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Golfweek to host first Division II tourney with exemption into PGA Tour event this fall
Golfweek to host first Division II tourney with exemption into PGA Tour event this fall
A historic event is coming to Division II college golf this fall.
Golfweek is set to host the 2025 Fripp Island to Bermuda Invite, Oct. 19-21, a 54-hole, stroke-play event featuring some of the top Division II men's golf teams in the country. The event will be contested at Fripp Island's Ocean Point Golf Course in Fripp Island, South Carolina.
Even bigger, the medalist of the Fripp Island to Bermuda Invite will receive an exemption into the PGA Tour's event in Bermuda, the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, which takes place three weeks later. It's a historic exemption, as it's believed to be the first Division II tournament in college golf history to offer a direct exemption into a PGA Tour event.
'The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is thrilled to extend an exemption to the winner of this year's Fripp Island to Bermuda Invite," said Danielle Carrera, the tournament director at the Butterfield. "We pride ourselves on providing opportunities for the next generation of professional golfers. This collegiate event does just that, opening the door for more of the best amateurs in the world to compete on the PGA Tour stage. We look forward to welcoming the 2025 champion to Bermuda this fall."
The 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship is the penultimate event on the PGA Tour's 2025 schedule and is set for Nov. 13-16 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda.
The practice round at the Fripp Island to Bermuda Invite will take place Oct. 19. The first two rounds will be contested Oct. 20, with carts being allowed for contestants, while the final 18 holes will take place Oct. 21, and players will walk in the final round.
"Very excited to see the Fripp Island Ocean Course," Golfweek tournament director Lance Ringler said. "I've heard nothing but great things about the renovation. And to have some of the best D-II programs participate with the individual winner getting a spot in a PGA Tour field is going to make for a great couple of days of college golf."
The current field of 13 teams, with room for two more, is as follows (rankings from final 2024-25 ranking):
