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Vaqueros Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Begins 2025 With Vaqueros Intercollegiate
Jan 31 | Men's Golf
VAQUEROS INTERCOLLEGIATE
Iberostar Playa Paraiso GC | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
February 2-4 | All Day
GAME NOTESÂ |Â LIVE STATSÂ | 2025 MEDIA GUIDE
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SMU men's golf returns from winter break with a trip south of the border for the Vaqueros Intercollegiate hosted by UTRGV from Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
TOURNAMENT:Â The tournament plays 18 holes per player on each of the three days. Along with hosts UTRGV and the Mustangs, the field includes Abilene Christian, California Baptist, Denver, Lamar, North Texas, Northern Colorado, Seton Hall, ULM, UT Arlington, UTEP, UTSA, Western Carolina and Wichita State.
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ELITE RANKINGS
The Mustangs are ranked No. 16 by the Scoreboard Rankings powered by Clippd. Enrique Dimayuga is ranked No. 34 in the nation individually. Zachary Kingsland comes in at No. 48 in the rankings. The Mustangs are one of 12 teams with two players ranked in the top 50.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Mustangs advanced to the finals of the Stephens Cup with Will Sides capturing the individual top honors in a playoff. Sides also won his match play pairing, 1 up, in a 4-1 Mustang defeat at the hands of Oklahoma State.
MUSTANG LINEUP:
Will Sides
Zachary Kingsland
Enrique Dimayuga
J. Holland Humphries
Matthew Foster
Aaron Jarvis (Individual)
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ZACHARY KINGSLAND
Kingsland has a 69.75 scoring average through four events in the season. He leads the team with six rounds in the 60s. He finished in eighth during the stroke play portion of the Stephens Cup. Kingsland won his first career tournament title at the Trinity Forest Invitational. He shot 14-under to win by two strokes. He finished in the top 20 at the Valero Texas Collegiate carding a 65 in the middle round. He posted a t-14th place finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate highlighted by a 66 in round one. In 2023-24, the sophomore led the team with a 70.90 scoring average, the seventh lowest in program history. He has shot par or better in 22 of 39 rounds to lead the team. The then sophomore finished in the top half of the field at the NCAA Championship. Kingsland finished in 18th at the NCAA Regional. Kingsland finished in eighth at the AAC Championship. He earned all-conference for his season performance. The sophomore finished in tenth at the Thunderbird Collegiate, shooting below par in each round. Kingsland finished in the top third of the field with a t-22nd place showing at the Pauma Valley Invitational. Kingsland finished in a tie for sixth at the Wake Forest Invitational. The sophomore shot a 68 in his final round to move up the leaderboard. In his second appearance of the spring, the sophomore finished in the top half of the field at the Prestige. Kingsland finished in a tie for 12th at the Fallen Oak Invitational. Zach carded 71 and 70 in the final two rounds. In his first appearance of 2023-24, Kingsland led the Mustangs with a 16 under performance. The sophomore shot four-under or better in every round with a low of 65. He finished in fourth place. Kingsland finished 10-under, good for 10th place at the Stephens Cup. He posted a middle round of 64. In match play, Kingsland won his match, 5&4.
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WILL SIDES
Sides has a 70.33 scoring average with eight rounds of par or better and five rounds in the 60s. Sides won his first tournament title at the Stephens Cup with a playoff victory. He also paired the victory with a match play win in the final. Sides finished in a tie for sixth at the Trinity Forest Invitational with a 10-under score. He shot 66 in the middle round. He led the team with a T-11th place finish at the Valero Texas Collegiate carding a 68 on the final day to move up 20 spots. Sides carded a 69 in the final round of the first event of the season in 2024-25. Sides averaged 71.31 in 13 tournaments in 2023-24.  He finished second on the team with 21 rounds of par or better and tied for first with 14 rounds in the 60s. Sides finished in 82nd of 185 at the NCAA Championship and 36th of 82 at the NCAA Regional. Sides earned All-Conference status for the second straight year. The sophomore led the Mustangs with a third-place finish at the AAC Championship. He shot a 67 in the middle round and finished at four-under par. Sides co-led the team with a 22nd place finish at Pauma Valley. The sophomore shot a 69 in the final round. Sides finished in 14th at the Louisiana Classics posting a 68 in the middle round. Sides led the team with a 17th-place finish at the Prestige. He carded a round of 66 on the final day. The sophomore finished in the top third of the field at the Arizona NIT. The Tulsa native led the team at the Cal Poly Invite with a 21st finish.  He shot a season's best 66 in round two. Sides finished in 24th at four under at the Stephens Cup before tying his match play showdown. In his first appearance of 2023-24, he finished in 18th at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate. He carded a round in the 60s on each day with a low of 67.
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ENRIQUE DIMAYUGA
Dimayuga is third on the team with a 70.11 scoring average, 0.26 below par on average. Dimayuga finished in the top 20 at the Valero Texas Collegiate. He led the Mustangs in his first event at SMU. He finished in second place with rounds of 64 in the first and last round at the Inverness Intercollegiate. Dimayuga spent the last season at University of Nevada. He competed in eight events, earning four top-three finishes. Enrique was Named First Team All-Mountain West and became the first golfer in program history to win consecutive titles. These three straight titles included securing first-place finishes at the UCSB Gaucho Invitational, El Macero Classic, and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate.  This matched the third best single round score in program history by carding a 64 (-8) in the final round of the El Macero Classic. It also matched the eight best 54-hole score in program history after posting a sensational 204 (-12) to win the UCSB Gaucho Invitational by two strokes. Enrique became the first golfer in program history to win back-to-back titles after winning the El Macero Classic less than a week after winning the UCSB Gaucho Invitational. He proceeded to secure his third consecutive title with another victory at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. Enrique then qualified for the NCAA Stanford Regional as an individual where he finished tied for 14th with a 54-hole score of 206 (68-71-67).Â
MATTHEW FOSTER
Foster has a 72.00 scoring average through two events. He saw his first action of 2024-25 during the Trinity Forest Invitational. He finished in 26th with rounds of 70 and 69 the first two days. Foster competed 12 times during his first year on the Hilltop (2023-24). He finished with a 72.61 scoring average during his freshman campaign with one tournament victory. Foster finished in a tie for 28th at the NCAA Regional to help the Mustangs advance. Foster finished in the top half of the field with a 34th place showing at Pauma Valley. Foster shot a 68 in the middle round of the Louisiana Classics. In his second career start, Foster won the Fallen Oak Invitational with a score of eight under par. He shot rounds of 69, 71, 68 to dominate the tournament. Foster finished in a tie for 15th at the Stephens Cup with an eight-under score. The freshman won his match play meeting on the final hole.
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J. HOLLAND HUMPHRIES
Humphries has a 72.42 scoring average through four events. He has two rounds in the 60s and four rounds of par or better. Humphries finished in 11th during the individual portion of the Stephens Cup. Humphries finished in 31st at the Trinity Forest Invitational, carding a 68 in round one. He finished in 50th at the first event of the fall season. He carded a 70 in round two. He averaged 71.67 in 2023-24, good for 0.44 above par on average. Humphries had 17 rounds of par or better this season. Humphries helped the Mustangs advance past the NCAA Regional with a T-28th performance. Humphries finished in eighth at the AAC Championship shooting par or better in each round. Humphries finished in 19th at the Thunderbird Collegiate. The redshirt sophomore finished in 14th at the Louisiana Classics, shooting 70 in the final round to move up the leaderboard. Humphries finished in a tie for 13th at the Wake Forest Invitational shooting 72 or better in every round. The third-year standout finished in 28th with three rounds coming with one of par or better at the Cal Poly Invitational. At the Fallen Oak Invitational, Humphries finished at six under good for 17th place. At the Stephens Cup, the Austin native came back from down one with two holes to play to win his match, 1 up. He started his 2023-24 season with a t-29th performance at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate.
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AARON JARVIS
This season, Jarvis has a 73.11 scoring average through three events. He has three rounds of par or better. Last season, Jarvis played in three events on the year and finished with a 73.11 scoring average. He finished with one round in the 60's and three rounds of par or better. His best finish came in a 38th place of 84 showing at the Cal Poly Invitational. Jarvis won the Latin American Amateur Tournament and qualified for the 2022 Masters.
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LAST SEASON
The Mustangs are coming off a strong 2023-24 season where they advanced to the NCAA Championship. The team finished second at the AAC Championship, their sixth straight top three finish at conference. The Mustangs then finished in fourth at the NCAA Regional, securing a bid to the NCAA Championship, their first since 2021. They finished in 27th at the Championship. The Mustangs were led by the trio of Zachary Kingsland, Will Sides and J. Holland Humphries, who each return for this season.
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HASKINS AWARD WATCH LIST
Junior Will Sides earned a place on the Haskins Award Preseason Watch List. This award is given annually to the top male US collegiate golfer as voted on by college golfers, coaches and members of the golf media. Past winners of the Haskins Award presented by Stifel have captured 33 major championships and more than 400 professional tournaments around the world. Named in honor of Fred Haskins, the award is managed by the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top male golfer at the end of the season and to match the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top female Division I collegiate golfer.
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SUMMER 2024
Enrique Dimayuga won the Singapore Open with a four-stroke victory. The new Mustang followed that up with an individual title at the Southeast Asian Amateur Team Championship. Will Sides advanced to the finals of the TMGA Amateur Championship. Sides also was a quarterfinalist at the Western Amateur. Aaron Jarvis earned a bid to the US Amateur Championship in July at Hazeltine.
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Iberostar Playa Paraiso GC | Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
February 2-4 | All Day
GAME NOTESÂ |Â LIVE STATSÂ | 2025 MEDIA GUIDE
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SMU men's golf returns from winter break with a trip south of the border for the Vaqueros Intercollegiate hosted by UTRGV from Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
TOURNAMENT:Â The tournament plays 18 holes per player on each of the three days. Along with hosts UTRGV and the Mustangs, the field includes Abilene Christian, California Baptist, Denver, Lamar, North Texas, Northern Colorado, Seton Hall, ULM, UT Arlington, UTEP, UTSA, Western Carolina and Wichita State.
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ELITE RANKINGS
The Mustangs are ranked No. 16 by the Scoreboard Rankings powered by Clippd. Enrique Dimayuga is ranked No. 34 in the nation individually. Zachary Kingsland comes in at No. 48 in the rankings. The Mustangs are one of 12 teams with two players ranked in the top 50.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Mustangs advanced to the finals of the Stephens Cup with Will Sides capturing the individual top honors in a playoff. Sides also won his match play pairing, 1 up, in a 4-1 Mustang defeat at the hands of Oklahoma State.
MUSTANG LINEUP:
Will Sides
Zachary Kingsland
Enrique Dimayuga
J. Holland Humphries
Matthew Foster
Aaron Jarvis (Individual)
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ZACHARY KINGSLAND
Kingsland has a 69.75 scoring average through four events in the season. He leads the team with six rounds in the 60s. He finished in eighth during the stroke play portion of the Stephens Cup. Kingsland won his first career tournament title at the Trinity Forest Invitational. He shot 14-under to win by two strokes. He finished in the top 20 at the Valero Texas Collegiate carding a 65 in the middle round. He posted a t-14th place finish at the Inverness Intercollegiate highlighted by a 66 in round one. In 2023-24, the sophomore led the team with a 70.90 scoring average, the seventh lowest in program history. He has shot par or better in 22 of 39 rounds to lead the team. The then sophomore finished in the top half of the field at the NCAA Championship. Kingsland finished in 18th at the NCAA Regional. Kingsland finished in eighth at the AAC Championship. He earned all-conference for his season performance. The sophomore finished in tenth at the Thunderbird Collegiate, shooting below par in each round. Kingsland finished in the top third of the field with a t-22nd place showing at the Pauma Valley Invitational. Kingsland finished in a tie for sixth at the Wake Forest Invitational. The sophomore shot a 68 in his final round to move up the leaderboard. In his second appearance of the spring, the sophomore finished in the top half of the field at the Prestige. Kingsland finished in a tie for 12th at the Fallen Oak Invitational. Zach carded 71 and 70 in the final two rounds. In his first appearance of 2023-24, Kingsland led the Mustangs with a 16 under performance. The sophomore shot four-under or better in every round with a low of 65. He finished in fourth place. Kingsland finished 10-under, good for 10th place at the Stephens Cup. He posted a middle round of 64. In match play, Kingsland won his match, 5&4.
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WILL SIDES
Sides has a 70.33 scoring average with eight rounds of par or better and five rounds in the 60s. Sides won his first tournament title at the Stephens Cup with a playoff victory. He also paired the victory with a match play win in the final. Sides finished in a tie for sixth at the Trinity Forest Invitational with a 10-under score. He shot 66 in the middle round. He led the team with a T-11th place finish at the Valero Texas Collegiate carding a 68 on the final day to move up 20 spots. Sides carded a 69 in the final round of the first event of the season in 2024-25. Sides averaged 71.31 in 13 tournaments in 2023-24.  He finished second on the team with 21 rounds of par or better and tied for first with 14 rounds in the 60s. Sides finished in 82nd of 185 at the NCAA Championship and 36th of 82 at the NCAA Regional. Sides earned All-Conference status for the second straight year. The sophomore led the Mustangs with a third-place finish at the AAC Championship. He shot a 67 in the middle round and finished at four-under par. Sides co-led the team with a 22nd place finish at Pauma Valley. The sophomore shot a 69 in the final round. Sides finished in 14th at the Louisiana Classics posting a 68 in the middle round. Sides led the team with a 17th-place finish at the Prestige. He carded a round of 66 on the final day. The sophomore finished in the top third of the field at the Arizona NIT. The Tulsa native led the team at the Cal Poly Invite with a 21st finish.  He shot a season's best 66 in round two. Sides finished in 24th at four under at the Stephens Cup before tying his match play showdown. In his first appearance of 2023-24, he finished in 18th at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate. He carded a round in the 60s on each day with a low of 67.
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ENRIQUE DIMAYUGA
Dimayuga is third on the team with a 70.11 scoring average, 0.26 below par on average. Dimayuga finished in the top 20 at the Valero Texas Collegiate. He led the Mustangs in his first event at SMU. He finished in second place with rounds of 64 in the first and last round at the Inverness Intercollegiate. Dimayuga spent the last season at University of Nevada. He competed in eight events, earning four top-three finishes. Enrique was Named First Team All-Mountain West and became the first golfer in program history to win consecutive titles. These three straight titles included securing first-place finishes at the UCSB Gaucho Invitational, El Macero Classic, and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate.  This matched the third best single round score in program history by carding a 64 (-8) in the final round of the El Macero Classic. It also matched the eight best 54-hole score in program history after posting a sensational 204 (-12) to win the UCSB Gaucho Invitational by two strokes. Enrique became the first golfer in program history to win back-to-back titles after winning the El Macero Classic less than a week after winning the UCSB Gaucho Invitational. He proceeded to secure his third consecutive title with another victory at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate. Enrique then qualified for the NCAA Stanford Regional as an individual where he finished tied for 14th with a 54-hole score of 206 (68-71-67).Â
MATTHEW FOSTER
Foster has a 72.00 scoring average through two events. He saw his first action of 2024-25 during the Trinity Forest Invitational. He finished in 26th with rounds of 70 and 69 the first two days. Foster competed 12 times during his first year on the Hilltop (2023-24). He finished with a 72.61 scoring average during his freshman campaign with one tournament victory. Foster finished in a tie for 28th at the NCAA Regional to help the Mustangs advance. Foster finished in the top half of the field with a 34th place showing at Pauma Valley. Foster shot a 68 in the middle round of the Louisiana Classics. In his second career start, Foster won the Fallen Oak Invitational with a score of eight under par. He shot rounds of 69, 71, 68 to dominate the tournament. Foster finished in a tie for 15th at the Stephens Cup with an eight-under score. The freshman won his match play meeting on the final hole.
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J. HOLLAND HUMPHRIES
Humphries has a 72.42 scoring average through four events. He has two rounds in the 60s and four rounds of par or better. Humphries finished in 11th during the individual portion of the Stephens Cup. Humphries finished in 31st at the Trinity Forest Invitational, carding a 68 in round one. He finished in 50th at the first event of the fall season. He carded a 70 in round two. He averaged 71.67 in 2023-24, good for 0.44 above par on average. Humphries had 17 rounds of par or better this season. Humphries helped the Mustangs advance past the NCAA Regional with a T-28th performance. Humphries finished in eighth at the AAC Championship shooting par or better in each round. Humphries finished in 19th at the Thunderbird Collegiate. The redshirt sophomore finished in 14th at the Louisiana Classics, shooting 70 in the final round to move up the leaderboard. Humphries finished in a tie for 13th at the Wake Forest Invitational shooting 72 or better in every round. The third-year standout finished in 28th with three rounds coming with one of par or better at the Cal Poly Invitational. At the Fallen Oak Invitational, Humphries finished at six under good for 17th place. At the Stephens Cup, the Austin native came back from down one with two holes to play to win his match, 1 up. He started his 2023-24 season with a t-29th performance at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate.
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AARON JARVIS
This season, Jarvis has a 73.11 scoring average through three events. He has three rounds of par or better. Last season, Jarvis played in three events on the year and finished with a 73.11 scoring average. He finished with one round in the 60's and three rounds of par or better. His best finish came in a 38th place of 84 showing at the Cal Poly Invitational. Jarvis won the Latin American Amateur Tournament and qualified for the 2022 Masters.
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LAST SEASON
The Mustangs are coming off a strong 2023-24 season where they advanced to the NCAA Championship. The team finished second at the AAC Championship, their sixth straight top three finish at conference. The Mustangs then finished in fourth at the NCAA Regional, securing a bid to the NCAA Championship, their first since 2021. They finished in 27th at the Championship. The Mustangs were led by the trio of Zachary Kingsland, Will Sides and J. Holland Humphries, who each return for this season.
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HASKINS AWARD WATCH LIST
Junior Will Sides earned a place on the Haskins Award Preseason Watch List. This award is given annually to the top male US collegiate golfer as voted on by college golfers, coaches and members of the golf media. Past winners of the Haskins Award presented by Stifel have captured 33 major championships and more than 400 professional tournaments around the world. Named in honor of Fred Haskins, the award is managed by the Haskins Foundation to acknowledge the top male golfer at the end of the season and to match the ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel, which acknowledges the top female Division I collegiate golfer.
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SUMMER 2024
Enrique Dimayuga won the Singapore Open with a four-stroke victory. The new Mustang followed that up with an individual title at the Southeast Asian Amateur Team Championship. Will Sides advanced to the finals of the TMGA Amateur Championship. Sides also was a quarterfinalist at the Western Amateur. Aaron Jarvis earned a bid to the US Amateur Championship in July at Hazeltine.
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