Fernando Cruz Valle

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Class:
Junior
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)