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Watersound Invitational
Noles Head to Watersound Invitational to Open the Spring Season
2/15/2026 9:51:00 AM | Men's Golf
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State men's golf team will compete in the Watersound Invitational in Panama City Beach, Florida, running Feb. 16-18th at the Watersound Club. The tournament will be held on the Third Golf Course.
The Seminoles, who are receiving votes in the latest Golf Coaches Association of America poll, start out the spring season alongside 11 other teams, including four ranked top-15 programs.
FSU is the defending champion in the event, taking the 2025 crown by nine strokes at 15-under par en route to defeating six ranked teams. The Seminoles were led by Luke Clanton, who posted rounds of 66 and 67 on the final day to claim his fifth collegiate win at 10-under, 206.
In the final competition of the fall, the Seminoles finished 1-under in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate placing seventh overall. Tyler Weaver, who is the ninth-ranked amateur in the world, had an impressive fall season, finishing in the top 25 in both events he played. He finished 1-under at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, and 2-over at the Fighting Illini Invitational.
Weaver also represented England at the Walker Cup and World Amateur Team Championship in the fall. The 2025 Cabo Collegiate champion also earned exemption into the World Wide of Technology Championship.
Competition will begin each day with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Live scoring will run through Clippd.
2026 Watersound Invitational
No. 3 Vanderbilt
No. 10 Mississippi
No. 11 Arkansas
No. 12 Alabama
RV FSU
Michigan State
Kentucky
UConn
TCU
Mississippi State
Ohio State
Navy
For more information on Florida State men's golf, visit Instagram (fsumensgolf), X (FSUGolf) and Facebook (FSUMensGolf).
The Seminoles, who are receiving votes in the latest Golf Coaches Association of America poll, start out the spring season alongside 11 other teams, including four ranked top-15 programs.
FSU is the defending champion in the event, taking the 2025 crown by nine strokes at 15-under par en route to defeating six ranked teams. The Seminoles were led by Luke Clanton, who posted rounds of 66 and 67 on the final day to claim his fifth collegiate win at 10-under, 206.
In the final competition of the fall, the Seminoles finished 1-under in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate placing seventh overall. Tyler Weaver, who is the ninth-ranked amateur in the world, had an impressive fall season, finishing in the top 25 in both events he played. He finished 1-under at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, and 2-over at the Fighting Illini Invitational.
Weaver also represented England at the Walker Cup and World Amateur Team Championship in the fall. The 2025 Cabo Collegiate champion also earned exemption into the World Wide of Technology Championship.
Competition will begin each day with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. Live scoring will run through Clippd.
2026 Watersound Invitational
No. 3 Vanderbilt
No. 10 Mississippi
No. 11 Arkansas
No. 12 Alabama
RV FSU
Michigan State
Kentucky
UConn
TCU
Mississippi State
Ohio State
Navy
For more information on Florida State men's golf, visit Instagram (fsumensgolf), X (FSUGolf) and Facebook (FSUMensGolf).
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