PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The No. 11-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team jumps back into action this week, as the Commodores are searching for a three-peat at the Watersound Invitational.
Tournament Format
The Watersound Invitational, hosted by Florida State, is a 54-hole stroke play tournament that features one 18-hole round per day. The event begins Monday and runs through Wednesday at Sharks Tooth Golf Club in Panama City, Florida.
Course Information
The 2025 Watersound Invitational takes place at Shark’s Tooth Golf Club, a 7,246-yard course that plays as a par 72.
The Field
A total of six teams ranked in the top 25 of the CLIPPD rankings will be at the Watersound Invitational. In total, 12 teams will compete at Sharks Tooth Golf Club this week.
Along with the No. 11 Commodores, No. 12 UCLA, No. 14 Georgia Tech, No. 18 Mississippi State, No. 24 Alabama, and No. 25 Notre Dame will be in attendance. Host Florida State, Clemson, Kentucky, Michigan State, Navy, and NC State round out the field.
Vanderbilt Line Up
1) Jackson Van Paris
2) Wells Williams
3) Chase Nevins
4) John Broderick
5) Gordon Sargent
Ind) Ryan Downes
Tee Times
Each day of the Watersound Invitational features one 18-hole round of stroke play that begins at 9 a.m.
Vanderbilt tees off Round 1 from 9:10-10 a.m. on Monday from Hole 1. The Commodores begin Round 2 on Tuesday from Hole 10 from 9:10-10 a.m. Tee times for Wednesday’s Round 3 will be set after the conclusion of Round 2. Fans can click the link here for tee times.
Live Results
Fans can follow all of the action at the Watersound Invitational via live results via GolfStat.
Thomas F. Roush, M.D. and Family Men’s Golf Head Coach Scott Limbaugh on the Watersound Invitational
“This is the time of year when the season starts moving fast, and we have to be excited to take another step toward being the team we know we can be. In my opinion, we have a lot to prove about the type of team we are becoming. We had a solid start to the spring last month, but there are a lot of things we can improve upon, and that has been our focus. I know it’s important for us to continue to keep our discipline up and continue to build layers of toughness. As the season continues, it’s important that everyone takes ownership of the team because we fight for things we own. It’s so easy to relax and let go of something that you don’t own.”
The Commodores at the Watersound Invitational
Vanderbilt returns to Sharks Tooth Golf Club looking for its third-straight team title at the Watersound Invitational.
The Commodores played in its first Watersound Invitational in 2023 and won the event after carding 38-under 826 to defeat Georgia Tech by one stroke. Vandy returned to the 2024 Watersound Invitational and successfully defended its title by carding 29-under 835 to win by nine strokes.
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