FARMVILLE, Va. - Longwood men's golf heads to Burlington, N.C., and the Alamance Country Club to compete in the Elon Phoenix Invitational for the 10th time in the last 11 years.
The event will include 36 holes on Monday with the final 18 to follow on Tuesday. Along with the Lancers and host Elon, a total of 20 teams will compete, including App State, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Francis Marion, Gardner-Webb, George Washington, Long Island, North Carolina, UNCG, NC State, UNCW, Old Dominion, Presbyterian, Radford, Temple, Wake Forest, Western Carolina, and West Georgia.
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Lancer News and Notes
- Each of the last two years, the Lancers placed fourth at the Elon Phoenix Invitational.
In 2025, Longwood shot 4-under par 848 as a team. Matthew Lyons fired a 3-under 210 to place 20th last season at the event.
- Last time out, Longwood placed eighth in the 14-team field at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic. The Lancers fired a 4-under par 284 in the final round to finish the event at 7-over across the three rounds.
- Sophomore Matthew Hartley led the way for Longwood in the first two tournaments of the fall. He shot an even-par 216 in boht tournaments. He finished in a share of 16th place at the fall-opening Bryan National Collegiate, before placing 25th at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic. Hartley has posted three of his six rounds this fall under par.
- Sophomores Josh Cummins and Parker Brock both shot the best rounds for the Lancers and career bests at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic. Cummins shot a 3-under 69 in the opening round, while Brock fired the same number in the final round.
- Lyons, Hartley, and Cummins have the top returning scoring averages from last season. Cummins posted a 73.27 across 15 rounds followed by Hartley at 73.37 in 27 rounds and Lyons at 73.54 in 24 rounds.
