Three New Events Including Folds of Honor Collegiate, St Andrews Links Collegiate and Southwest Airlines Showcase at Cedar Crest
2023 Fall College Golf Coverage More Than Doubles Last Year’s Programming Hours
STAMFORD, Conn. – Sept. 5, 2023 – NBC Sports presents nearly 150 hours of college golf tournament coverage this fall on GOLF Channel and Peacock – more than double last year’s fall coverage – headlined by three new events, including the Folds of Honor Collegiate which continues today at 4 p.m. ET.
| Event | Dates | Location |
| Folds of Honor Collegiate | Sept. 4-6 | American Dunes Golf Club |
| Blessings Collegiate Invitational | Oct. 2-4 | Blessings Golf Club |
| Jackson T. Stephens Cup | Oct. 9-11 | Trinity Forest Golf Club |
| St Andrews Links Collegiate | Oct. 24-26 | St Andrews Links (Old Course & Jubilee Course) |
| East Lake Cup | Oct. 30-Nov. 1 | Atlanta Athletic Club |
| Showcase at Cedar Crest | Nov. 13-15 | Cedar Crest Golf Club |
FOLDS OF HONOR COLLEGIATE
The Folds of Honor Collegiate is being played at American Dunes Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course in Grand Haven, Michigan, along the coast of Lake Michigan. Proceeds will benefit the Folds of Honor and the Golf Coaches Association of America Presidential Scholarship Fund.
The field features 18 men’s collegiate teams with coverage continuing today and concluding tomorrow at 4 p.m. ET, followed by encores at 8 p.m. ET.
| Dates | Live (ET) | Encores (ET) |
| Tuesday, Sept. 5 | 4-7 p.m. | 8:30-11:30 p.m.; 11:30 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday, Sept. 6 | 4-7 p.m. | 8-11p.m.; 12-3 a.m. (Thursday) |
BLESSINGS COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL
The third annual Blessings Collegiate Invitational Presented by Tyson Foods will be held at Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Hosted by the University of Arkansas, the tournament features top men’s and women’s teams from around the country playing in a mixed format competition. Men’s and women’s mixed event, 54-Hole Stroke Play for individual and team honors.
| Dates | Live (ET) | Encores (ET) |
| Monday, Oct. 2 | 4:30-7:30 p.m. | 8:30-11:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 3 | 4:30-7:30 p.m. | 8:30-11:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Oct. 4 | 4:30-7:30 p.m. | 8:30-11:30 p.m.; 11:30 p.m. – 2:30 a.m. |
JACKSON T. STEPHENS CUP
The Jackson T. Stephens Cup is an annual collegiate golf tournament named in memory of the late Augusta National Chairman, Jackson T. Stephens. The event will be held at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas and will feature some of the top NCAA Division I National Championship men’s and women’s teams. The tournament format will be 54 holes of stroke play setting the field for a final day of match play based on the stroke-play team finish; the final day of match play will be 18 holes.
| Dates | Live (ET) | Encores (ET) |
| Monday, Oct. 9 | 5-8 p.m. | 10 p.m. – 1 a.m. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 10 | 4-7 p.m. | 8-11 p.m.; 12-3 a.m. |
| Wednesday, Oct. 11 | 4-7 p.m. | 8-11 p.m. |
ST ANDREWS LINKS COLLEGIATE
NBC Sports and St Andrews Links Trust have announced the inaugural St Andrews Links Collegiate Presented by Topgolf and World Wide Technology, to be held at the historic Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, this October 23-25.
The signature three-day event will feature men’s and women’s golf teams from Georgetown University, the University of North Carolina, the University of Notre Dame and Vanderbilt University with two days of stroke play on the Jubilee Course followed by a day of medal match play on the Old Course at St Andrews.
| Dates | Live (ET) | Encores (ET) |
| Monday, Oct. 23 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 1-4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 24 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 1-4 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Oct. 25 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | 1-4 p.m.; 5-8 p.m. |
| Thursday, Oct. 26 | 1-4 p.m. |
EAST LAKE CUP
The eight semifinal college golf teams from the 2023 women’s and men’s NCAA Championships will gather in Atlanta this October for the ninth annual East Lake Cup. The East Lake Cup has become an annual staple on college golf’s fall calendar. Recent individual champions of the East Lake Cup include current 1 Scottie Scheffler (2016), Viktor Hovland (2018), and last year’s men’s medalist, Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent, who also won the 2022 NCAA Individual National Championship title. Due to renovations at East Lake Golf Club, this year’s East Lake Cup will be contested at historic Atlanta Athletic Club.
| Dates | Live (ET) | Encores (ET) |
| Monday, Oct. 30 | 3-6 p.m. | 8-11 p.m.; 12-3 a.m. |
| Tuesday, Oct. 31 | 3-6 p.m. | 8:30-11:30 p.m.; 11:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 1 | 3-6 p.m. | 7-10 p.m.; 2-5 a.m. |
SHOWCASE AT CEDAR CREST
The Southwest Airlines Showcase at Cedar Crest is an invitational spotlighting the talents of top college-aged golfers from diverse and historically underrepresented groups. Cedar Crest Golf Club was home of the 1927 PGA Championship, won by Walter Hagen, and the 1954 United Golf Association’s National Negro Open, won by Charlie Sifford. The 54-hole stroke play event will feature concurrent championships for exceptional fields of 21 men and 21 women.
| Dates | Live (ET) | Encores (ET) |
| Monday, Nov. 13 | 2:30-5:30 p.m. | 7:30-10:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 | 2:30-5:30 p.m. | 6:30-9:30 p.m.; 10 p.m.-1 a.m. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 15 | 2:30-5:30 p.m. | 6:30-9:30 p.m.; 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. |
ANNIKA AND HASKINS AWARD PRESENTED BY STIFEL
GOLF Channel presents annual coverage of the announcements of the ANNIKA Award Presented by Stifel and Haskins Award Presented by Stifel winners, which honor the nation’s most outstanding female and male Division I collegiate golfers. Throughout the year, ANNIKA and Haskins Award Watch Lists are featured and updated with top performers across GOLF Channel linear and digital platforms.
Rose Zhang of Stanford University won the ANNIKA Award in 2022 and past recipients include Rachel Heck (2021, Stanford University), two-time winner Maria Fassi (2018-19, University of Arkansas) and Bronte Law (2016, UCLA). Chris Gotterup of the University of Oklahoma took home the Haskins Award last year. Past Haskins Award winners include Tiger Woods (1996, Stanford University), Ben Crenshaw (1971-73, University of Texas), and Justin Thomas (2012, University of Alabama).
COLLEGE GOLF TALK
Throughout the fall, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine host GOLF Channel’s College Golf Talk Podcast. From in-depth interviews with current players and coaches to expert analysis from the top college golf gurus, the College Golf Talk Podcast will keep you informed all season long. The College Golf Talk Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to your podcasts.
ABOUT NBC SPORTS’ COLLEGE GOLF PLATFORM
GOLF Channel is the U.S. television home for college golf, currently providing live coverage of nine college golf championships. GOLF Channel deploys its comprehensive portfolio of news, digital and social media coverage year-round in covering collegiate golf, including season preview shows, signing day specials, regional and national qualifying coverage and exclusive annual coverage for the Haskins and ANNIKA Awards Presented by Stifel.
Following its announcement in 2013 as the exclusive television provider of the NCAA Golf Championships, GOLF Channel has provided live coverage of the men’s NCAA Championships since 2014 and the women’s NCAA Championships since 2015, which are hosted at the same venue in consecutive weeks at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, Calif. GOLF Channel also annually televises the three-day East Lake Cup at historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Ga.; the Western Intercollegiate Presented by Titleist, one of the longest-running college tournaments in the U.S. taking place at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif.; the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Presented by Principal Financial and PXG at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C.; the Blessings Collegiate Invitational presented by Tyson Foods; the Jackson T. Stephens Cup; and the Southwest Airlines Showcase at Cedar Crest at Cedar Crest in Dallas, Texas. In summer 2023, NBC Sports and the St Andrews Links Trust announced the inaugural St Andrews Links Intercollegiate Presented by Topgolf and World Wide Technology, which will be held at the historic Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland from October 23-25 on GOLF Channel and Peacock.
Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, Jennifer Kupcho, Bronte Law and Maria Fassi are just a few of the professional golfers who appeared on GOLF Channel while competing in college.
Jamie Palatini
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jamie.palatini@nbcuni.com
