Liberty University Flames

The two-day, 54-hole event is hosted by former ASUN conference foe FGCU at the West Bay Club (par 72, 6,960 yards) in Estero, Florida.

Three of Liberty’s four fall events will take place in October. In addition to this event, the Flames will also appear again at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (October 13-14 in Vero Beach, Florida) and the Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (October 13-November 2 in Ka’anapali). Hawaii).

There are 14 teams participating in this new tournament, with half of the field finishing in the top 100 in last year’s end-of-season national rankings. The list includes USF (No. 46), Stetson (No. 62), Lipscomb (No. 65), FGCU (No. 70), Middle Tennessee (No. 77), Elon (No. 83) and Liberty (No. 84).

The event will also give Liberty a first look at fellow Conference USA competitor Middle Tennessee, a No. 1 seed at last year’s CUSA Men’s Golf Championship. The Flames would win the championship event and secure the program’s eighth conference title.

In its first tournament of the 2024-25 season, Liberty finished tied for sixth at the Rod Myers Invitational Sept. 23-24. The Flames shot 2-over-par 866 (292-290-284) at Duke University Golf Club in Durham, NC.

NC State claimed the team title with a strong performance on the final day. The Wolfpack finished with a 12-under-par 276 and won the team title with a total of 22-under-par 842 (288-278-276).

The Flames placed two of their five starting players in the top 10 of the individual leaderboard.

Evan Barbin took the lead for Liberty as the junior finished tied for fifth with a 6-under-par 210 (70-70-70). Barbin finished fourth in the 72-man field with 15 birdies and led the tournament in par-3 play (-4/2.67 scoring average).

Ike Joy finished tied for 10th with a 3-under-par 213 (69-72-72). The senior led the field with 43 pars during the 54-hole event and opened the event with his fifth career sub-70 round.

Play at The Island at West Bay Club Collegiate Invitational begins at 8:30 a.m. Sunday morning with a shotgun start.

Now on the tee – Liberty’s Starting Five (2024-25 batting average)

Look at the latest rankings:
(Final scoreboard based on 2023-24 season Clippd rankings)

Carolina Coast (No. 112)
Eastern Michigan (No. 196)
Elon (No. 83)
FGCU (No. 70)
Florida Atlantic (No. 118)
Jacksonville (No. 135)
Freedom (No. 84)

Lip comb (No. 65)
Maryland (No. 198)
Middle Tennessee (No. 77)
Oral Roberts (No. 131)
Penn State (No. 115)
Stetson (No. 62)
USF (No. 46)

Course information:

• West Bay Club (Estero, Florida)
• Par 72, 6,960 yards

Follow the flames The Island in the West Bay Club Collegiate Invitational:

• Live stats are available at LeaderboardKing
• Twitter @LibertyGolf
• Instagram @LibertyGolf
• Round 1 Tee Time: Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (EST) (shotgun start)