JONESBORO, Ark. (10/5/25) – The 30th annual Arkansas State Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate golf tournament begins Monday at RidgePointe Country Club.

This is the ninth year the tournament will be played as the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate after previously being known as the Red Wolves Intercollegiate. It was renamed in honor of Barnett, who along Wayne Wolfe, was instrumental in starting the annual tournament in 1997. Barnett, a long-time supporter of Arkansas State golf and junior golf programs, passed away in October 2023.

Among the teams making up this year’s Arkansas State Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate are Arkansas State, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, East Texas A&M, Evansville, Lindenwood, Murray State, New Orleans, Oklahoma Christian, Southeastern Louisiana, Tennessee State and UT Martin. In total, 72 players are in the tournament field.

The 54-hole tournament begins with the first and second rounds played continuously on Monday with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m. The final round will begin with tee times beginning on Tuesday at 7:45 a.m.

A-State has set a lineup of Thomas Schmidt, Jake Wallis, Chris Somerfield, Jake Lile and Milan Reed for the play five and count for team scoring. Viggo Hed, Cole Kirby and Niels Knudsen will compete as individuals. The Red Wolves have won the team title each of the last nine seasons and 15 times in the 29 tournaments contested.

Live scoring for the tournament will be available at SCOREBOARD.