There are 14 teams in the field, and feature several of the top 25 programs in the nation.

"We're super excited to host these teams, and I think it will be a good challenge for our team," Augusta men's head coach Steven Paine told Augusta Athletics. "Having the Masters in town that week is obviously a big draw. One of the cool things we get to do as part of the event is take the field to watch the practice round on Monday after our final round. The winner of the tournament also gets a PGA Tour invitation to the Valspar Invitational."

According to Augusta Athletics, Forest Hills Golf Club is again the host course and has undergone renovation work in the past year with new greens. The course was also reshaped a bit after Hurricane Helene hit the Augusta area, taking down many trees not only on the course but around the entire area. 

2025 Field

Augusta
North Carolina
East Tennessee State
Oklahoma State
Illinois
Texas
Texas Tech
Arizona
Furman
Notre Dame
Charleston
Kennesaw State
Richmond
Navy
Rutgers

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North Carolina continues its winning ways at Augusta Haskins Award Invitational

Last year

North Carolina, the number one team in the country, won its fifth title of the season in 2024. The Tar Heels won by six shots at 21-under, carding rounds of 281-279-283 to pull away from the field.

The Tar Heels 5-under 283 held off Texas and Oklahoma State to win. Texas finished in solo second place at 15-under and shot a 9-under 279 in the final round, and Oklahoma State finished in solo third place at 13-under and shot a 10-under 278 final round.

Illinois finished in solo fourth place at 8-under, and Augusta finished in solo fifth place at 7-under to round out the top five. Oklahoma and East Tennessee State finished T6 at 6-under.

History

Founded in 1979, The Augusta Haskins Award Invitational, presented by Valspar, carries on the rich tradition of golf in Augusta, Georgia. The winner receives an automatic exemption into the PGA TOUR’s 3M Open.

Augusta University leads the field and owns the tournament record for most team wins, with 12 team titles in this event. This was North Carolina's fourth team win, jumping Texas for second place.

Two of the last three winners, Texas in 2022 and Florida in 2023, have gone on to win the NCAA Championship in the same season.

Some of the best golf teams in the country have competed in the event's history, featuring several touring pros such as Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson (1989), Brad Faxon, Justin Leonard (1992), Vaughn Taylor (1998), Oliver Wilson (2001, 2003), Chris Kirk (2005), Scott Brown (2006), Dustin Johnson (2007), Henrik Norlander (2010), Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, and Beau Hossler (2016).