ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 13-ranked Vanderbilt men’s golf team collected both team and individual medalist honors at the 2026 NCAA Athens Regional, as freshman Will Hartman earned co-medalist honors to help the No. 3-seeded Commodores capture the team title and move on to next week’s NCAA Men’s Golf Championship.
The Dores, who were the No. 3 seed at the Athens Regional, collected their fourth NCAA Regional team title in program history. Vandy carded 28-under 824 over three rounds of play at the University of Georgia Golf Course to win the tournament by two strokes over Louisville.
Vanderbilt came into Round 3 holding a three-stroke lead over the field and maintained its advantage throughout the final day of play, as the Commodores carded 6-under 278 on Wednesday.
“It’s awesome when you see young people respond to a little adversity,” said Scott Limbaugh, Thomas F. Roush, M.D., and Family Vanderbilt Men’s Golf Head Coach. “The way we finished our last tournament, we needed to respond, and the leadership from Wells Williams was great, and it’s awesome to see these young boys step up. We really had a mindset of a new season, a new opportunity, and trying to keep things a little light. They put in the work, and they were prepared, and they went out and showed off their talent. We had a great fall, but we hadn’t played to our standards this spring with guys finding their roles. They’re understanding their roles, and we’re starting to play our best golf right now in the NCAA’s. This was the step we wanted to come to take, and to kind of come into an SEC team’s backyard, and also play with the best team in the country for three days, should give our guys that real belief, and I’m just so thankful for our fans that came out.”
Vanderbilt posted round scores of 277-269-278 on the week. Vandy set the program record for lowest 54-hole total at an NCAA Regional, as the Dores finished their three days in Athens at 824, besting the previous record of 826 set at the 2007 West Regional in Tempe, Arizona. Additionally, the team’s Round 2 score of 15-under 269 set the school record for the lowest second-round score at an NCAA Regional event.
The 28-under 824 marks Vandy’s lowest score at an NCAA Regional since carding 34-under 840 at the 2016 Franklin Regional at Vanderbilt Legends. The Commodores also collected their best score vs. par at an NCAA Regional away from their home course since 2007, when they went 38-under 826 at…
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