| CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||
| YEAR | RDS | STROKES | AVG. | LOW 18 | LOW 54 | TOP 20 |
| 2022-23 | 24 | 1,757 | 73.21 | 66 | 214 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | 2,283 | 73.65 | 66 | 207 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | 36 | 2,618 | 72.72 | 67 | 209 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | 36 | 2,623 | 72.86 | 64 | 208 | 4 |
| TOTALS | 127 |
9,281 | 73.08 | 65 | 207 | 9 |
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2025-26 • SENIOR
Ranked third on the team with a 72.86 stroke average • Posted a career-best 11 rounds under par as a senior • Carded his collegiate-best round with a 64 during the first round of the SEC Championship – the lowest score by a Tiger in any single round of a conference tournament, dating back to the 1935 Big Six Championship • Led the Tigers in two tournaments, while finishing in the team’s top two on six occasions • Placed ninth overall at the Tiger Intercollegiate and National Golf Invitational • Also finished second at the Latin America Amateur Championship in January.
2024-25 • JUNIOR
Finished second on the team with a 72.72 stroke average as a junior – an improvement of 0.93 strokes from the previous season • Led the team in scoring in five of the 12 tournaments he competed at • Won his first career title at the Golfweek “Put Me In Coach” Invitational, winning a playoff after carding a one-under 209 (71-68-70) • Also finished in the top 10 at the Colleton River Collegiate, placing eighth overall • Recorded a season-best 18-hole score 67 at The Clerico and National Invitational Tournament • Also finished with a -3 at the NIT • Carded 10 rounds under par.
2023-24 • SOPHOMORE
Participated in 11 tournaments and 31 rounds during his sophomore campaign, posting a 73.65 stroke average • Led the Tigers at the Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate with a five-under 208 • Placed second on the team and fifth overall at the Chicago Highlands Invitational with a career-best -9 (68-67-72), helping Mizzou earn the team title • Also carded in the red at the National Invitational Tournament, finishing under par in all three rounds for a seven-under 209 (70-70-69).
NEW MEXICO
Appeared in eight tournaments during his rookie season at New Mexico with a final stroke average of 73.21 • Carded five rounds at par or under with a season-low of 214 at the Maui Jim Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate of Colegio Jefferson in Caracas • Ranked as high as No. 137 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and top-ranked junior in Venezuela • Won the 2022 Venezuela Open • Won five junior titles in Venezuela with a top-10 finish at the 2022 South America Juniors • Won the 2019 South American Pre Junior Championship.
PERSONAL
Born August 30, 2004 • Son of Virgilio Paz and Maria Valdes • Two sisters – Camila and Clementina • Majoring in business.