University Southern California Trojans
Monday, March 23
Palm City, FL
4:30 a.m. PT
USC
at
Valspar Collegiate Invitational
Photo by: Bryce Dechert
No. 24 USC Men’s Golf Faces Top Teams at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational
March 22, 2026 | Men's Golf
The Trojans head to Florida for their most competitive tournament of the spring season to date.
LOS ANGELES — Squaring off against some of the best teams in collegiate golf, the No. 24 USC Men's Golf team will compete at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, hosted by the University of Houston at the Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Fla. from March 23-24.
Considered one of the most competitive tournaments in collegiate golf this season, five of the nation's top 10 teams and 10 top 25 teams will play three rounds at the par-71, 7,088-yard track. The teams will play two rounds on Monday before playing the final round on Tuesday. Both days will have a 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT shotgun starts. A live results link can be found on the men's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
The Trojans are coming off playing at The Desimone Invitational, where they placed 10th out of 15 teams with two top-30 finishers in Ragav Gulati and Jack Buchanan, the former of whom had his best collegiate tournament with a 213 (-3) to tie for 20th. USC has placed in the top 10 in both events this spring.
EVENT INFO:
Floridian National Golf Club, Palm City, Fla.
Distance: 7,008 yards
Par: 71
Format: 5 count 4
Live Scoring will be available via Scoreboard (Clippd)
THE LINEUP: THE FIELD:
No. 24 USC
No. 8 Arizona State
No. 7 Arkansas
No. 1 Auburn
Augusta
No. 23 Duke
Florida State
Houston
No. 17 North Carolina
No. 14 Oklahoma
No. 13 Pepperdine
Rice
No. 6 Texas
Texas A&M
No 10 Texas Tech
Wake Forest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Monday, March 23, 2026
8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT — Round 1
Round 2 to follow after the completion of round one
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT — Round 3
HEAR FROM THE LINEUP:
Freshman Raghav Gulati: "I went into the last tournament just looking forward to playing in the lineup, and I'm keeping the same perspective again and trying to stick to my routine. On the mental side, I did things really well. It was pretty easy for me to forget what I had done if I'd had a bad hole and move on pretty quickly. I think for this week, I've been hitting my irons well and maintaining my distances. I'm looking forward to keeping that up."
Sophomore Jack Buchanan: "Although I finished under par in the last tournament, I got off to a decent start every day and just wasn't able to finish the round off as I wanted to. That's something I want to take into this week: Finishing off the 36-hole day well and then finishing off the 18-hole day in round three. I want to get off to a good start and then finish the day well."
Senior Antonio Safa: "Everyone knows that it's a pretty good event — it's one of the best ones we'll play — but I think the key for this week is to treat it as another tournament. I think that's the key for us to succeed because we've been playing very well."
Redshirt Senior Luke Stock: "I've played a little bit on Florida golf courses on the Bermuda grass, so I feel like I've got a little bit of experience in that and I'll use that to my advantage this week. We've been here in Florida now for a few days, so we've prepared the best we can. We're already getting used to the weather, the different grass and the different courses. But we're a good team, so if we do what we need to, we'll be in for a shout."
Sophomore Jaden Dumdumaya: "It's all confidence and preparation at this point. We all have the skills, so it'll basically be just who has the best game that week, and I'm hoping that we do. I've been working hard and it's been a lot of work the last couple of weeks. As a team, our mindset is pretty competitive and we're looking forward to the fight out there."
Considered one of the most competitive tournaments in collegiate golf this season, five of the nation's top 10 teams and 10 top 25 teams will play three rounds at the par-71, 7,088-yard track. The teams will play two rounds on Monday before playing the final round on Tuesday. Both days will have a 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT shotgun starts. A live results link can be found on the men's golf team's schedule page on usctrojans.com.
The Trojans are coming off playing at The Desimone Invitational, where they placed 10th out of 15 teams with two top-30 finishers in Ragav Gulati and Jack Buchanan, the former of whom had his best collegiate tournament with a 213 (-3) to tie for 20th. USC has placed in the top 10 in both events this spring.
EVENT INFO:
Floridian National Golf Club, Palm City, Fla.
Distance: 7,008 yards
Par: 71
Format: 5 count 4
Live Scoring will be available via Scoreboard (Clippd)
THE LINEUP: THE FIELD:
No. 24 USC
No. 8 Arizona State
No. 7 Arkansas
No. 1 Auburn
Augusta
No. 23 Duke
Florida State
Houston
No. 17 North Carolina
No. 14 Oklahoma
No. 13 Pepperdine
Rice
No. 6 Texas
Texas A&M
No 10 Texas Tech
Wake Forest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Monday, March 23, 2026
8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT — Round 1
Round 2 to follow after the completion of round one
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT — Round 3
HEAR FROM THE LINEUP:
Freshman Raghav Gulati: "I went into the last tournament just looking forward to playing in the lineup, and I'm keeping the same perspective again and trying to stick to my routine. On the mental side, I did things really well. It was pretty easy for me to forget what I had done if I'd had a bad hole and move on pretty quickly. I think for this week, I've been hitting my irons well and maintaining my distances. I'm looking forward to keeping that up."
Sophomore Jack Buchanan: "Although I finished under par in the last tournament, I got off to a decent start every day and just wasn't able to finish the round off as I wanted to. That's something I want to take into this week: Finishing off the 36-hole day well and then finishing off the 18-hole day in round three. I want to get off to a good start and then finish the day well."
Senior Antonio Safa: "Everyone knows that it's a pretty good event — it's one of the best ones we'll play — but I think the key for this week is to treat it as another tournament. I think that's the key for us to succeed because we've been playing very well."
Redshirt Senior Luke Stock: "I've played a little bit on Florida golf courses on the Bermuda grass, so I feel like I've got a little bit of experience in that and I'll use that to my advantage this week. We've been here in Florida now for a few days, so we've prepared the best we can. We're already getting used to the weather, the different grass and the different courses. But we're a good team, so if we do what we need to, we'll be in for a shout."
Sophomore Jaden Dumdumaya: "It's all confidence and preparation at this point. We all have the skills, so it'll basically be just who has the best game that week, and I'm hoping that we do. I've been working hard and it's been a lot of work the last couple of weeks. As a team, our mindset is pretty competitive and we're looking forward to the fight out there."
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