Gordon Sargent, former national champion golfer, returning to Vanderbilt for senior season
Gordon Sargent, the 2022 NCAA national champion and 2023 SEC Golfer of the Year, is returning to Vanderbilt for his senior season instead of turning professional, he announced Thursday.
"It's been an honor to represent this university alongside my teammates and coaches, and I look forward to continuing to compete − and further my education − at this amazing place that has given so much to me," Sargent said in a statement posted to his social media accounts. "I would like to thank everyone who supported me on this journey and I'm excited for my senior year at Vanderbilt."
Sargent won the individual national championship as a freshman in 2022, which allowed him to compete in The Masters during his sophomore year in 2023. Sargent's participation in the PGA Tour U Accelerated program would have allowed him to earn a PGA Tour card and turn professional after the conclusion of the 2024 season. Instead, however, he will return in 2025.
Nick Dunlap, a sophomore golfer at Alabama, turned professional in January after becoming the first amateur in over three decades to win a PGA Tour event. Caleb Surratt, a sophomore at Tennessee who won the SEC individual championship in 2023, also turned professional in January with LIV Golf.
Sargent is the No. 1-ranked amateur in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. Four of his teammates − Jackson Van Paris, William Moll, Cole Sherwood and Matthew Riedel − are also in the top 20. The Commodores' team is currently ranked No. 3 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll.
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Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on Twitter @aria_gerson.
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