GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's golf team will send four individuals to the Elon Phoenix Invitational for a two-day tournament held at Alamance Country Club, beginning Monday.
Course: Alamance Country Club/Burlington, N.C.
Par / Yardage: Par 71/6,867 yards
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The format
The 19 schools will compete in three total rounds, with round one being a shotgun start on Monday. The Spartans will be paired with Old Dominion, George Washington and Francis Marion for round one, beginning on hole 11, 12 and 13.
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Participating teams
Western Carolina, George Washington, West Georgia, Gardner-Webb, Charleston Southern, Francis Marion, Old Dominion, Longwood, Presbyterian, UNCW, Radford, Wake Forest, North Carolina, Elon, Temple, Queens (CLT), NC State, UNCG, Campbell.
Last time out
- UNCG was the runner-up at the seventh Blessings Collegiate Invitational, hosted by Arkansas.
- The Spartans posted a seven-under-par (281) for the best score of round three. UNCG and Arkansas were the only teams to card under-par scores during round three.
- The Blue & Gold totaled a 16-over-par (880) three-round score, finishing 11 strokes better than third-place North Texas, which had a 27-over-par (891).
- Graduate student B.J. Boyce won the individual title after moving up seven spots in the final round, totaling a five-under-par (211) scorecard.
- Boyce won his first collegiate tournament behind rounds of 71-76-64.
- His eight-under-par (64) round three score was one stroke off the Blessings Collegiate Invitational low round individual score set by Algot Kleen from LSU in 2024, a nine-under-par (63), also in round three.
- Boyce has won two The Southern Conference (SoCon) Golfer of the Week awards, first on Sept. 16 and then on Oct. 7.
- Kelvin Hernandez tied for 10th out of 49 competitors with his three-round total of four-over-par (220). He fired rounds of 69-78-73.
- Reece Sanders, who tied for 18th, improved six spots after his second even-par (72) round of the tournament.
Spartans last season
- UNCG finished in fourth place at 2026 SoCon Championships behind a nine-over-par (861) with round scores of 289-290-282.
- The Spartans carded their best finish of the 2025-26 season at the Dorado Beach Collegiate, notching third place with a three-under-par (285).
- UNCG recorded six top-10 finishes last year.
- Hernandez returns for his senior season after earning the automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Regionals after securing first place in the 2026 SoCon Championships.
- Hernandez fired off rounds of 67-72-65, setting a new course record in the final round.
- The Caguas, Puerto Rico, native's appearance in the NCAA Winston-Salem Regional marked the 10th time in the UNCG Division I era that the Spartans have made an NCAA Regionals appearance as either a team or individual.
- In addition, it was the second time in his collegiate career competing at the NCAA Regionals.
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Up next
UNCG will conclude the fall schedule by traveling to Vero Beach, Florida, to compete in the Quail Valley Invitational hosted by South Florida from Oct. 18-19.
