BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (MAY 7, 2023) - The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championships will round out the 2023 spring season for the Howard University men's golf team, who are looking to defend its crown.
Shoal Creek Club and Bent Brook Golf Course, both located just outside Birmingham, Alabama, will host the 2023 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championships (PWCC) on May 8-10. The three-round competition commences Monday (May 8) and concludes Wednesday (May 10).
FOLLOW THE ACTION
NBC Sports will provide live coverage of PWCC for the first time on GOLF Channel and Peacock.
Additionally, to follow the live stats and results, head to
www.GolfStat.com.
HISTORY
The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship (formerly known as the National Minority College Championship) originated at a meeting in November 1986, following the Jackson State University Golf Tournament. The founders' goal was to elevate the game at minority colleges and universities by providing student-athletes with the opportunity to compete on a championship stage during an era when they were excluded from playing in many collegiate golf events. The inaugural Championship was conducted in the spring of 1987 at Highland Park Golf Course in Cleveland. Since 1998, PGA Golf Club has hosted the Championship, and in 2006 the PGA of America was granted complete ownership and management of the Championship by the National Minority College Golf Scholarship Fund. In 2019, PGA REACH, the 501(c)(3) foundation of the PGA of America, assumed ownership of the Championship from the PGA of America.
TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
Thirty (30) teams and 52 individuals will represent 44 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving institutions from across the country in this year's 2023 PWCC.
There are 12 teams competing in the PGA WORKS Collegiate Championships: Howard; Bethune-Cookman; Chicago State; Delaware State; North Carolina A&T State; Prairie View A&M; Texas A&M–Corpus Christi; Texas A&M–Kingsville; Texas Southern and Western New Mexico.
Last year, after shooting a final-round 287 (-1), HU won the PGA Works Collegiate Men's Division I Championship.
Senior
Gregory Odom Jr. (Memphis, Tenn.) shot a tournament-low 68 (-4) in the third round to win his second straight individual championship. The Memphis native ended up with a total score of 8 under par (208).
LAST TIMEOUT
The Bison recently competed in the Northeast Conference Championship, where they finished in second place, five strokes shy of earning the conference title for the first time in school history.
After the tourney, three Bison were named to the NEC All-Tournament Team: Odom;
Marcus Smith Jr. (Rockford, Ill.) and
Everett Whiten Jr. (Chesapeake, Va.).
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
