TicketsCINCINNATI – The Cincinnati men’s golf team opens its 2026-27 campaign when it tees it up at the Folds of Honor Collegiate starting Monday at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich. The 54-hole event will feature tee times starting at noon ET Monday.
Golf Channel will broadcast the event from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 4:30-7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Cincinnati’s lineup will consist of Ryan Ford, Timmy Hollenbeck, Brayden Miller, Aidan Wilson and Eli Wessel.
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Tournament History: The Folds of Honor Collegiate is in its fifth year, with the Bearcats first participating last September. Cincinnati climbed the leaderboard nine positions over the final two rounds to tie for third as Leo Wessel tied for second at 3-under and Ryan Ford tied for 11th at 2-over.
The Course: The par-71, 7,183-yard American Dunes Golf Club is a Jack Nicklaus design opened in 2020 on the southwest Michigan Shoreline that was previously the site of Grand Haven Golf Club. The layout, which was sculpted through deep sands, is situated among a dense hardwood forest and spectacular sand dunes.
The Field: Along with the Bearcats, the 15-team field includes Air Force, Alabama, Army, Florida A&M, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Grand Valley State, Kansas, Michigan State, Navy, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Texas.
BEARCATS IN 2026-27
Cincinnati, which welcomes four freshman and senior transfer Timmy Hollenbeck to the fold for 2026-27, is bolstered by the return of All-Big 12 selection Ryan Ford, who was granted a fifth year of eligibility after graduating last spring. In addition to Ford, juniors Connor Cassano and Leo Wessel, along with sophomore Brayden Miller, are back after seeing time as mainstays in the Bearcats’ lineup a season ago. Cassano played in 10 tournaments with a 74.27 scoring average in his first season at Cincinnati after transferring from LSU, Wessel played in all 12 tournaments, ranking second on the team with a 71.92 average and Miller came on strong in the spring to rank third among Bearcats’ regulars with a 72.29 average.