JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 15, 2025) — East Tennessee State University men's golf head coach Aaron O'Callaghan announced the Buccaneers' 2025-26 tournament schedule on Friday, featuring a competitive slate of events designed to prepare the program for another postseason run. 

The Bucs will open the season close to home at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate, held Sept. 5–7 at Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon, Tenn. From there, ETSU will head north to compete in the Highlands Invitational Hosted by Turtleson at Chicago Highlands Club on Sept. 15–16, followed by the Windon Memorial Classic at Knollwood that runs Sept. 29–30. 

October brings two events, beginning with the Trinity Forest Invitational in Dallas, Texas on Oct. 5–7, and capped by a trip to Hawaii for the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational, hosted Oct. 27–29 at the Ka'anapali Royal Golf Course in Lahaina. 

Following a winter break, the Bucs return to action in February at the Battle of Briars Creek in Johns Island, S.C. on Feb. 2–3, and will once again be featured in the prestigious Genesis Collegiate Showcase at Riviera Country Club on Feb. 16, which coincides with the PGA TOUR's Genesis Invitational. 

March includes a trio of challenging tournaments: the Colleton River Collegiate in Bluffton, S.C. on March 1–2, the Pauma Valley Invitational in California on March 16–18, and The Hootie Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay Golf Club on March 21–23. 

ETSU will close out its regular season at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, N.C. on April 11–12, before heading into postseason play. The Southern Conference Championship will be held April 27–29, with the NCAA Regional Championships set for May 18–20. The season will culminate with the NCAA National Championship, May 29–June 3. 

The Blue & Gold have won the last five conference titles. ETSU has seen strong international summer performances from multiple Bucs this summer and hopes to bring that momentum into the fall season. 

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