Pros Lee Westwood and Richie Ramsay have questioned why a new college tournament being hosted at St Andrews in Scotland won’t feature any UK universities.
The St Andrews Links Collegiate will be held at the Home of Golf between 23 and 25 October, with men’s and women’s teams from US-based Georgetown University, the University of North Carolina, the University of Notre Dame and Vanderbilt University competing.
However, given the host nation, Scottish DP World Tour pro Richie Ramsay and LIV Golf player Lee Westwood have queried why the tournament, which will be televised in the US on Peacock and The Golf Channel and Sky Sports in the UK, will be played exclusively among US universities.
Ramsey responded to the official Twitter announcement from St Andrews Links, asking: “So u putting on a college event but don’t invite a UK university ??????????? Please explain this.” Later, Westwood wrote: “Is there a reason that a UK university hasn’t been invited?”
So u putting on a college event but don’t invite a UK university ??????????? Please explain this https://t.co/iy4i6YQF1kJuly 26, 2023
Is there a reason that a UK university hasn’t been invited?July 26, 2023
The Jubilee Course will host the opening two days of the event with a stroke play format, before a final day of match play takes place at The Old Course.
The tournament is a result of a partnership between St Andrews Links Trust and NBC Sports. Tom Knapp, NBC Sports Executive VP Golf, explained how the event will improve its coverage of college golf. He said: “We are honored and proud to partner with St Andrews Links Trust on this new collegiate invitational at the Home of Golf. The St Andrews Links Collegiate elevates and enhances our already impactful college golf platform.”
St Andrews Links Trust CEO Neil Coulson is enthusiastic about the partnership too. He said: “We are delighted to partner with NBC Sports to bring the first collegiate event to the Home of Golf, creating a new invitational which will see some of the game’s brightest young stars from four distinguished institutions compete in the birthplace of the game.”
For those who are invited, the courses…
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