The Virginia Union University Golf Team competed in the 2026 Richard Rendleman Invitational Golf Tournament October 5th & 6th, 2026.  The tournament was contested at The Country Club of Salisbury in Salisbury, North Carolina.  The Country Club of Salisbury features one of the area's best tests of golf. The course is a 6, 723 yards layout and in true Donald Ross fashion, demands strategy and skill, yet is fun even for the novice player. The Bent grass practice putting green and the imaginatively built short game area, are available to perfect all short-game shots.  The tournament was 54-holes contest.

There were eleven teams competing in the tournament.  VUU finished 7th with a team score of 903 (308/291/304).  This represented an average score of 75.  Team scoring was led by Senior Joseph Boone T5 with a score of 215 (72/67/76), followed by Senior Brady Wood T30 with a score of 228 (84/67/77), followed by Sophomore Samuel Kozisek T30 with a score of 228 (71/79/78), followed by followed by Sophomore Juan Solano T36 with a score of 232 (81/78/73), followed by 1st Year Grad Student Aidan Robertson 58 with a score of 249 (84/81/84).  Sophomore Antonio Garcia played as an Individual finished 61 with a score of 255 (87/82/86).. 

"This was our third Fall Season Tournament, and we are still trending in the right direction. We had two personal best scores during the tournament by Joseph & Brady Wood -4 in second.  This is continued preparation for our 2027 Spring Season, " said VUU Head Golf Coach E. Lee Coble. "With the help of Assistant Coach Sean Bowers, the team will continue to improve. We are immensely proud of the way the guys started again breaking the 300 barrier.  We are now headed for our final Fall Tournament in Erie, Pennsylvania, The 2026 Gannon's Bud Elwell Invitation October 10th-12th, 2026. Again, we continue to be immensely proud of the accomplishments of our VUU Golf Team on and off the golf course".