BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (MAY 7, 2023) – Howard University women's golf team, fresh off a third-place finish at the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships, is gearing up for its season finale at the 2023 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championships (PWCC). The three-day, 54-hole event (May 8-10) takes place at Shoal Creek Club in Birmingham, Ala.
 
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.
 
PGA WORKS Collegiate Championships is a 10-team tournament, which consists of the following NCAA Division I teams: Howard; Bethune-Cookman University; Chicago State University; Delaware State University; North Carolina A&T State University; Prairie View A&M University; Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Texas A&M University – Kingsville; Texas Southern University and Western New Mexico University.
 
Last season, the women's team placed fifth overall after shooting 111-over par (975) over the course of three days.
 
Kendall Jackson (Pearland, Texas), who was named All-NEC as a freshman, placed eighth overall in the competition last year by shooting 237 (+21) in three rounds.
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
On April 23-25, the Bison took third overall at the NEC Championships after shooting a tournament-best 291 (+3) in the final round.
 
Jackson, graduate Kyra Cox (South Salem, N.Y.) and freshman Morgan Horrell (Dallas) were named to the NEC All-Tournament Team.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.