The men’s and women’s fields for the 2024 Jackson T. Stephens Cup collegiate golf tournament have been revealed, and the Arkansas Razorbacks once again will be included.
This year’s event will take place Oct. 21-23 at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club. The tournament is named for the late Jack Stephens, former chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and co-founder of Little Rock financial services firm Stephens Inc. The women’s field will include the Razorbacks, defending tourney champ Wake Forest, Florida State, South Carolina, Oklahoma State and Oregon. The men’s field will include the Razorbacks, defending tourney champ Florida State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU and San Diego State.
The tournament was launched in 2021 and features many of the nation’s top collegiate golfers annually. In addition to the six teams in each field, play will include individual golfers representing the military service academies and HBCUs.
“Dad would be very humbled by what we have accomplished in three short years by becoming the premier collegiate golf tournament,” said tournament chairman Warren Stephens, the son of Jack Stephens and Stephens Inc. CEO, in a press release. “This tournament honors his legacy and ideals. The talented field of student-athletes reflects all that he admired about amateur golf. We’re honored for Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club to host this year’s JTS Cup. This club is noted for one of the greatest amateurs to ever play golf, Charlie Coe. He and my dad were friends, and it is particularly special to me that our event will be there. I know Mr. Coe’s influence on the game will mean a lot to all of the coaches and players.”
The competition will feature 54 holes of stroke play completed over the first two days, followed by 18 holes of team match play on the final day. The first 54 holes of stroke play will determine the seeding for the men’s and women’s fields for the final day of match play, with the low four men’s and low four women’s teams advancing to match play competition. Stroke play medalists will be honored on Oct. 22 prior to the start of match play.
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