Weaver Wins Valspar Collegiate

PALM CITY, Fla. - The Florida State men's golf team finished the 2026 Valspar Collegiate in fifth place on Tuesday at the Floridian Golf Club with a final total of 30-under par, 822.

The Seminoles finished the final round 11-under, 273, placing ahead of five ranked teams.

In a field that featured over 30 amateurs ranked inside the top 100 of the World Golf Amateur Golf Rankings, including seven of the top 15, Tyler Weaver won the tournament after facing Ryder Cowan of Oklahoma in a one-hole sudden-death playoff. Weaver picked up his second career collegiate victory and earned exemption into the 2027 Valspar Championship.

After a slow start to the day, Weaver found momentum after birdies on the eighth, 11th, and 13th holes. Sitting two strokes back from the lead, Weaver made his lone eagle of the tournament on the par-five 539-yard 15th hole, tying for the lead. Weaver would par the 16th, slipping back to second. Needing a push on the final two holes, Weaver birdied the 17th, climbing to 4-under for the round and once again, tying for the lead. He won the first playoff hole, finishing the tournament at 15-under, 198, Weaver becomes the sixth Seminole in program history to break the 200-stroke barrier in a 54-hole tournament.

His 198 strokes tie for the fourth lowest in tournament history and was the lowest by a Seminole at the event. The 54-hole performance ties for third in program history alongside Frederik Kjettrup at the 2023 Watersound Invitational and Luke Clanton at the 2025 Lewis Chitengwa Memorial.

Including Weaver, five of the six Seminoles in the field contributed rounds under par to close out the tournament. Jack Bigham saw his best round of the tournament, matching Weaver's 67 on the day. Bigham jumped 12 spots on the leaderboard after carding five birdies in the round, finishing the at 7-under, 206 to tie for 19th.

Patrick McCann also carded six birdies, including five on the back nine to post 2-under, 69 for the round and 4-under, 208 for the tournament, placing 30th. Carson Brewer had his best round, finishing 1-under 70 also carding six birdies.

Playing as an individual, Wilmer Edero had his best round of the tournament, finishing the round 3-under, 68. Edero used three birdies on the front nine to move up the leaderboard and carded an eagle on the 15th hole. He finished the tournament 1-under, 212 and in 47th place.

The Seminoles will close the regular season at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, running from April 13-14 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

2026 Valspar Collegiate
No. 11 Texas Tech -45
No. 2 Auburn -39
No. 4 Texas -34
No. 6 Arkansas -33
RV Florida State -30
RV Texas A&M -25
No. 14 Oklahoma -23
No. 17. North Carolina -19
Houston -17
No. 20 Duke -17
No. 12. Pepperdine -16
RV Wake Forest -16
RV Southern Cal -14
No. 9 Arizona State -12
Rice +10
Augusta +13

Florida State
1. Weaver – 65, 66, 67
19. Bigham – 69, 70, 67
30. McCann – 70, 70, 69
55. Whaley – 65, 76, 73
72. Brewer – 76, 74, 70
47. Edero -72, 72, 68

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Players Mentioned

Jack Bigham

Carson Brewer

Luke Clanton

Wilmer Edero

Patrick McCann

Tyler Weaver

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