SAN ANTONIO – The No. 4-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team has three golfers place inside the top 10 after 18 holes of play at the 2024 Valero Texas Collegiate, as the Commodores sit in a tie for fourth place.
Four Dores finished under par in Round 1 of the Valero Texas Collegiate. Senior Gordon Sargent carded a season-best 5-under 67 in Round 1 to end the day in a tie for fourth. Senior Jackson Van Paris and junior John Broderick each went 3-under 69 to conclude Round 1 in a tie for ninth. Sophomore Rowan Sullivan, who is playing as an individual in San Antonio, finished at 1-under 70 in the opening round and sits in a tie for 34th.
Vandy carded 9-under 279 in its opening round at TPC San Antonio. The Commodores head into Round 2 on Sunday in a tie four fourth on the team leaderboard with No. 3-ranked Virginia, while Vanderbilt is 11 strokes behind current leader No. 8 Oklahoma, who finished Round 1 at 20-under.
“I thought it was a solid start for us today,” said Vanderbilt men’s golf head coach Scott Limbaugh. “It was good to see Gordon get off to a good start, and I thought Jackson was steady all day. John did a great job staying calm early on when things weren’t going as well as he hoped, and he got rewarded for that patience. The course is a little softer this year, so we have to keep adjusting and adapting to the way it’s playing. I really loved how we hung in there and finished strong.”
Sargent came out of the gates hot in San Antonio. The 2022 NCAA individual champion collected an eagle on Hole 2 and added back-to-back birdies on Holes 4 and 5 to sit at 4-under through five holes. The three-time All-American made the turn at 3-under, then added two more birdies on his back nine to finish the round at a season-best 5-under 67. It is the 17th time that Sargent has carded 5-under or better in a round at Vanderbilt.
Broderick caught fire on his back nine in Round 1 of the Valero Texas Collegiate. The junior added three birdies over his final nine holes to finish the day at 3-under 69. Broderick has finished at par or better in all four rounds this season.
Van Paris sat at 1-over at the turn but finished at 4-under on his back nine to end Round 1 at 3-under 69. The senior collected an eagle on Hole 14 and added four birdies to his scorecard to head into Round 2 in a tie for ninth.
Junior Wells Williams and freshman Ryan Downes each shot 2-over 74 as they go into Round 2 in a tie for 57th on the player leaderboard.
Oklahoma’s Jase Summy leads the field at the Valero Texas Collegiate after one round, as he carded 10-under 62 on Saturday. The No. 8-ranked Sooners hold a five-stroke lead over Ole Miss heading into Round 2 on Sunday.
Vanderbilt tees off Round 2 of the Valero Texas Collegiate at 8:50 a.m. on Sunday. Fans can follow all of the action at GolfStat.com.
“Tomorrow is another good opportunity to go compete and take a step forward,” Limbaugh expressed. “We need to be grateful for that opportunity, controlling what we can control, and competing to our standards. We must have all five guys in there, having fun and having a strong mindset.”
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