The Virginia Union University Golf Team wrapped up its season with a strong showing at the 2025 PGA Works Collegiate Championship, held May 5-7 at Whistling Straits and Irish courses in Kohler, Wis.

  

The 54-hole tournament featured nine NCAA Division II teams and tested players with its challenging links-style terrain, dramatic elevation changes and unpredictable winds. Conditions reached a peak on the final day with gusts up to 35 miles per hour.

Whistling Straits, designed by the late Pete Dye, is celebrated for its rugged bunkers and sweeping views of Lake Michigan, drawing comparisons to classic Scottish courses.

VUU’s scoring was led by first-year graduate student Joseph Graham, who finished with a total score of 234 (74-80-80). Sophomore Brady Wood followed with 237 (83-76-78), while second-year graduate student Zaccheus Spann and sophomore Benjamin Nicholson both posted scores of 245. Sophomore Joseph Boone rounded out the group with a 253.

“This was a competitive PGA Works Collegiate Championship field, and the VUU golf team responded well,” said Head Coach E. Lee Coble.

Coble added that the program is entering a rebuilding phase ahead of the 2025 fall season.