WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - William & Mary men's golf will play in the national postseason for the first time since 2002. The Tribe was selected to the field for the Golfweek National Golf Invitational on Thursday.
 
"We are honored to receive this invitation," Director of Golf Tim Pemberton said. "This team has had a tremendous year, and we are excited to represent W&M on the national stage.  We have a relatively young squad, and this postseason experience will be invaluable as we continue to develop in the years ahead."
 
Known as the NIT of collegiate golf, the NGI returns for its fourth year, May 21-24. Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona, will once again play host the event. Ohio State won the NGI last season.
 
In 2026, the NGI continued to invite teams based on ranking, but also invited teams that are under .500 in ranking order that are outside the number to earn an at-large bid into NCAA regionals. This year's men's tournament includes an exemption to a PGA Tour event. The individual winner of the 2026 NGI will punch a ticket to the Butterfield Bermuda Championship set for Oct. 22-26 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southhampton, Bermuda.
 
The Tribe is coming off its second-best score at the CAA Championships, April 26-28, firing a 5-over 869 to finish sixth. W&M capped the tournament with its 11th round under par this season and the best single-round score at the CAA Championships in program history with a 5-under 283. Freshman Talon Dingledine led the way as the CAA Runner-up with a 9-under 207, which was the best score for a Tribe player at the conference championships. He closed out the tournament with a 6-under 66 in the third and find round.
 
This season, W&M won a pair of events, claiming the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate in March and the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate during the fall. It is the sixth time in school history that W&M has won multiple tournaments in a season and the first time since 2004-05. The Tribe's season stroke average of 290.62 is nearly two shots better than the school record.
 
Individually, three Tribe student-athletes rank among the top 10 on the program's single-season stroke average list. Dingledine's 72.03 average ranks second in program history and is the best for a Tribe freshman. Junior Preston Burton's scoring average of 72.83 is seventh on the single-season list, while freshman Eli Felty's 73.19 is 10th. Felty ranks third among Tribe freshmen on the single-season list, while Burton's career scoring average of 73.83 is the fourth best career mark in Tribe history.