PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Valdosta State men's golf team finished with an 884 score and 11^th place at the 2026 Argonaut Invitational hosted by top-ranked West Florida on the par 72, 6,903-yard Pensacola Country Club course. 
 
 The host Argonauts won the 15-team tournament with a 25-under 839 score, edging No. 3 Lee by three strokes (842).  There was a tie for third between No. 9 Saint Mary's (Texas) and No. 4 Florida Southern at 16-under 848, while No. 5 Wingate was fifth at 853.  No. 10 Columbus State finished sixth at 3-under with an 861 score, while No. 6 Georgia Southwestern was seventh at 863 for all teams under par. 
 
GSW's Sacha Corlouer won the tournament with an 11-under 205, edging both UWF standout Cooper Tendick and Lee's Drew Zleinski by one stroke.  St. Mary's Guillaume Paquette and Florida Southern's Tyler Mistretta finished tied for fourth at 9-under 207. 
 
Reigning Gulf South Conference Player of the Week, Blazer junior William Carestam, fired a final round 3-under 69 to finish tied for 15^th with a 3-under 213 on rounds of 72, 72 and 69.   Blazer junior Alexander Nilehn finished tied for 30^th with a 218 score on rounds of 70, 74 and 74.  Junior Adam Waller tied for 60^th with a 225 score on rounds of 75, 72 and 78.   Senior Elad Sebbag finished 68^th with a 228 score on rounds of 76, 72 and 80.  Senior Joshua Burki tied for 84^th with rounds of 77, 78 and 84 for a 239 score, while junior Nick Mueller finished 86^th playing as an individual with a 240 score on rounds of 76, 86 and 78. 
 
The Blazers completed the 2025-26 regular season and now will prepare for the 2026 GSC Championship set for Apr. 20-22, 2026, at Grey Stone Golf Club in Dickson, Tenn.