WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - William & Mary men's golf opens the spring schedule taking part in the Babygrande Golf 6th annual Donald Ross Collegiate Classic, March 9-11. The three-day, 20-team event will be played at the historic original Donald Ross Mid-Pines Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. 
 
As part of its sponsorship, Babygrande Golf will produce a live video stream of the tournament on YouTube, it's second year coverage of the event. The company will distribute and market content across its in-house network, which reaches approximately one million followers across multiple social media platforms, including @gonegolfingtv, @bunkersplash, @golfermoments, @babygrandegolf, @babygrandesports, and @topgolfershere.

The 20-team field ties the largest in the history of the tournament. Monday and Tuesday's format will be 18 holes with tee times beginning at 8:15 am. The final round on Wednesday will feature tee times starting at 9:05 am on holes #1 and #10.
 
Participating Teams: George Mason, Bowling Green, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, George Washington, Georgetown, James Madison, Loyola Chicago, Old Dominion, Ohio, Richmond, Robert Morris, Saint Joseph's, St. Bonaventure, St. John's, St. Thomas (Minn), Towson, South Dakota, VCU, William & Mary.
 
Live Results
 
W&M Lineup
Preston Burton
Talon Dingledine
Eli Felty
Matthew Monastero
Grady Williams
 
Last Time Out
The Tribe closed out the fall campaign with a victory, winning the 16-team ODU/OBX Intercollegiate in Powell's Point, N.C. in October. W&M shot scores of 294-279-279 for an even-par total of 852, seven ahead of second-place Georgetown. It was the program's first win since claiming The Invitational at Savannah Harbor back in February of 2018. Freshman Eli Felty took home the individual title by shooting a 4-under 209 with rounds of 71-69-69. Junior Preston Burton posted a third-place showing, while graduate student Matthew Monastero gave the Tribe three in the top 10.

Tribe News and Notes
- The Tribe was stellar during the fall, finishing in the top five in every tournament capped by the win at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate. Additionally, Tim Pemberton's squad has posted scores of 296-or-better in all but one round. The Tribe's current scoring average of 289.07 is more than three shots better than the current school record set in 2022-23.
- W&M is currently ranked No. 123 in the NCAA Division I Clippd national rankings. It is the Tribe's highest under the current national ranking format. The Green and Gold owns a 59-12 record through the fall season.
- Freshman Talon Dingledine has been a standout for the Tribe in his freshman season. Dingledine has posted top-10 finishes in four of W&M's five events thus far with the lone exception being a 12th-place showing at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate. He was named the CAA Player of the Week after shooting a 6-under total in finishing T-6 at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational hosted by West Virginia.
- Junior Preston Burton owns three top-five performance during the fall season, highlighted by a pair of third-place performances at the Georgetown Intercollegiate and ODU/OBX Intercollegiate. He shot par or better in half of his rounds during the fall (7 of 14).
- After winning the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate, Felty became the second Tribe rookie to be named the CAA Player of the Week this season.