FORT WORTH, Texas – The No. 6-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team heads to the Lone Star State this week to participate in the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational, presented by Charles Schwab. The two-day tournament takes place on Monday and Tuesday at the Colonial Country Club.
Tournament Format and Schedule
The Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational, co-hosted by Charles Schwab and TCU, is a five-count-four, 54-hole stroke play tournament. Teams are scheduled to play 36 holes on Monday, then return to Colonial Country Club on Tuesday to conclude play.
Both days of the tournament begin at 8 a.m., with Round 1 featuring a shotgun start. Teams roll into Round 2 on Monday afternoon at the conclusion of the first 18 holes of play. Tee times for Tuesday’s finale will be based on the results of the first two rounds.
Course Information
The Colonial Country Club is 7,289 yards and plays as a par 70. Located in Fort Worth, Texas. Colonial Country Club has hosted an annual PGA Tour event since 1946, the longest-running non-major tour event to be held at the same venue. The club was started in 1936 and hosted the 1941 U.S. Open, the 1975 Tournament Players Championship and the 1991 U.S. Women’s Open.
Vanderbilt Lineup
1) Wells Williams
2) Michael Riebe
3) Jon Ed Steed
4) Ryan Downes
5) Chase Nevins
Vanderbilt Tee Times
Vanderbilt opens Round 1 on Monday with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Teams roll into Round 2 on Monday afternoon. Tee times for Round 3 will be set at the end of Round 2. Fans can click here for a full list of pairings each day.
Days of competition and tee times are tentative and subject to change. Fans can stay updated on this week’s tournament by following @VandyMGolf on Instagram and Twitter/X.
Live Scoring
Fans can follow all of the action via live results via Scoreboard powered by CLIPPD.
The Field
A total of 15 teams will be at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational. All but two of those programs are ranked in the most recent GCAA Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll. Teams competing against the No. 6 Commodores in Fort Worth will be No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Arizona State, No. 5 Texas, No. 7 Oklahoma, No. 8 Virginia, No. 11 Alabama, No. 14 North Carolina, No. 16 Texas A&M, No. 18 Georgia Tech, No. 19 Texas Tech, No. 20 Pepperdine, No. 21 Georgia, Stanford (RV) and host TCU.
Vanderbilt Thomas F. Roush, M.D., and Family Men’s Golf Head Coach Scott Limbaugh on the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational
“The Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational is such an awesome tournament on a championship course against a championship field. This is one of our majors in the regular season, and it’s another great opportunity for us to take a step forward. Our focus is on competing to our standards and continuing to grow with our consistency. I like this team, and when we are excited and enthusiastic about playing, our talent takes over.”
Vanderbilt at the Invitational at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational
This will be the fourth-straight season that the Commodores will play in the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational. Vanderbilt finished sixth in last season’s tournament, posting a 54-hole total of 20-over 860.
The Commodores took home the team title at the 2023 Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational, with All-American Cole Sherwood winning a playoff hole to claim the individual title.
Last Time Out
Senior Wells Williams posted a top-three finish at The Invitational at The Honors Course to help the then No. 12-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team collect a fourth-place finish with a team score of 1-under 863.
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