Monday, April 13
Charlottesville, Va.
8:30 AM ET
Liberty University
at
Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
Flames Begin Final Prep for CUSA Championship at Lewis Chitengwa Memorial
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The Flames will close out the regular season portion of their 2025-26 schedule with a drive up 29 North to participate in the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, starting on Monday.
The two-day event is roughly 70 miles from campus and is hosted by No. 2 Virginia at the Birdwood Golf Course (par 71, 7,116 yards) in Charlottesville, Va.
The tournament will serve as Liberty's final event before they challenge for the title at the 2026 Conference USA Men's Golf Championship in Texarkana, Ark., April 27-30.
For the second-consecutive tournament, all nine members of Liberty's roster will have a chance to tee it up in the same event – five starters and four playing as individuals. All nine players also played in the Giles-Spratley Collegiate in Midlothian, Va., earlier this week.
The 12-team event will provide the Flames with a stern test of golf, as the field features four top 25 programs and seven top 100 teams: Virginia (No. 2), Tennessee (No. 14), Charlotte (No. 21), Florida State (No. 25), SMU (No. 45), NC State (No. 62) and Liberty (No. 79).
Play gets underway on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET with a shotgun start and 36 holes of action. The final round on Tuesday will use tee times and will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Tournament Reflections – Liberty's Last Showing at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial:
From the 18th Green – Recapping Liberty's Last Time Out:
Looking at the Latest Rankings (Scoreboard by Clippd – as of April 8, 2026):
Charlotte (No. 21)
Florida State (No. 25)
Liberty (No. 79)
Loyola Maryland (No. 132)
Maryland (No. 111)
NC State (No. 62)
SMU (No. 45)
Tennessee (No. 14)
Texas State (No. 116)
Toledo (No. 147)
Virginia (No. 2)
Virginia Tech (No. 117)
Course Information:
Following the Flames at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial:
The two-day event is roughly 70 miles from campus and is hosted by No. 2 Virginia at the Birdwood Golf Course (par 71, 7,116 yards) in Charlottesville, Va.
The tournament will serve as Liberty's final event before they challenge for the title at the 2026 Conference USA Men's Golf Championship in Texarkana, Ark., April 27-30.
For the second-consecutive tournament, all nine members of Liberty's roster will have a chance to tee it up in the same event – five starters and four playing as individuals. All nine players also played in the Giles-Spratley Collegiate in Midlothian, Va., earlier this week.
The 12-team event will provide the Flames with a stern test of golf, as the field features four top 25 programs and seven top 100 teams: Virginia (No. 2), Tennessee (No. 14), Charlotte (No. 21), Florida State (No. 25), SMU (No. 45), NC State (No. 62) and Liberty (No. 79).
Play gets underway on Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET with a shotgun start and 36 holes of action. The final round on Tuesday will use tee times and will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET.
Tournament Reflections – Liberty's Last Showing at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial:
- This will be Liberty's four appearance at the relatively new Lewis Chitengwa Memorial.
- The Flames finished in sixth place during the tournament's inaugural event in 2022, carding a 6-under par 846 (285-279-282).
- Last year, the Flames finished the event in fourth place after carding a 6-over par 858 (280-286-292).
- The fourth-place finish was Liberty's best showing during the regular season in 2024-25.
- The only teams to finish ahead of the Flames were three top 30 programs.
- No. 11 Florida State claimed the team title with a 13-under par 839 (267-274-298), despite closing the event with a 14-over par 298.
- No. 13 Virginia finished as the runner-up with an 8-under par 844 (281-276-287).
- No. 27 Northwestern rounded out the top three teams with an even par 852 (278-280-294).
- Josh Ryan paced Liberty during the event as he finished tied for second place with a3-under par 210 (69-70-71).
From the 18th Green – Recapping Liberty's Last Time Out:
- The Flames carded an 11-under par 853 (282-288-283) to secure a third-place finish at the Giles-Spratley Collegiate earlier this week on Monday and Tuesday.
- The tournament was hosted by Richmond at the Independence Golf Club (par 72, 7,135 yards) in Midlothian, Va.
- Josh Ryan paced Liberty at the tournament, signing for a 7-under par 209 (69-71-69).
- The senior book-ended his fourth and fifth sub-70 rounds to secure his first top five finish of the season.
- Michael Lugiano finished one shot behind Ryan, carding a 6-under par 210 (72-71-67) to finish tied for sixth place.
- The sophomore tied Charleston's Miles Eubanks for the low final round to record his eighth sub-70 round of the season.
- Charleston ran away with the team title, finishing atop the 14-team leaderboard with a winning score of 29-under par 835 (270-287-278).
- FGCU finished just ahead of the Flames in second place with a 16-under par 848 (284-278-286).
Looking at the Latest Rankings (Scoreboard by Clippd – as of April 8, 2026):
Charlotte (No. 21)
Florida State (No. 25)
Liberty (No. 79)
Loyola Maryland (No. 132)
Maryland (No. 111)
NC State (No. 62)
SMU (No. 45)
Tennessee (No. 14)
Texas State (No. 116)
Toledo (No. 147)
Virginia (No. 2)
Virginia Tech (No. 117)
Course Information:
- Birdwood Golf Course (Charlottesville, Va.)
- Par 71, 7,116 yards
Following the Flames at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial:
- Live stats will be available at Scoreboard.com
- Twitter @LibertyGolf
- Instagram @LibertyGolf
- Round 1 Tee Time: Monday at 8:30 a.m. ET (Shotgun start)
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