Virginia Union University Golf team competed in the 2026 Hampton Farms Intercollegiate Tournament on April 6
th & 7
th, 2026. The tournament was contested at the Beechwood Country Club in Ahoskie, North Carolina. Beechwood was designed by Julian Brown, Edward T. Carson, and Dr. J.B. Ruffin in 1948 and has become a premiere and challenging Golf Course in Ahoskie, North Carolina. Beechwood is a Par 72 6,260 yard layout which proved to be a challenge for all of the golfers with small and fast greens. Each team played 54 holes, 36 holes on day one and 18 holes on day 2.
There were eleven teams competing in The 2026 Hampton Farms Intercollegiate Tournament. VUU finished 8
th and the team scoring was led by Junior
Brady Wood who finished T15 with a score of 227 (77/72/78) followed by Junior
Joseph Boone who finished T31with a score of 232 (75/77/80) followed by Freshman
Walker Johnson T-31 with a score of 232 (78/77/77), followed by Freshman Juan Solano T-36 a score of 243 (78/78/78) and followed by Freshman
Antonio Garcia who finished 50
th with a score of 240 (78/78/84).
"This was our third seasonal tournament for the 2025-26 Golf Season prior to the CIAA Championship, April 13
th & 14
th, 2026 at Mill Creek Golf Course in Mebane, North Carolina. This was a very competitive Golf Tournament and the VUU Golf Team responded well as we continue our rebuilding process," said VUU Head Golf Coach
E. Lee Coble. "With the help of Assistant Coach
Sean Bowers, the team responded and played very well in each competitive round. Our goal continues to be to break 300 and they responded with a team score of 925 (308/304/313) and a scoring average of 308 (77.08). We continue to be proud of the accomplishments of our VUU Golf Team on and off the golf course". We are now preparing for The CIAA Championship Tournament, Aprile 13
th & 14
th, 2026.