NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion men's golf is headed to Pawleys Island, South Carolina for their first tournament of the fall season, the 2026 Golfweek Fall Challenge.
The three-day tournament will be hosted by True Blue Golf Club, which has a par-72 course that is 7,024 yards. Each round will have split-tee starts beginning at 7:30 a.m. Live stats will be available on GolfStat.
The 16-team field will also include Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Mercer, Missouri State, Murray State, Presbyterian, Radford, Tennessee Tech, Troy, USC Upstate, UT-Martin, and West Georgia.
Third year transfer Roman Roth, who joined the Monarchs from Indian Hills Community College, will make his ODU debut. Also in the lineup are third year returners Joe MacPherson, James Page, and Jakub Sutor along with second year returner Quin Covington. Additionally, second year returner Heath Stout will compete as an individual.
The Monarchs will be paired with Georgia Southern for Sunday’s opening round and will tee off from the 10th hole between 7:30-8:15 a.m.
ODU returns to the tournament for the first time since Sept. 8-9, 2019 when it was known as the Golfweek Program Championship. That year, the Silver and Blue finished tied for fourth alongside USC Upstate with a one-over par 841. Alumni Chris Ayers was the top finisher for the Monarchs, tying for fourth with an eight-under 202.
The Course
True Blue Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,024
Tournament Field
Bellarmine
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Mercer
Missouri State
Murray State
Old Dominion
Presbyterian
Radford
Tennessee Tech
Troy
USC Upstate
UT-Martin
West Georgia
ODU Lineup
Roman Roth
Joe MacPherson
James Page
Jakub Sutor
Quin Covington
Heath Stout*
*Competing as an individual