The Elizabeth City State University Viking Spring Classic Golf Tournament was contested at The Sound Golf Links at Albemarle Plantation in Hertford, N.C., on Monday, March 14. The 2022 CIAA Spring Season tournaments are being played as a 36-holes single day format, where permissible and course conditions allow.
 
The Sound is a par 71, 6, 435-yard Links Style layout. The tournament was 36-holes during a cool and blustery day. The picturesque surroundings and the links style layout made it a very interesting challenge for golfers.
 
VUU team scoring was led by senior Alkin Barkley who finished first and was the tournament medalist with a score of 146 (74/72), followed by junior Zaccheus Spann who finished second with a score of 149 (77/72), followed by senior Hayden Garcia finishing third with a score of 150 (76/74), followed by senior Travon Willis tied for fourth with a score of 154 (77/77) and followed by sophomore Joseph Graham finishing eighth with a score of 174 (89/85).
 
In addition to finishing first each member of the team finished in the Top Five as all-tournament team Medalist Honors.
 
"This was our second tournament of the 2022 Spring Season," said VUU Head Golf Coach E. Lee Coble. "We have always had a goal of breaking 300, and during this competition our average score was 299, with our final round score of 295. I am immensely proud of the way the team responded to the cool playing conditions. It was also great to see our number three player in the lineup win this collegiate tournament. We will return to action at Virginia State University March 24. The building continues."
 
2022 Elizabeth City State University Viking Spring Classic Tournament Results (36 Holes)
 
Team Finishes ​                         ​    R1 R2  Team Total
 
1st Place – Virginia Union University      304 295 599
 
2nd Place – Virginia State University      347 348 695
 
3rd Place – Winston-Salem State University 443 454 897