• Three-time GCAA Division I PING First Team All-American (’22, ’23, ’24)
• Three-time Golfweek First Team All-American (’22, ’23, ’24)
• Three-time GCAA Division I PING All-Region (Southeast) (’22, ’23, ’24)
• SEC Player of the Year (’23)
• SEC Freshman of the Year (’22)
• Three-time Haskins Award finalist (’22, ’23, ’24)
• Two-time Ben Hogan Award finalist (’23, ’24)
• Jack Nicklaus Award Finalist (’23)
• Three-time All-SEC first team (’22, ’23, ’24)
• SEC All-Freshman Team (’22)
• February 2023 SwingU College Player of the Month
• Six-time SEC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 5, 2022, Nov. 2, 2022, Feb. 8, 2023, Feb. 22, 2023, April 19, 2023, April 10, 2024)
• Three-time SEC Freshman of the Week (March 31, April 7, April 14)
• Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll (’23, ’24)
• First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (’22)

Vanderbilt Career

• Announced that he will be returning to Vanderbilt for his senior season (2024-25) on April 18, 2024
• Vanderbilt’s leader in career wins with six
• Tied with Brandt Snedeker and Hunter Stewart for most wins in a season with three in 2022-23
• Currently Vanderbilt’s career scoring average leader at 69.45
• Holds Vanderbilt’s single-season scoring average record at 68.51 in 2022-23
• Helped the Commodores collect 19 teams wins in three seasons
• Tied with Luke List and Cole Sherwood for the lowest 18-hole score in program history at 62
• Tied with Cole Sherwood for the program’s lowest round score vs. par at 10-under
• Holds the program’s lowest 54-hole total with Cole Sherwood at 196
• Tied with Cole Sherwood for the program’s 54-hole score vs. par at 17-under
• Golden Dores Male Player of the Year (’23)

As a Junior (2023-24):

• Ranked No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings at the conclusion of the 2024 NCAA Championship
• Played in 11 tournaments and helped the Commodores win six team titles
• Helped Vanderbilt win its first NCAA Regional in program history at the 2024 NCAA West Lafayette Regional
• Second on the team in stroke average at 70.15 through 34 rounds
• Finished under par in a team-best 21 rounds and carded in the 60s in 16 rounds
• Won the 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship with a score of 11-under 202
• Became the second golfer to win the Mason Rudolph Championship in back-to-back seasons (’23, ’24)
• Tied for second at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional after finishing 6-under 210
• Finished inside the top five in six tournaments and in the top-10 seven times
• Earned his PGA TOUR Card in October through PGA TOUR University Accelerated
• Guided the U.S. to victory at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships in Abu Dhabi, where he finished at 13-under 275 to tie for fifth
• Went a perfect 4-0-0 the 49th Walker Cup at St Andrews Links to help the U.S. win its fourth-straight Walker Cup
• Awarded the 2023 Mark H. McCormack Medal as the world’s top men’s amateur player
• By winning the McCormack Medal, he received exemptions into the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort and The Open Championship at Royal Troon
• Held a 3-1-0 record at the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup to help the United States win its first Palmer Cup on International soil for the first time since 2018
• Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Amateur Championship

As a Sophomore (2022-23)

• Ranked No. 1 in final 2023 Palmer Cup Rankings and No. 2 in GolfStat Ratings
• Low amateur at the 123rd U.S. Open with a four-round total of 4-over 824
• One of seven amateurs to play in the 2023 Masters Tournament
• Played in 12 tournaments and helped Vanderbilt collect seven team wins
• His three wins tied the program’s single-season record for wins with three (East Lake Cup, John Hayt Invitational, Mason Rudolph)
• Set the program’s single-season scoring average at 68.51 through 35 rounds
• His 17-under 196 performance to win the 2023 Mason Rudolph Championship tied the program record for the lowest 54-hole score in Vanderbilt history
• Became Vanderbilt’s career leader in wins at the 2023 Mason Rudolph Championship
• Took medalist honors at the 2023 John Hayt Invitational at 15-under-par 201
• Won the individual stroke play championship at the 2022 East Lake Cup with a 4-under 68
• Tied the course record at the Sawgrass Country Club during the second round of the John Hayt Invitational carding 8-under 64
• Recorded career-low 18-hole score of 10-under 62 in Round 2 of the 2022 Frederica Cup
• Finished under par in 29 rounds and carded in the 60s in 21 rounds
• Part of Team USA’s third-place finish at the 2022 World Amateur Team Championship
• Advanced to match play at the 2022 U.S. Amateur Championship
• Held a 3-0-1 record at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup to help the United States win the Palmer Cup

As a Freshman (2021-22):

• Carded even par 280 through four rounds of stroke play at the 2022 NCAA Championships before winning a four-way playoff to win the individual national title
• Helped Vanderbilt set the program-best for most team wins in a season with eight
• Won two tournaments during his debut season (2022 Mossy Oak Collegiate, 2022 NCAA Championship)
• Placed inside the top five in six tournament and finished in the top-10 nine times
• Played in 11 events for the Commodores with a 70.03 scoring average through 34 rounds
• Finished under par in 21 rounds and carded in the 60s in 15 rounds
• Posted his season-best 54-hole total at 12-under 204 to win the Mossy Oak Collegiate
• Carded a season-low 18-hole of 8-under 64 in Round 2 at the Mossy Oak Collegiaete
• 2022 SEC Championships runner-up at 5-under-par 205
• In his Vanderbilt debut, carded 4-under 212 to tie for sixth at the 2021 Carmel Cup
• Represent Team USA at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup and went 3-1-0

The Sargent File

• No. 1-ranked player in state of Alabama
• No. 2-ranked player in class of 2021
• Three-time Rolex Junior All American
• 2021 Western Amateur runner-up
• 2021 USA TODAY Male Golfer of the Year
• 2021 Alabama Golf Association Amateur Player of the Year
• 2020 recipient of the Paul S. Simon Character Award (Sage Valley Invitational)
• Co-founder and three-time host of the Alabama Cup charity event, which has raised more than $150,000 for the AJGA Ace Grant and Alabama charities
• Two-time Alabama boys Junior Player of the Year
• Two-time AJGA champion
• 2020 Alabama State Amateur champion
• 2019 Alabama State Junior champion
• Competed in 2019 US Junior
• Competed in 2020 US Amateur
• Ranked No. 3 nationally by Golfweek, Junior Golf Scoreboard and Rolex