RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The Southland Conference (SLC) announced on Thursday that The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's golf senior Esteban Gonzalez was named SLC Men's Golfer of the Week.
 
Gonzalez posted three-straight rounds under par at FGCU's West Bay Collegiate, including a three-under 69 on the final day to finish in a tie for 11^th place.
 
He led UTRGV (-17) to a seventh-place finish at the tournament finishing ahead of Southland Conference institutions Houston Christian and Lamar.
 
Gonzalez's 54-hole score of 210 entered the UTRGV record books in a tie for 21^st for individual top performances. In addition, the UTRGV's 847 is seventh all-time for the program.
 
Eight of Gonzalez's nine rounds across the three tournaments this fall were at par or better.
 
The Vaqueros will close out the fall schedule at The Clerico hosted by Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Okla. from Oct. 20-21 at the Cedar Ridge Country Club.
 
UTRGV Men's Golf 2026 SLC Weekly Awards 
Esteban Gonzalez, Men's Golfer of the Week, Sept. 24
Esteban Gonzalez, Men's Golfer of the Week, Oct. 8
 
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