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St Andrews Links Collegiate
No. 8 Men’s Golf earns top seed in match play at St Andrews Links Collegiate
10.13.2026 | Men's Golf
Bennett claims medalist honors at even-par overall to record his second individual win this fall.
ST ANDREWS, Scotland — Battling extreme weather conditions that included rain, temperatures dipping into the low 50s and winds gusting over 25 miles per hour, the No. 8 Texas Men's Golf team carded a final-round score of 27-over 378 on Tuesday to earn the top team finish by 19 strokes in the stroke-play portion of the St Andrews Links Collegiate at historic St Andrews Golf Club. Junior Daniel Bennett claimed medalist honors with a 36-hole total of even-par 140 (64-76), earning his second individual victory of the fall season.
The Longhorns secured the top seed for the match-play portion of the tournament. Texas will face the University of St Andrews in an 18-hole match play event on Wednesday to determine the team champion. Tee times will begin at 5:25 a.m. Central (10:25 a.m. Scotland) from the 1st tee, and Golf Channel will provide live coverage on Wednesday from 8-11 a.m. Central.
The tournament used six players to count five scores format during the stroke play portion of the event. In Tuesday's final round of stroke play, Texas counted scores from fifth-year Matt Comegys (2-over 72), junior Eduardo Derbez Torres (4-over 74), Bennett (6-over 76), senior Jack Gilbert (6-over 76) and freshman Sterling Hurd (10-over 80). The average scoring round for the field on Tuesday was 79.13.
The Longhorns recorded a two-round total of 23-over 723 (345-378), while the University of St Andrews earned the second seed at 42-over 742 (349-393). Washington placed third at 43-over 743 (350-393), and Penn took fourth at 66-over 766 (360-406).
Bennett tallied a pair of birdies (holes 2 and 12) during Tuesday's final round and carded a 36-hole total of even-par 140 (64-76) to win the individual title by three strokes. This marked his second individual championship in his last three starts, as he and Comegys shared co-medalist honors at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (Sept. 14-15).
The Longhorns took the top three spots in the individual standings. Comegys placed second at 3-over 143 (71-72), and Derbez Torres finished third at 4-over 144 (70-74). Gilbert tied for sixth at 6-over 146 (70-76).
The Lineup
- Junior Daniel Bennett fired a 6-over 76 on Tuesday to win the individual title by three strokes with a 36-hole total of even-par 140 (64-76). This marked his second individual championship in his last three events, as he and Matt Comegys shared co-medalist honors at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (Sept. 14-15). Bennett tallied a pair of birdies (holes 2 and 12) in his final round.
- Fifth-year Matt Comegys carded a 2-over 72 in his final round, the best individual score in the field on Tuesday. He placed second with a two-round score of 3-over 143 (71-72). Comegys posted a pair of birdies (holes 3 and 12) in his final round.
- Junior Eduardo Derbez Torres registered a 4-over 74 on Tuesday to place third with a 36-hole total of 4-over 144 (70-74). The third-place finish marked his collegiate-best result, topping his tie for eighth at this fall's Jackson T. Stephens Cup. Derbez Torres tallied a pair of birdies (holes 3 and 12) in his final round.
- Senior Jack Gilbert recorded a 6-over 76 in his final round and tied for sixth with a two-round score of 6-over 146 (70-76). The tie for sixth marked his collegiate-best result, topping his tie for eighth at the 2025 Valspar Collegiate Invitational during his sophomore season. Gilbert posted a pair of birdies (holes 1 and 12) on Tuesday.
- Freshman Sterling Hurd fired a 10-over 80 on Tuesday and tied for 11th with a 36-hole total of 10-over 150 (70-80). Hurd tallied one birdie (hole 3) in his final round.
- Sophomore Brooks Simmons carded an 11-over 81 in his final round and tied for 18th with a two-round score of 14-over 154 (73-81).
