This year’s tournament features 15 men’s teams and 12 women’s teams, with a field made up of elite Division I and II talent, the Service Academies, and two HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities). After being the most watched college tournament of the regular season, Golf Channel will again broadcast the Collegiate live over 18 hours.

The Folds of Honor Collegiate is not only the most watched event, it also raises awareness and funds for Folds of Honor and its mission to provide educational scholarships to the children and spouses of fallen or disabled military and first responders. 

The 2025 Collegiate field is a shining example of this impact. There are 21 different colleges and universities representing the 27 teams in the combined field. Since the 2007 inception of Folds of Honor, 3,792 students have attended these schools on a Folds of Honor scholarship, with an educational impact of almost $17.5 million.

The 54-hole event will broadcast live and rebroadcast on Golf Channel, as well as simulcast on both Peacock and Golf Channel’s digital platforms.

“To play for something bigger than yourself, or even your team, truly sets this tournament apart from any other," said Lt Col Dan Rooney, founder and CEO of Folds of Honor. Rooney was a standout college golfer at Kansas, and is history’s only fighter pilot to also be a PGA Golf Professional. “The Folds of Honor Collegiate is a powerful event,” he added. 

“Our mission and the academic support we provide to the schools participating, make this tournament truly special. As the tournament leads into the anniversary of 9/11, we are reminded of the sacrifices made for our freedom.” 

The 2025 Folds of Honor Collegiate is co-hosted by Michigan State and Florida State, and the field will feature some of the elite college teams in the country. This includes 19 teams that were represented at the 2025 NCAA Regionals, eight that advanced to the NCAA Championships, and 13 that ended the Spring ranked in the top 30 in the country.

The teams that qualified for their 2025 NCAA Division I or II Regional are led by 2025 NCAA Championship qualifiers Florida State (men & women), Michigan State (men & women), Kansas (men & women), California (men), Florida A&M (men), Baylor (women), North Carolina (women), Ohio State (women), Texas A&M (women), Naval Academy (women), Grand Valley State (Division II men), and Findlay (Division II women). 

Also making the NCAA Regionals were defending Folds of Honor Collegiate team champions Alabama (men) and Arizona (women), as well as Notre Dame (men), winners of the 2023 Collegiate.

The Air Force Academy, Army, and Naval Academy represent the service academies on the men’s side, while Navy will field a team on the women’s side. Florida A&M, which won the program’s first SWAC Men’s Golf Championship in April, will join the men’s field for the second time in three years, while the Delaware State women, under the leadership of former Black College Golf Coaches Association (BCGCA) President Craig Bowen, is one of eight programs making their Folds of Honor Collegiate debut. Division II Findlay is another after earning a spot by winning the Women’s 2024 Folds of Honor Challenge. 

“The Folds of Honor Collegiate is so much more than just a golf tournament,” Florida State Head Coaches Amy Bond and Trey Jones said. “Golf is secondary to remembering those who have sacrificed so much, and helping their families. We have had 215 Folds of Honor recipients attend Florida State, and we are truly honored to once again co-host this great tournament with Michigan State.”

Michigan State Men’s Golf Coach Casey Lubahn was part of the first conversations between Lt Col Rooney and the Golf Coaches Association of America about creating the Folds of Honor Collegiate. He is proud, along with Spartans Women’s Golf Coach Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, to see how the event has grown so quickly.

“It is amazing to see the development of the Folds of Honor Collegiate, as we enter this fourth year,” Lubahn said. “Both programs here at Michigan State University are so grateful to Folds of Honor, American Dunes, the GCAA, and HNS Sports for all they have done to continually elevate this event and give our student-athletes and coaches a unique and memorable experience.”

“The GCAA is proud to be an early partner with Folds of Honor to raise awareness and funds for its mission,” said Dustin Roberts, CEO of the GCAA. “Holding the Collegiate at American Dunes, the birthplace of Folds of Honor, walking through the Memorial, and pausing play during taps at 1300 hours are all powerful reminders of sacrifice and the hope we can all provide through education.”

This year’s Folds of Honor Collegiate features a College-Am and Welcome Party on Sunday, Sept. 7, and spots are still available. Each team will also carry an Honor Bag tag during the Collegiate, representing the Folds of Honor recipients at each of their schools since the inception of Folds of Honor.

These are the 27 teams competing in the 2025 Folds of Honor Collegiate (*-indicates team was represented at the 2025 NCAA DI or II Golf Regionals or advanced to the NCAA Championships; +-indicates defending Folds of Honor Collegiate team champions):

Men: Air Force, Alabama*+, Army, Baylor, California*, Cincinnati*, Florida A&M*, Florida State*, Grand Valley State*, Kansas*, Michigan State*, Missouri, Navy, Notre Dame*, Ohio State

Women: Arizona*+, Baylor*, Delaware State, Findlay*, Florida State*, Kansas*, Kentucky, Michigan State*, Navy*, North Carolina*, Ohio State*, Texas A&M*