A new men’s collegiate golf tournament is set to hit the schedule in 2022.
The Folds of Honor Collegiate will debut Sept. 26-28 at American Dunes Golf Club, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course in Grand Haven, Michigan, along the coast of Lake Michigan. Proceeds will benefit the Folds of Honor and the Golf Coaches Association of America Presidential Scholarship Fund.
“When we dreamed of building American Dunes with Mr. Nicklaus and hosting a collegiate tournament that represented our values of God and country, golf was a top goal,” said Folds of Honor founder and CEO Lt Col Dan Rooney via a release. “The Folds of Honor Collegiate will be a trailblazing event with great college golfers playing the game for a greater purpose supporting Folds of Honor recipients.”
Michigan State will host 17 other schools for the inaugural event: Air Force, Arizona, Army, Central Michigan, Clemson, Eastern Michigan, Florida State, Grand Valley State, Illinois, Kansas, Liberty, Navy, NC State, Oregon State, Texas Southern, UCLA and Virginia Union. Forty-one percent of Folds of Honor recipients are minorities; each year the tournament will feature two Historically Black Colleges and Universities programs. In 2022, the HBCU teams will be Virginia Union and Texas Southern.
“Being the host institution for the Folds of Honor Collegiate is one of the greatest opportunities of my career,” said Michigan State head coach Casey Lubahn. “We look forward to working tirelessly to make this event impactful to all those involved.”
