Monday, March 27
Floridian National Golf Club – Palm City, Fla.
University of Houston
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Valspar Collegiate Invitational
Photo by: Joe Buvid
Men’s Golf Plays Host to Valspar Collegiate Invitational
3/26/2023 11:28:00 AM | Men's Golf
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Premier annual event features eight of nation’s Top-25 collegiate programs
PALM CITY, Fla. – The University of Houston Men's Golf program will compete in one of the nation's most prestigious collegiate tournaments when it tees off at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian National Golf Club on Monday morning.
The Valspar Collegiate Invitational annually features one of the nation's top team fields, and the 2023 edition is certainly no different. Twelve of the 15 schools competing rank among the GolfStat Top 50 with six of the Top 10 and eight of the Top 25.
Teams will play 36 holes Monday, beginning with a 7 a.m. (CDT) shotgun start with the Final Round teeing off at 7 a.m. (CDT) Tuesday.
Admission is free to all, and everyone is invited.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
ABOUT the COUGARS
Under the leadership of Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke, the 48th-ranked Cougars will be represented by junior Santiago De La Fuente, sophomore Wolfgang Glawe, sophomore Jacob Borow, sophomore Drew Murdock and senior Austyn Reily.
Super seniors Braxton Watkins and Campbell Gibson will compete as individuals.
This season, De La Fuente has been one of Houston's and the nation's most consistent student-athletes. The Guadalajara, Mexico, native led the Cougars in each of the last seven tournaments in which he has competed with four Top-Five finishes and eight Top-20 showings in 2022-23.
De La Fuente leads the Cougars with a 70.52 scoring average and 18 rounds of par or better, including 10 in the 60s.
Glawe stands second on the team with a 72.77 average and 13 rounds of par or lower. The St. Leon-Rot, Germany, native has posted three Top-20 finishes in his first season at Houston.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete in a 16-team field against #2 Arizona State, #3 Texas Tech, #4 North Carolina, #7 Florida State, #9 Pepperdine, #10 Texas, #14 Texas A&M, #18 Georgia Southern, #26 Northwestern, #36 Wake Forest, #37 Duke, Lamar, Marquette, Minnesota and Ohio State.
PAIRINGS
For Monday's first-day action at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, Houston will compete in groups with student-athletes from #3 Texas Tech, #4 North Carolina and #2 Arizona State.
Glawe will start the day in the first group off No. 1 with De La Fuente (second group off No. 2) Borow (No. 2), Murdock (No. 3) and Reily (No. 4) following.
Watkins begins his day in the first group off No. 18 with Gibson (second group off No. 18) following).
Fans can find complete Valspar Collegiate Invitational pairings by clicking here.
LAST TIME OUT
In their last tournament, the Cougars finished eighth at their own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston on March 20-21.
De La Fuente opened with a 69-68 on the first day and tied for third overall at 5-under 211. Glawe was the only Cougar to shot par or better in all three round and tied for 12th at 215.
UP NEXT
Following the Valspar Collegiate Invitational Houston will send individuals to the Huntsville Toyota Walden Invitational, set for March 27-28 at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club.
From there, the Cougars compete as a team for the last time in the regular season when they tee off at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club in Bryan-College Station, Texas, on April 10-11.
The Cougars enter the postseason when they tee off at the American Athletic Conference Championships at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., on April 21-23.
SUPPORT HOUSTON RISE
Join Houston Rise, a $150 million fundraising campaign for Houston Athletics dedicated to championship success in the Big 12 Conference.
Every Houston Rise contribution prepares our Cougars to compete and win when we start Big 12 competition in July 2023. Click here to rise and be counted.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Men's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
The Valspar Collegiate Invitational annually features one of the nation's top team fields, and the 2023 edition is certainly no different. Twelve of the 15 schools competing rank among the GolfStat Top 50 with six of the Top 10 and eight of the Top 25.
Teams will play 36 holes Monday, beginning with a 7 a.m. (CDT) shotgun start with the Final Round teeing off at 7 a.m. (CDT) Tuesday.
Admission is free to all, and everyone is invited.
LIVE SCORINGFans can follow live scoring at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
ABOUT the COUGARS
Under the leadership of Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke, the 48th-ranked Cougars will be represented by junior Santiago De La Fuente, sophomore Wolfgang Glawe, sophomore Jacob Borow, sophomore Drew Murdock and senior Austyn Reily.
Super seniors Braxton Watkins and Campbell Gibson will compete as individuals.
This season, De La Fuente has been one of Houston's and the nation's most consistent student-athletes. The Guadalajara, Mexico, native led the Cougars in each of the last seven tournaments in which he has competed with four Top-Five finishes and eight Top-20 showings in 2022-23.
De La Fuente leads the Cougars with a 70.52 scoring average and 18 rounds of par or better, including 10 in the 60s.
Glawe stands second on the team with a 72.77 average and 13 rounds of par or lower. The St. Leon-Rot, Germany, native has posted three Top-20 finishes in his first season at Houston.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete in a 16-team field against #2 Arizona State, #3 Texas Tech, #4 North Carolina, #7 Florida State, #9 Pepperdine, #10 Texas, #14 Texas A&M, #18 Georgia Southern, #26 Northwestern, #36 Wake Forest, #37 Duke, Lamar, Marquette, Minnesota and Ohio State.
PAIRINGSFor Monday's first-day action at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, Houston will compete in groups with student-athletes from #3 Texas Tech, #4 North Carolina and #2 Arizona State.
Glawe will start the day in the first group off No. 1 with De La Fuente (second group off No. 2) Borow (No. 2), Murdock (No. 3) and Reily (No. 4) following.
Watkins begins his day in the first group off No. 18 with Gibson (second group off No. 18) following).
Fans can find complete Valspar Collegiate Invitational pairings by clicking here.
LAST TIME OUT
In their last tournament, the Cougars finished eighth at their own All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston on March 20-21.
De La Fuente opened with a 69-68 on the first day and tied for third overall at 5-under 211. Glawe was the only Cougar to shot par or better in all three round and tied for 12th at 215.
UP NEXT
Following the Valspar Collegiate Invitational Houston will send individuals to the Huntsville Toyota Walden Invitational, set for March 27-28 at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club.
From there, the Cougars compete as a team for the last time in the regular season when they tee off at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Club in Bryan-College Station, Texas, on April 10-11.
The Cougars enter the postseason when they tee off at the American Athletic Conference Championships at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., on April 21-23.
SUPPORT HOUSTON RISE
Join Houston Rise, a $150 million fundraising campaign for Houston Athletics dedicated to championship success in the Big 12 Conference.
Every Houston Rise contribution prepares our Cougars to compete and win when we start Big 12 competition in July 2023. Click here to rise and be counted.
JOIN PROJECT 17
Fans are invited to join Project 17 to support Houston Men's Golf. Project members provide financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
For information about Project 17 or to join, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMGolf. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at uhcougarmgolf.
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