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DURHAM, N.C. \u2013\u00a0The North Carolina Central men’s and women’s golf teams will play in the annual SAS Championship HBCU Invitational at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C., on Saturday and Sunday. \u00a0Both men’s and women’s divisions, which tee off at 8 a.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday, will be held in conjunction with the PGA Tour’s SAS Championship.<\/p>\n
The HBCU Invitational will feature a 54-hole, three-round format over two days.<\/p>\n
The NCCU men are part of a four-team Division I field that includes Chicago State, Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T. The Eagles’ women will compete in a five-team field featuring Chicago State, Delaware State, North Carolina A&T and South Carolina State.<\/p>\n
Representing the NCCU men are Iszac Bertagnole, Nico Tucker, Jamal Hutchison, Christian Fisher and Mateo Zolezzi. Bertagnole, who was named Northeast Conference (NEC) Golfer of the Month in September, was a co-medalist at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic while Hutchison earned co-medalist honors at the Thomas W. Dortch Jr. HBCU Golf Classic.<\/p>\n
Competing for the NCCU women are Sanaa Carter<\/a>, Cailynn Winford<\/a>, Tylah James<\/a>, Mya Smith<\/a> and Josefina Rendo<\/a>. Carter, the 2026 HBCU National Women’s Freshman Golfer of the Year, captured the women’s title at the Dortch Jr. HBCU Classic as the Eagles placed second in the eight-team field.<\/p>\n Last year, the Eagles finished second in the women’s division and third in the men’s division of the SAS HBCU Invitational. Individually, Hutchison placed second in the men’s Division I competition and Carter finished third in the women’s division.<\/p>\n For more information on NCCU Athletics, visit NCCUEaglePride.com.
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