UTRGV men’s golf already proved it can win. Now the Vaqueros have to prove they can keep winning after losing the player at the center of their breakthrough. UTRGV enters the 2026-27 season as the defending Southland Conference champion after beating UIW by one stroke last April. That championship sent the Vaqueros to the first NCAA Regional in program history. Four golfers from that NCAA Regional lineup are back. The one who isn’t is a pretty big loss. Jorge Martin Sampedro

UTRGV women’s golf already answered one big question. Yes, the Vaqueros can win the Southland Conference. Now comes the more interesting one: What do they do next? UTRGV opens the 2026-27 season Monday at the Bear Brawl in Greeley, Colorado, just a few months removed from a historic season. The Vaqueros won the Southland Conference Championship by one stroke over Houston Christian and earned the program’s first trip to an NCAA Regional. And instead of starting over, UTRGV bri