Overview
Dates
Nov 13
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November 15, 2023
Location
Dancing Rabbit Golf Club
,
Philadelphia
,
Mississippi
The 2023 PGA University Championship will be contested Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 13-15 at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The 36-hole Championship will feature 90 players on 18 teams (five from each school) from PGA Golf Management University Programs across the country.In 2022 at Bear’s Best Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, New Mexico State University (581) won their fourth PGA University Championship by 10 strokes over University of Colorado Colorado Springs (591).The 18-team field is competing for the Jones Cup, which is named after the first PGA Golf Management University Program Director at Mississippi State, Dr. S. Roland Jones, who held the position from 1985 until his passing in 1997. The event provides a platform where participants can display professionalism, integrity, character and camaraderie; all characteristics Dr. Jones instilled in PGA Golf Management students.All participating universities in the PGA University Championship are schools accredited by the PGA of America to offer the PGA Golf Management University Program for aspiring PGA Professionals. There are currently over 1,600 students enrolled in the program nationwide.
