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2016-17 Golf Roster

Fernado Cruz Valle
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Fernando Cruz Valle
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Fernado Cruz Valle
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Fernado Cruz Valle
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Fernado Cruz Valle
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Theo Sliman With Fernando Cruz Valle
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Coach With Fernando Cruz Valle
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Fernando Cruz Valle
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Fernado Cruz Valle
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Cruz Valle DT 2014 Action Putt
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Fernado Cruz Valle
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Fernado Cruz Valle
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Fernando Cruz Valle 2016-17

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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