HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison men's golf rolled out its schedule for the 2026-27 season on Friday, July 24.
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The Dukes will compete in 10 tournaments across the school year, with four competitions in the fall and six in the spring. JMU is coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2026 Sun Belt Championship.Â
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The 2026-27 season tees off with a trip to Phoenix for the Bomb Darts Birds Collegiate (Sept. 7-8) and a return trip to the JT Poston Invitational (Sept. 13-15). During the 2025-26 season, the Dukes finished fifth and recorded the third-lowest 54-hole score in program history at the Bomb Darts Birds Collegiate (then Whirlwind Invitational) and tallied a fourth-place showing at the JT Poston.Â
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After the opening two tournaments, JMU will close the fall portion of its slate with debut appearances at the Testudo Cup (Oct. 5-6) in Ijamsville, Md., and the Qubein Cup (Oct. 19-20) in Greensboro, N.C.
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Following a break from competition, the Dukes return to action at the Compadres Collegiate (Feb. 7-9) in Cancún, Mexico. JMU will then continue its spring season in Southern Pines, N.C., at the Babygrande Donald Ross Collegiate (March 8-10).
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JMU's spring season rolls on with a trip to Auburn, Ala., for the Tiger Invitational (March 15-16) and the Giles-Spratley Collegiate (April 5-6), hosted by University of Richmond in Midlothian, Va. The Dukes will return to the Everett Buick GMC Classic (April 12-13) in Little Rock, Ark., to close the regular season.Â
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The Dukes return four players from the 2025-26 season, headlined by
Michael Hake, who finished with a stroke average of 72.42 with six top-25 finishes. JMU will also add four freshmen to its 2026-27 roster in Blake Hartman (Dublin, Ohio), Henry Holland (Charlotte, N.C.), Charles McPherson (Durham, N.C.), and Finn Watson (Arlington, Va.).
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The 2027 Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championship will take place April 26-29 in Madison, Miss., at Annandale Golf Club. The Dukes finished fifth at the 2026 championship, tied for their best finish since joining the league in 2022-23.
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