College golf is coming to the home of Golf.
NBC Sports, the St. Andrews Links Trust, and World Wide Technology have announced that the first St. Andrews Links Collegiate Presented By TopGolf will be held on the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland from October 23-25.
The three-day signature event will feature women’s and men’s golf teams representing Georgetown, North Carolina and Vanderbilt. Two days of stroke play will be played on the Jubilee Course, followed by a medal match day on the Old Course.
Tom Knapp is NBC Sports’ EVP for Golf. He said, “We are proud and honored to partner with St. Andrews Links Trust in this new collegiate tournament at the Home of Golf.” The St. Andrews Links Collegiate enhances our college golf platform. TopGolf, World Wide Technology and Vanderbilt are proud to be our presenting sponsors. We are also excited to host student athletes from prestigious universities such as Georgetown, North Carolina and Notre Dame in Scotland this October.
NBC Sports will broadcast live coverage on Golf Channel in the United States and Peacock. Sky Sports will cover the event in the U.K.
Neil Coulson is the CEO of St. Andrews Links Trust. He said: “We’re delighted to partner up with NBC Sports and bring the first collegiate tournament to the Home of Golf. We will create a new Invitational, which will see the brightest young stars of golf from four prestigious institutions compete at the birthplace of this game. This event will evolve over time. We believe it has the potential to explore the established U.S. college system, as well as other institutions from around the world to create one the most anticipated events of the year.
