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see also: David Ford, Augusta Haskins Award Invitational, Forest Hills Golf Club
The last two team winners of the Haskins Award Invitational have won the team national championship
The 45th playing of the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational presented by Valspar (originally known as the Augusta Invitational) will bring some of the best college golf programs to Augusta later this week. The invitational will take place Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7, at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.
The Field: This year's field is headlined by the #1 team in the country, the North Carolina Tar Heels. The field also includes several top-ranked teams: Oklahoma (14), ETSU (17), Illinois (18), Texas (20), and Mississippi State (26). Augusta University is the host, and they are joined by Army, Marquette, Mercer, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Troy, and Wofford. These 15 teams will play a practice round on Friday, April 5th, and then the first and second rounds on Saturday, April 6th, followed by the final round on Sunday, April 7th.
The field includes some of the best individual players in college golf. Five players are ranked in the top 15 of the latest PGA Tour University Rankings. Austin Greaser of North Carolina is No. 4, Dylan Menante of North Carolina is No. 9, Mats Ege is East Tennessee State is No. 11, Ben Lorenz of Oklahoma is No. 12, and Jonas Baumgartner of Oklahoma State is No. 14.
David Ford of North Carolina is the highest-ranked player in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings. Ford is ranked No. 3, only behind Gordon Sargent of Vanderbilt and Michael Thorbjornsen of Stanford.
Press release courtesy of Brian Haskins and the Haskins Foundation.

Founded in 1979, The Augusta Haskins Award Invitational presented by Valspar carries on the rich tradition of golf in Augusta, Georgia. The winner receives an automatic exemption into the PGA TOUR’s 3M Open. Some of the best golf teams in the country...

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