Valparaiso University men’s golf fifth-year senior Caleb VanArragon (Blaine, Minn. / Blaine) added another feat to his ever-growing legacy on Tuesday, winning medalist honors in the 80-player Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, hosted by South Alabama this week at RTJ Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Ala. VanArragon drained a 12-foot birdie on the last hole to edge Oral Roberts’ Rocco Repetto Taylor by one stroke for the tournament title.  

How It Happened

• VanArragon closed out Round 3 with an 18-hole score of 68 (-3), matching his performance from Monday’s second round. He finished with a 54-hole score of 205 (-8), one ahead of Repetto Taylor, who made a run with a 66 in Round 3 to close the tournament at 206 (-7).
• Also enjoying a top-10 finish was Anthony Delisanti, who carded a 212 (-1) to tie for seventh. He went par or better in all three rounds including a 71 (E) over the final 18.
• The third-best Valpo score in Round 3 came from Sam Booth (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) at 76, while freshman Adam Melliere (Zionsville, Ind. / Zionsville) was third on the team for the tournament at 220 (+7).
• As a team, Valpo finished fifth of 14 at 865 (+13) including a Round-3 score of 292 (+8). Texas State took the team title at 843 (-9).

Inside the Rounds

• VanArragon’s win represented his 15^th career top-2 finish and his 23^rd career top-5 finish. This was his 33^rd career top-10 finish.
• This marked VanArragon’s third medalist trophy in 2023-24 and first this spring. He won each of the first two tournaments of the fall docket. He won medalist honors for the fifth time in his collegiate career.
• VanArragon posted his fourth tournament score of eight under or better out of six 54-hole tournaments this season and the team’s sixth such showing (two from Delisanti). Prior to this season, there had only been six 54-hole tournaments in modern program history (since 2009) of eight under or better.
• Delisanti turned in his fourth top-10 finish of the season.
• VanArragon drained 14 birdies, the second most in the tournament field.
• Delisanti had the best par-4 scoring in the tournament at 3.91, while VanArragon led all players in par-5 scoring at 4.22 and tied for the best par-3 average at 2.83.

Up Next

The Beacons will participate in the Golfweek/AGT Intercollegiate beginning on Monday, April 1 at True Blue Golf Course in Myrtle Beach, S.C.