
Men’s Golf Travels To Arizona For National Golf Invitational
5/21/2026 10:40:00 AM | Men's Golf
MACON – After a program-best finish at the Southern Conference Championship tournament, the Mercer Bears earned a spot in the 2026 Golfweek National Golf Invitational set to take place at the Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona.
Tournament Info
Dates: Friday, May 22 – Sunday, May 24
Format: 54 Holes
Location: Maricopa, Ariz. | Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club
Live Scoring: Stats
Twitter Updates: @MercerGolf
Instagram: @mercergolf
The National Golf Invitational is the equivalent to the NIT in college basketball and gives programs the opportunity to put their talents on display on a national scale. The individual winner of the competition earns a spot in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on the PGA Tour this upcoming October.
Henry Robards is the Bears' leading individual scorer with a 71.38 stroke average. The sophomore from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, was an All-SoCon First Teamer and maintained the fourth-best scoring average out of 73 individuals in the conference. Robards was the individual runner-up at the SoCon Championship and was a key factor in Mercer securing its best team finish at the event in school history.
The Field (10)
Missouri, Nevada, Mercer, Rhode Island, Grand Canyon, North Alabama, Tennessee Tech, Wyoming, William & Mary
Mercer's Lineup
Nathan Trodd
Cole Hanson
Henry Robards
Phillips Swift
Josemaria Gutierrez
Tournament Info
Dates: Friday, May 22 – Sunday, May 24
Format: 54 Holes
Location: Maricopa, Ariz. | Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club
Live Scoring: Stats
Twitter Updates: @MercerGolf
Instagram: @mercergolf
The National Golf Invitational is the equivalent to the NIT in college basketball and gives programs the opportunity to put their talents on display on a national scale. The individual winner of the competition earns a spot in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on the PGA Tour this upcoming October.
Henry Robards is the Bears' leading individual scorer with a 71.38 stroke average. The sophomore from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, was an All-SoCon First Teamer and maintained the fourth-best scoring average out of 73 individuals in the conference. Robards was the individual runner-up at the SoCon Championship and was a key factor in Mercer securing its best team finish at the event in school history.
The Field (10)
Missouri, Nevada, Mercer, Rhode Island, Grand Canyon, North Alabama, Tennessee Tech, Wyoming, William & Mary
Mercer's Lineup
Nathan Trodd
Cole Hanson
Henry Robards
Phillips Swift
Josemaria Gutierrez
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