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Chico State’s Vineet Vallamsetty has been selected as the FloCollege/CCAA Men’s Golfer of the Week for the first week of the 2026-27 season. (Sept. 16)

Vallamsetty won the 2026 Wildcat Classic by two strokes with a 202 (-14) and helped lead Chico State to a win at the Peach Tree Golf and Country Club. The sophomore from Newbury Park, Calif., was remarkably consistent over 54 holes, posting scores of 68 (-4), 65 (-7), and 69 (-3). 

Vallamsetty posted an 8-under on par-4 scoring for the tournament, to win that category by four strokes. He was also 6-under on par-5 holes, and he had just one bogey the entire tournament. Click here to see the results from the Wildcat Classic. 

Chico State won the tournament by eight strokes with a score of 822 (-42). The field featured 12 teams, six from the CCAA. 

This is the third career CCAA Golfer of the Week award for Vallamsetty who won twice during his freshman season. Click here to see a complete list of past weekly award winners. 

Chico State’s next tournament will be the Bishop Invitational, hosted by Saint Martin’s, on Sept. 25-26 in Dupont, Wash.