WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's golf competes in the Elon Phoenix Invitational for the first time, Oct. 10-11.
The Tournament
The seventh annual Elon Phoenix Invitational will be played at the Alamance Country Club. The course will play par-71 at 6,867 yards. The event will consists of 36 holes on Monday with an 9 a.m. shot gun start and 18 holes to follow on Tuesday, beginning at 8 a.m. off tees 1 and 10. Joining the Tribe and host Phoenix in the event will be Appalachian State, Colgate, Gardner-Webb, George Washington, Lafayette, LaSalle, Longwood, N.C. A&T, NC State (Individuals only), North Carolina (Individuals only), Ohio, Presbyterian, Queens University, Radford, Temple and UNCG (Individuals only).
The Tribe lineup for the event includes sophomore
Logan Hunter, graduate student
Matthew Feinstein, senior
Trevor Binau, freshman
Charlie Bundy and sophomore
Jake Newman. W&M will be paired with Colgate, LaSalle and Presbyterian.
Live Scoring
Tribe News and Notes
- Last time out, the Tribe earned a runner-up finish at the ECU Ironwood Collegiate Classic. W&M shot the best final-round score at the event, carding a 1-under 287 to jump two spots and earn a runner-up finish. The Tribe's 54-hole team score of 7-over 871 was the 15th-best mark in school history. W&M opened the tournament with a one-shot lead after firing a first-round 3-over 291 and came back with a 293 (+5) in round 2.
- Freshman
Charlie Bundy led the way for W&M at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic, earning a share of second at 3-under 213. It was the second-best freshman score in school history. He shot a 4-under 68 during the final round, which was the second-best 18-hole score for a Tribe freshman.
- For his efforts, Bundy was named the CAA Golfer of the Week on Wednesday. He joined graduate student
Matthew Feinstein in earning the honor this season.
- In total, the Tribe set six school records at the VCU Shootout, Sept. 12-13. W&M set marks for 18-hole scoring at 16-under 272 in the second round; 36-hole scoring at 19-under 557 over the first two rounds; and 54-hole scoring at 21-under 843. Individually, Feinstein equaled the school record for 18-hole scoring (7-under 65) and 36-hole scoring (10-under), before topping 54-hole mark at 15-under par. He was the first Tribe player to win a tournament since David Hicks won the Fighting Irish Invitational in 2017-18.
- Sophomore
Logan Hunter also turned in one of the best 54-hole scoring marks in school history at well. He was under par in all three rounds at the VCU Shootout, posting a 7-under 209 to earn a share of 19th. It was the sixth-best scoring total in W&M history.
