University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016-17 Golf Roster

Fernando Cruz Valle
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- The Woodlands, Texas
- High School:
- The Woodlands HS
2016 All-Louisiana Second Team
2014 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
2014 All-Sun Belt
2014 All-Louisiana Second Team
2014 Sun Belt Championship All-Tournament Team
2015-16
• Received All-Louisiana Second Team honors.
• Notched a scoring average of 73.32 in 34 rounds playing in 12 tournaments.
• Carded 14 rounds of par or better.
• Tallied five rounds in the 60s.
• Low round of the season came at the came at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate posting back-to-back 67s.
• Best Finish of the season also came at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate placing in third with a three-round score of 10-under par, which is his best career finish in relation to par.
• Registered seven top 25 finishes including two top 10 performances.
2014-15
• Placed in the top 25 six times on the season including one top 10 finish.
• Carded a 73.88 scoring average in 32 rounds playing in 11 tournaments.
• Had nine rounds of par or better.
• Posted a career-low round of 64 at the Lone Star Invitational.
• Best finish came at the Oak Hills Invitational placing in a tie for 10th at 3-over par.
• Lowest 54-hole score came at the Lone Star Invitational notching a score of 2-under par.
2013-14
• Named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year.
• Received All-Sun Belt honors.
• Also received All-Louisiana Second Team honors.
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Sun Belt Championship.
• Notched four top 10 finishes including a fourth place finish at the Sun Belt Championships carding a score of 212 (-4).
• Averaged a score of 73.39 in 33 rounds playing in 12 tournaments.
• Shot a low round of 66 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate in the second round after posting a 69 in his first collegiate round.
• Had six top 25 finishes.
• Best career finish came at the ASU Fall Beach Classic finishing second after posting a score of 212 (-4).
High School
• Lettered all four years in golf at The Woodlands High School.
• Had an AJGA Polo national ranking of 108.
• Posted four top 25 performances in 2013 including finishing in a tie for fifth at the Harvey Penick Junior Championship (72-73-77).
• Also placed in a tie for seventh at the Goodman Networks Junior Championship (73-71-72) and 11th at the Billiard Factory Junior Championships (74-73-78).
• Named the 2012 May Athlete of the Week by the Houston Chronicle after sinking a crucial putt in a playoff to win the 2013 Texas 5A State Championships.
• Shot 69-72 to finish in 3rd place at the 2013 Texas 5A State Championships.
• Also helped guide The Woodlands to the 2012 5A State Championship.
• Represented Mexico at the sixth annual Canadian International Junior Challenge where he finished in a tie for 10th.
Personal
• Full name is Fernando Cruz Valle.
• Born August 10, 1994, in San Diego, Calif.
• Son of Armando Cruz and Maria Valle.
• Has two older brothers, Armando Jr. and Juan Pablo.
• Has a younger sister, Alejandro.
• Majoring in finance.
| 2013-14 | |||
| Place | Date | Tournament | Scores |
| T-5 | Sept. 9-10 | Sam Hall Intercollegiate | 69-66-71=206 (-7) |
| 65 | Sept. 16-17 | Columbia Regional Preview | 73-DQ-74=147 (DQ) |
| T-3 | Oct. 5-6 | David Toms Intercollegiate | 70-71-74=215 (-1) |
| 2 | Nov. 4-5 | ASU Fall Beach Classic | 73-70-69=212 (-4) |
| 11 | Feb. 10-11 | Oak Hills Invitational | 74-72-75=221 (+8) |
| T-64 | Feb. 21-23 | Bayou City Collegiate Championship | 75-73-76=224 (+8) |
| T-41 | March 3-4 | Argent Financial Classic | 80-76=156 (+12) |
| T-46 | March 10-11 | 29th Annual Louisiana Classics | 74-76-75=225 (+9) |
| T-18 | March 31-April 1 | Memphis Intercollegiate | 72-76-76=224 (+8) |
| T-41 | April 7-8 | Old Waverly Collegiate Championship | 73-74-75=222 (+6) |
| T-52 | April 14-15 | Reunion Intercollegiate | 80-78=158 (+14) |
| 4 | April 21-13 | Sun Belt Championship | 71-71-70=212 (-4) |
| 2014-15 | |||
| Place | Date | Tournament | Scores |
| T-20 | Sept. 8-9 | Sam Hall Intercollegiate | 73-71-70=214 (+1) |
| T-45 | Sept. 15-16 | Memphis Intercollegiate | 80-74-72=226 (+10) |
| T-64 | Sept. 26-27 | William H. Tucker Intercollegiate | 73-80-79=232 (+16) |
| T-13 | Oct. 4-5 | David Toms Intercollegiate | 77-74-74=226 (+10) |
| T-57 | Oct. 13-14 | Miramont Invitational | 80-73=153 (+9) |
| T-10 | Feb. 9-10 | Oak Hills Invitational | 71-71-74=216 (+3) |
| T-46 | Feb. 20-22 | Bayou City Collegiate Championship | 73-76-74=223 (+7) |
| T-25 | March 2-3 | 30th Annual Louisiana Classics | 71-72-78=221 (+5) |
| T-40 | March 13-14 | Border Olympics | 75-74-71=220 (+4) |
| T-22 | March 23-24 | Lone Star Invitational | 77-64-73=214 (-2) |
| T-21 | April 19-21 | Sun Belt Championship | 72-74-73=219 (+6) |
| 2015-16 | |||
| Place | Date | Tournament | Scores |
| 3 | Sept. 14-15 | Sam Hall Intercollegiate | 67-67-69=203 (-10) |
| T-25 | Sept. 26-27 | SBC Fall Preview | 74-72-73=219 (+6) |
| T-24 | Oct. 4-6 | Cabo del Sol Intercollegiate | 78-69-75=222 (+6) |
| T-8 | Oct. 10-11 | David Toms Intercollegiate | 76-75-70=221 (+5) |
| T-21 | Oct. 25-26 | The Grove Intercollegiate | 76-74=150 (+6) |
| T-46 | Feb. 8-9 | Oak Hills Invitational | 79-71-77=227 (+14) |
| T-15 | Feb. 22-23 | Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate | 71-73-71=215 (-1) |
| T-19 | Feb. 29 - March 1 | 31st Annual Louisiana Classics | 71-72-76=219 (+3) |
| T-29 | March 11- 12 | Border Olympics | 72-72=144 (E) |
| T-30 | March 21-22 | Lone Star Invitational | 75-76-76=227 (+11) |
| T-37 | April 4-5 | Old Waverly Collegiate Championship | 76-72-77=225 (+9) |
| T-29 | April 24-27 | Sun Belt Championship | 79-68-74=221 (+8) |
| 2016-17 | |||
| Place | Date | Tournament | Scores |
| T-43 | Sept. 12-13 | Sam Hall Intercollegiate | 76-71-71=218 (+5) |
| T-22 | Sept. 18-20 | FAMC Intercollegiate at The Grove | 73-74-74=221 (+5) |
| T-36 | Oct. 8-9 | David Toms Intercollegiate | 77-76-78=231 (+15) |
| T-40 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 | Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational | 73-70-77=220 (+4) |
| T-3 | Feb. 20-21 | Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate | 66-74-73=213 (-3) |
| 3 | Feb. 27-28 | 32nd Annual Louisiana Classics | 68-70-72=210 (-6) |
| T-54 | March 10-11 | Border Olympics | 76-71=147 (+3) |
| T-23 | March 20-21 | Lone Star Invitational | 72-72-70=214 (-2) |
| T-75 | April 3-4 | Old Waverly Collegiate Championship | 75-77=152 (+8) |
| T-4 | April 10-11 | Jim West Intercollegiate | 74-66=140 (-4) |
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