NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt came away with three major honors Friday when the SEC announced its men’s golf awards for the 2020-21 season.
Vanderbilt head coach Scott Limbaugh was recognized as the league’s Coach of the Year for guiding the Commodores to an SEC championship in April. Vandy finished sixth in stroke play on St. Simons Island, Georgia, before rattling off wins against Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas, respectively, in match play for the program’s second league title since 2017.
In his ninth season with Vanderbilt, Limbaugh also led the Dores to a team title at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate in October and five top-five finishes throughout the course of the season.
One of Limbaugh’s top performers in 2020-21 was William Moll. A sophomore from Houston, Texas, Moll went 2-1 at the SEC Championships in match play and sank the championship-clinching putt on the 18th green to defeat Arkansas.
Moll also recorded four top-10 finishes on the year and has been selected to the 2021 Palmer Cup. He goes into next week’s NCAA Regional at Kingston Springs with a 70.3 stroke average an 16 rounds under par on the season.
Moll was also named to 2020 Fred Haskins Award end of fall season watch list.
On the SEC’s All-Freshman Team, Vanderbilt’s Cole Sherwood was selected as one of six golfers to be honored. The Austin, Texas, product had a breakout performance at the SEC Championships where he tied for fifth overall in stroke play and then went 2-1 in match play.
Davis Thompson of Georgia was named the SEC Player of the Year while Joe Pagdin of Florida was honored as SEC Freshman of the Year.
Vanderbilt will return to the course Monday when it hosts and plays in the Kingston Springs Regional in the NCAA Tournament.
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Segundo Pinto, Arkansas
Ryan Hall, South Carolina
Sam Bennett, Texas A&M
Davis Thompson, Georgia
William Moll, Vanderbilt
Trent Phillips, Georgia
Ford Clegg, Mississippi State
Jackson Suber, Ole Miss
Wilson Furr, Alabama
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Julian Perico, Arkansas
Ross Steelman, Missouri
Andrew Kozan, Auburn
Thomas Ponder, Alabama
Hunter Wolcott, Tennessee
Dan Erickson, Texas A&M
Garrett Barber, LSU
Ricky Castillo, Florida
COACH OF THE YEAR
Scott Limbaugh, Vanderbilt
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Davis Thompson, Georgia
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Joe Pagdin, Florida
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Joe Pagdin, Florida
Jim Butler, Auburn
Cole Sherwood, Vanderbilt
Tyler Wilkes, Florida
Canon Claycomb, Alabama
Manuel Lozada, Arkansas
