Texas Tech put together a historic performance for its first team win in more than two years.
The Red Raiders won the 2026 Valspar Collegiate on Tuesday, topping No. 1 Auburn by six shots in a field that also included eight of the top 17 teams in the country. Texas Tech finished at 45-under 807, setting a tournament scoring record by nine shots (Texas, 2025). Texas Tech trailed Auburn by 10 shots after the opening round but carded consecutive 17-under rounds to finish at Floridian National Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida.
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Ben Gregg led the Red Raiders with a career-best finish, tying for third at 13-under 200. Tim Wiedemeyer finished a shot behind Gregg while Connor Graham tied for 13th at 9 under. Brady McHenry tied for 23rd while Adam Bresnu rounded out the lineup with a T-30 performance.
No. 6 Texas, No. 7 Arkansas and No. 5 Florida State rounded out the top five.
In the individual race, where a PGA Tour exemption was on the line, it took a playoff to determine a winner.
Florida State’s Tyler Weaver and Oklahoma’s Ryder Cowan were tied at 15 under after 54 holes, and Weaver took home the title on the first playoff hole to earn a spot in the 2027 Valspar Championship. Last year, David Ford won the exemption and went on to win the Haskins Award.
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Texas A&M’s Wheaton Ennis, Auburn’s Cayden Pope and Arkansas’ Gerardo Gomez were among the group tied with Gregg for third. Top-ranked amateur Jackson Koivun, who had won three of his four starts this spring, tied for 10th.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Texas Tech men’s golf wins Valspar Collegiate, beats No. 1 Auburn
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