NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 3-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team hosts its lone home tournament of the 2023-24 season this weekend, as the Commodores are seeking a fifth-straight team title at the Mason Rudolph Championship. Play takes place Friday through Sunday at Vanderbilt Legends Club.
Tournament Format
The 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship is a 54-hole tournament that takes place over three days. Each day will feature one 18-hole round of play.
Course Information
The 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship will be played on the South Course at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee. It is a 7,112-yard course that plays as a par 71.
Parking Information
Due to ongoing construction at Vanderbilt Legends Club, fans are encouraged to park at the First Presbyterian Church of Franklin near the entrance of Vanderbilt Legends. There will be a shuttle for fans that will take them to the Pavilion.
Live Results
Fans can follow all of the action at the 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship via live results at GolfStat.com.
Live Coverage
Round 3 of the Mason Rudolph Championship will stream live on Sunday on SEC Network+. Coverage will begin at roughly 11:15 a.m., as the first group reaches Hole 18.
The Field
A total of 13 teams will participate in the 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship. Along with the No. 3-ranked Commodores, the field features a total of three squads ranked inside the top 10 of the Scoreboard rankings, powered by Clippd.
Teams playing at the Mason Rudolph Championship along with Vanderbilt include No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 9 Alabama, Ball State, Charlotte, Cincinnati, College of Charleston, Furman, Kentucky, Middle Tennessee State, Northern Illinois, South Alabama, and UNC Wilmington.
Vanderbilt’s Lineup
The Commodores will have two teams playing at the 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship.
Vanderbilt ‘A’ Lineup: 1) Cole Sherwood 2) Gordon Sargent 3) Matthew Riedel 4) Jackson Van Paris 5) William Moll
Vanderbilt ‘B’ Lineup: 1) Wells Williams 2) Ben Loomis 3) John Broderick 4) Chase Nevins
Tee Times
Friday’s opening round begins at 9 a.m. at Hole 1 on Vanderbilt Legends’ South Course, with groups teeing in 11-minute intervals. The Vandy ‘B’ team tees off at 10:06 a.m., while the Vandy ‘A’ team starts at 10:50 a.m.
Round 2 tees off at 8 a.m. on Saturday, while Sunday’s final round is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. Tee times are subject to change. Pairings for Rounds 2 and 3 will be set at the end of the previous round. Fans can find pairings at GolfStat.com.
Head Coach Scott Limbaugh on the 2024 Mason Rudolph Championship
“Playing at home in front of our fans at the Mason Rudolph Championship is always one of our favorite weeks of the year. It’s a great way to end the regular season. This team, and previous teams before, have worked to build a standard of excellence in everything we do and we take a lot of pride in being able to do that at home. I know everyone appreciates what this group has given to Vanderbilt University. Our golf team and I would love to feel that support over the weekend.
“I’m trying to slow down and enjoy every single moment I have with these guys. I think it’s important for our guys to be able to lock in this week on what’s important, while also knowing we haven’t played our best tournament yet this spring. We have definitely had guys step up every week, but we haven’t had that complete team tournament yet. There are a lot of things we need to tighten up before heading into championship season. Physically, it’s about being more accepting of what we are and where we are, and mentally, it’s about not losing concentration. We have one more opportunity to build another layer of toughness as a team and that’s what we need to do.”
The Last Time Out
Vandy concluded the Valspar Collegiate in second place at 15-under 837. The Dores posted scores of 279-286-272 over three rounds of play at the Floridian National Golf Club. Vandy’s Round 3 score of 272 was the low round at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational. The Commodores also paced the field with 61 birdies, 28 of which came during Tuesday’s final round.
Graduate student Matthew Riedel finished in a tie for second at the 2024 Valspar Invitational, as he carded 9-under 204 over three rounds. Riedel finished at 7-under 64 in Round 3, which allowed him to shoot up eight spots on the player leaderboard to finish in a tie for second. It is his best finish this season, while it is Riedel’s fourth time placing inside the top 10 during the 2023-24 campaign.
The Commodores at the Mason Rudolph
This year marks the 21st edition of the Mason Rudolph Championship. The near-annual event began in 2001 and has been held every season outside of 2013, 2020, and 2021.
Vanderbilt has won the Mason Rudolph a total of eight times. The Commodores have won four-straight tournament team titles at the Mason Rudolph Championship. Additionally, Vandy has finished in first place in six of the last seven Mason Rudolph Championships.
The Commodores have a pair of golfers looking for their second individual title at the Mason Rudolph. Gordon Sargent finished in first last season, while Cole Sherwood captured the title back in 2022. Both posted a score of 17-under 196 to win the Mason Rudolph in their respective year. They look to join Florida’s Sam Horsfield as the only golfer to win multiple Mason Rudolph Championships.
A total of six Commodores have won the Mason Rudolph Championship, which includes Brandt Snedeker (2002), Luke List, (2005), Matthias Schwab (2015), Hunter Stewart (2015), John Augenstein (2018). Cole Sherwood (2022), and Gordon Sargent (2023).
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