Vanderbilt men’s golf freshman Michael Riebe claimed his first individual collegiate championship in Panama City, Florida at the Watersound Invitational Wednesday afternoon. Riebe finished the event 9-under par, but it was not the individual tournament title that was his biggest achievement of the day, but rather it was the record that he broke.
Riebe set a new Vanderbilt golf record for the lowest 54-hole score by a freshman with his 9-under score. In the final round of the invitational, Riebe carded at 4-under as he climbed from fifth to a tie for first with TCU’s Nathan Miller and Ole Miss’ Daniel Toff on the player leaderboard.
Riebe scored 15 birdies during the three-day event, which was tied for second-best among players. On par 4 holes, Riebe finished with a score of 6-under. His final score at the end of the event was the 12th-lowest by a Vanderbilt player in a three-round event.
“Obviously, really happy for Michael getting his first college win,” Vanderbilt Men’s Golf Head Coach Scott Limbaugh said. “He continues to play at a high level and looks comfortable, like someone who wants the ball in his hands. He rolled in a nice putt on his final hole, which was big for him and our team. Wells battled strong after a slow start and is putting together a great season. Also, it was great to see Chase and Jon Ed finish so well.”
Vanderbilt ended up finishing in second place at the Watersound Invitational, behind Arkansas.
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Graham Baakko is a writer for Vanderbilt Commodores On SI, primarily covering football, basketball and baseball. Graham is a recent graduate from the University of Alabama, where he wrote for The Crimson White, WVUA-FM, WVUA 23 as he covered a variety of Crimson Tide sports. He also covered South Carolina athletics as a sportswriting intern for GamecockCentral.
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