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September 9, 2023
Valero Texas Collegiate – First Round Notes
Cloudy and breezy. High of 88. Wind S 12-22 mph.
Partial First-Round Player Leaderboard
| 1 | Stephen Campbell Jr. (Oklahoma) | 68 | (-4) |
| T2 | Johnny Keefer (Baylor) | 69 | (-3) |
| T2 | Joe Sullivan (FGCU) | 69 | (-3) |
| T4 | Gustav Frimodt (TCU) | 70 | (-2) |
| T4 | Gordon Sargent (Vanderbilt) | 70 | (-2) |
| T4 | Josh Ryan (Liberty) | 70 | (-2) |
| T4 | Jackson Van Paris (Vanderbilt) | 70 | (-2) |
| T4 | Matt Millar (FGCU) | 70 | (-2) |
Partial First-Round Team Leaderboard
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 283 | (-5) |
| T2 | Florida Gulf Coast Univ. | 285 | (-3) |
| T2 | Oklahoma (OU) | 285 | (-3) |
| 4 | TCU | 287 | (-1) |
| 5 | Virginia | 288 | E |
Player Notes
- Stephen Campbell Jr. is a redshirt junior at OU from Richmond, Texas. He is a 2023 U.S. Amateur qualifier and appeared in all 12 events for the Sooner his sophomore year. Last year Campbell Jr. made the starting lineup at the Big 12 Championship, NCAA Regionals and NCAA Championship.
- Johnny Keefer, a fourth-year junior from San Antonio, Texas was recruited from Johnson High School. Keefer has played in 107 rounds across 36 stroke-play tournaments in his four years at Baylor. He is the fourth player in the program history named to the Palmer Cup; and second in career stroke average (71.70) .15 strokes behind Jimmy Walker’s program record.
- Joe Sullivan, from Warninglid, England, spent his first three collegiate seasons with Jacksonville and is presently a senior for FGCU. Sullivan led all Dolphins at the 2023 ASUN Championship, firing three straight rounds in the 60s – including back-to-back 66s to finish tied for second.
ABOUT VALERO
Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, Valero), is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products, and sells its products primarily in the United States (U.S.), Canada, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Ireland and Latin America. Valero owns 15 petroleum refineries located in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day. Valero is a joint venture member in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, which owns two renewable diesel plants located in the U.S. Gulf Coast region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.2 billion gallons per year, and Valero owns 12 ethanol plants located in the U.S. Mid-Continent region with a combined production capacity of approximately 1.6 billion gallons per year. Valero manages its operations through its Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol segments. Please visit investorvalero.com for more information.
ABOUT VALERO IN THE COMMUNITY
Valero Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries (collectively, Valero), and the Valero Energy Foundation are committed to improving the quality of life in communities where Valero has major operations. In 2023, Valero, its employees and the foundation collectively generated more than $77 million in charitable support through direct/in-kind donations, fundraising and volunteerism. Valero employees logged more than 127,000 volunteer hours in 2023 for hundreds of projects in their communities. Valero provides funding to a variety of nonprofit agencies for programs and services supporting education, basic needs, health care and civic initiatives. Through the overwhelming support of sponsors, the foundation’s signature programs, the Valero Texas Open and Benefit for Children, generated more than $23 million raised in 2023 for charities across the United States.
ABOUT THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN
The Valero Texas Open is the sixth-oldest professional tournament in golf worldwide, the third-oldest on the PGA TOUR and the longest held in the same city. In 2022, the tournament celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Its list of champions includes some of the greatest names in golf history: Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer, Ben Crenshaw, Hale Irwin, Lee Trevino, Nick Price, Justin Leonard, Zach Johnson, Adam Scott, Jimmy Walker, Jordan Spieth and 2019, 2023 champion Corey Conners to name a few.
Since Valero became title sponsor in 2002, the tournament has become a leader in charitable fundraising among PGA TOUR events. The Valero Texas Open, together with its Benefit for Children and Champions fore Charity initiatives, has contributed more than $232 million to hundreds of worthy charities since inception. Please visit www.ValeroTexasOpen.com for more information.
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