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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
- Has helped the Commodores win 19 team titles during his time at Vanderbilt
- 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 70.32
- Holds Vanderbilt’s single-season scoring average record at 68.51 in 2022-23
- 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)
- 18-Hole Low: 10-under 62, 2022 Frederica Cup, Round 2
- 54-Hole Low: 17-under 196, 2023 Mason Rudolph Championship
- Best Finish: 1st, six times, last: 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship
As a Senior (2024-25)
- Golf Channel Preseason First Team All-American
- GOLFWEEK Preseason First Team All-American
- Haskins Award Preseason Watch List
- Carded under par in eight rounds
- Posted one top-15 finish by tying for 11th at Valero Texas Collegiate
- 73.63 scoring average in 24 rounds
- Opened the season Ranked No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings
- 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
- Played in for the 124th U.S. Open Championship and 152nd British Open Championship after earning the McCormack Medal
- Qualified for the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship, where he advanced to match play
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
- 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)
- Second on the team in stroke average at 70.15 through 34 rounds
- His average of 70.15 is the eighth-best single-season scoring average in school history
- Finished under par in a team-best 23 rounds and carded in the 60s in 16 rounds
- NCAA individual national co-runner up after carding 2-under 286 in stroke play at the 2024 NCAA Championship
- His season-best 54-hole score of 199 (-14) at the 2023 SEC Fall Preview is seventh-best in school history
- 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
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