OU Men’s Golf opens season on Saturday
No. 10/7 Sooners tee off in Valero Texas Collegiate in stacked field.
SAN ANTONIO – The Oklahoma men’s golf team will open its 2023-24 season this weekend at the Valero Texas Collegiate at TPC San Antonio.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament tees off Saturday as teams will play one round daily in the traditional five-count-four format, with a champion crowned on Monday afternoon.
The 12-team tournament is highlighted by the No. 10/7-ranked Sooners and No. 3/2 Vanderbilt, along with nine other teams that made an NCAA Regional last season. The individual winner will receive an exemption into the 2024 Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour.
The Oklahoma lineup leads off with Haskins Award watch list honoree and All-American Drew Goodman, followed by 2023 Trans-Mississippi Amateur champion Jake Holbrook. Stephen Campbell Jr., who started every event last year for OU, takes the third bag while Luke Kluver and Jase Summy wrap up the starting five.
Ben Lorenz, who debuted at No. 5 in PGA Tour U rankings last month, will play as an individual unattached from the lineup.
Admission to the tournament is free.
THE FIELD
(RV) Baylor
FGCU
No. 20 Georgia
Georgia Southern
Liberty
(RV) Louisville
No. 10 Oklahoma
LSU
(RV) TCU
UTSA
No. 3 Vanderbilt
No. 13 Virginia
THE COURSE
Home of the PGA Tour’s Valero Texas Open since 2010, TPC San Antonio opens its doors to the college world for the first time. The Valero Texas Collegiate will be played at the Oaks Course, designed by Greg Norman in consultation with Sergio Garcia. The par-72 course will play at 7,050 yards for the event.
FORMAT
The 12-team, 54-hole tournament will use a traditional five-count-four format where five golfers play, but only four scores are counted toward the team leaderboard. Golfers will play 18 holes on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
TEE TIMES AND PAIRINGS
Tee times and pairings will be available on Golfstat closer to the start of the tournament.
LIVE STATS
Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.
UP NEXT
Following the conclusion of Valero Texas Collegiate, OU travels to the Husky Invitational, slated for Sept. 18-19 at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash.