ELON – The Elon men's golf team will compete for the second time in as many weeks as its fall season continues at the JT Poston Invitational, hosted by Western Carolina in Waynesville. The three-day, 54-hole tournament extends from Sunday to Tuesday and will be played at the Waynesville Inn & Golf Club.
The Phoenix will play the first round Sunday alongside Wisconsin, Jacksonville and Francis Marion, starting on hole 10 between 9-9:48 a.m. ET.
TOURNAMENT INFO
- Dates: Sept. 13-15, 2026
- Format: 54 holes (18-18-18, Sunday-Monday-Tuesday); 5-count-4
- Location: Waynesville Inn & Golf Club | Waynesville, North Carolina
- Course Info: Par 71 | 6,735 Yards
- Live Scoring: Scoreboard
OFF THE TEE
1.
Dylan Lewis
2.
Jack Wieler
3.
William Carr
4.
Drew Yeagley
5.
Landon Durham
Individual:
Martin Saquicoray
THE FIELD (16)
Drexel, Elon, Francis Marion, Jacksonville, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee, NC State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, UT Rio Grande Valley, Virginia Tech, Western Carolina, Wisconsin, Wofford
TEE SHOTS
- Elon finished runner-up at the season-opening Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate on Tuesday, shooting 20-under-par 844 (276-282-286) across three days at the Grande Dunes Golf Club. Dylan Lewis (67-70-72–209, -7) and Jack Wieler (66-74-71–211, -5) secured top-10 individual finishes with ties for fifth and ninth, respectively.
- Lewis was named the CAA Golfer of the Week on Wednesday following his fifth-place effort in Myrtle Beach. The sophomore has posted five top-10 finishes over his last seven tournaments dating back to last spring.
- The Phoenix is seeking a better outcome in Waynesville this year, having finished ninth with a 6-over-par 846 (286-284-276) last year. Drew Yeagley led Elon at the 2025 JT Poston Invitational, tying for 18th individually with an even-par 210.
- All five golfers in Elon's lineup were mainstays throughout the 2025-26 season and helped lead the Phoenix to a runner-up finish at the 2026 CAA Championship this past spring. Wieler, a three-time All-CAA selection, and fellow veteran Landon Durham (71.58 stroke average in 2025-26) are joined by sophomores William Carr, Lewis and Yeagley.
- Year 14 of the Don Hill era is underway for the Phoenix. Hill, who took over the program in 2013-14, guided Elon to its first Division I conference title in 2025 and has led Elon to four consecutive top-two finishes at the CAA Championship dating back to 2022.
- Elon has two additional tournaments on its 2026 fall slate: the West Bay Collegiate (Oct. 5-6) and the Elon Phoenix Invitational (Oct. 12-13).
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