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Monday, March 23
Palm City, FL (Floridian National Golf Club)
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Valspar Collegiate Invitational
No. 10 Texas Tech sets tournament record in Valspar victory
March 24, 2026 | Men's Golf
PALM CITY, Fla. — No. 10 Texas Tech captured its first team title of the season on Tuesday, overcoming a two-shot deficit to No. 1 Auburn to win the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian National Golf Club.
The Red Raiders surged past the nation's top-ranked team in the final round, ultimately winning by six shots over Auburn and finishing at a tournament-record 45-under-par 807. The victory came against one of the strongest fields of the season, featuring five top-10 teams and 10 programs ranked inside the top 25. Texas Tech also finished ahead of third-place No. 6 Texas by 11 shots and fourth-place No. 7 Arkansas by 12.
The Red Raiders' 54-hole total of 807 (45-under) set a new Valspar Collegiate Invitational record, surpassing the previous mark of 816 (36-under) set by Texas in 2025. It marks Texas Tech's first team victory since the All-American Collegiate (March 18-19, 2024) and comes after back-to-back runner-up finishes at The Prestige and The Hayt earlier this spring.
Ben Gregg led the Red Raiders with a career-best finish, tying for third at 13-under 200. He recorded back-to-back career-low rounds versus par with 5-under 66s in rounds two and three. Gregg tied for the tournament lead with 18 birdies and ranked second in par-4 scoring at 7-under.
Texas Tech's depth proved decisive, as all five players in the lineup finished under par for the tournament.
Tim Wiedemeyer finished one shot behind Gregg at 12-under 201, tying for seventh. After opening with an even-par 71, he rebounded with rounds of 64 and 66. Wiedemeyer tied for the fewest bogeys in the tournament with just two.
Connor Graham tied for 13th at 9-under 204, while Brady McHenry finished tied for 23rd at 6-under 207. Adam Bresnu rounded out the lineup tied for 30th at 4-under 209.
Texas Tech closed with a final-round 17-under 267 to secure the comeback victory.
The Red Raiders return to action April 13-14 at the Mountaineer Invitational for their final regular-season tournament.
Valspar Collegiate Invitational Team Leaderboard (Final Results)
1. No. 10 Texas Tech: 273-267-267=807 (-45)
2. No. 1 Auburn: 264-274-275=813 (-39)
3. No. 6 Texas: 268-280-270=818 (-34)
4. No. 7 Arkansas: 270-280-269=819 (-33)
5. Florida State: 269-280-273=822 (-30)
6. Texas A&M: 277-279-271=827 (-25)
7. No. 14 Oklahoma: 274-282-273=829 (-23)
8. No. 17 North Carolina: 282-280-271=833 (-19)
T-9. Houston: 271-282-282=835 (-17)
T-9. No. 23 Duke: 280-274-281=835 (-17)
T-11. Wake Forest: 286-274-276=836 (-16)
T-11. Pepperdine: 279-281-276=836 (-16)
13. No. 24 USC: 277-281-280=838 (-14)
14. No. 8 Arizona State: 278-283-279=840 (-12)
15. Rice: 282-291-289=862 (+10)
16. Augusta: 286-294-285=865 (+13)
Red Raiders in the Field (Final Results)
T-3. Ben Gregg: 68-66-66=200 (-13)
T-7. Tim Wiedemeyer: 71-64-66=201 (-12)
T-13. Connor Graham: 68-69-67=204 (-9)
T-23. Brady McHenry: 69-70-68=207 (-6)
T-30. Adam Bresnu: 68-68-73=209 (-4)
T-55. Simon Hovdal (i): 76-70-68=214 (+1)
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The Red Raiders surged past the nation's top-ranked team in the final round, ultimately winning by six shots over Auburn and finishing at a tournament-record 45-under-par 807. The victory came against one of the strongest fields of the season, featuring five top-10 teams and 10 programs ranked inside the top 25. Texas Tech also finished ahead of third-place No. 6 Texas by 11 shots and fourth-place No. 7 Arkansas by 12.
The Red Raiders' 54-hole total of 807 (45-under) set a new Valspar Collegiate Invitational record, surpassing the previous mark of 816 (36-under) set by Texas in 2025. It marks Texas Tech's first team victory since the All-American Collegiate (March 18-19, 2024) and comes after back-to-back runner-up finishes at The Prestige and The Hayt earlier this spring.
Ben Gregg led the Red Raiders with a career-best finish, tying for third at 13-under 200. He recorded back-to-back career-low rounds versus par with 5-under 66s in rounds two and three. Gregg tied for the tournament lead with 18 birdies and ranked second in par-4 scoring at 7-under.
Texas Tech's depth proved decisive, as all five players in the lineup finished under par for the tournament.
Tim Wiedemeyer finished one shot behind Gregg at 12-under 201, tying for seventh. After opening with an even-par 71, he rebounded with rounds of 64 and 66. Wiedemeyer tied for the fewest bogeys in the tournament with just two.
Connor Graham tied for 13th at 9-under 204, while Brady McHenry finished tied for 23rd at 6-under 207. Adam Bresnu rounded out the lineup tied for 30th at 4-under 209.
Texas Tech closed with a final-round 17-under 267 to secure the comeback victory.
The Red Raiders return to action April 13-14 at the Mountaineer Invitational for their final regular-season tournament.
Valspar Collegiate Invitational Team Leaderboard (Final Results)
1. No. 10 Texas Tech: 273-267-267=807 (-45)
2. No. 1 Auburn: 264-274-275=813 (-39)
3. No. 6 Texas: 268-280-270=818 (-34)
4. No. 7 Arkansas: 270-280-269=819 (-33)
5. Florida State: 269-280-273=822 (-30)
6. Texas A&M: 277-279-271=827 (-25)
7. No. 14 Oklahoma: 274-282-273=829 (-23)
8. No. 17 North Carolina: 282-280-271=833 (-19)
T-9. Houston: 271-282-282=835 (-17)
T-9. No. 23 Duke: 280-274-281=835 (-17)
T-11. Wake Forest: 286-274-276=836 (-16)
T-11. Pepperdine: 279-281-276=836 (-16)
13. No. 24 USC: 277-281-280=838 (-14)
14. No. 8 Arizona State: 278-283-279=840 (-12)
15. Rice: 282-291-289=862 (+10)
16. Augusta: 286-294-285=865 (+13)
Red Raiders in the Field (Final Results)
T-3. Ben Gregg: 68-66-66=200 (-13)
T-7. Tim Wiedemeyer: 71-64-66=201 (-12)
T-13. Connor Graham: 68-69-67=204 (-9)
T-23. Brady McHenry: 69-70-68=207 (-6)
T-30. Adam Bresnu: 68-68-73=209 (-4)
T-55. Simon Hovdal (i): 76-70-68=214 (+1)
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