Greenville, SC - The NCCAA Golf Selection Committee is pleased to announce the nine women’s and 18 men’s teams, along with the six individual competitors for each event, who will compete in the 2012 NCCAA Golf Invitational (Women) and Championship (Men).  This will be the 17th National Men’s Golf Championship and 2nd year of the National Women’s Golf Invitational as it progresses toward becoming a National Championship in 2014.

Competition begins on Monday, October 22 at The Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach, Florida with the 36-hole Women’s Invitational concluding on Tuesday and the Men’s Championship concluding on Wednesday.  This will be the fifth consecutive year that the NCCAA events have been conducted at The Hombre Golf Club and the eighth since 2004.
  
Women’s Invitational Teams                       Individual Competitors
Bethel College (IN)                                         Brittany Brooks, Indiana Wesleyan University (IN)
California Baptist University (CA)                 Kylee Emerson, Colorado Christian University (CO)
Dallas Baptist University (TX)                       Maria Manrique, Colorado Christian University (CO)
Emmanuel College (GA)                               Jessica Meloche, Indiana Wesleyan University (IN)
McMurry University (TX)                                  Cyndi Smith, Southern Wesleyan University (SC)
North Greenville University (SC)                   Kalan Smith, Trinity Lutheran College (WA)
Oklahoma Christian University (OK)
Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)
Shorter University (GA)
 
Men’s Championship Teams                      Individual Competitors
Campbellsville University (KY)                    Treg Fawl, Central Christian College of Kansas (KS)
Central Baptist College (AR)                       Jacob Forsythe, Cedarville University (OH)
Colorado Christian University (CO)            Brady Klotz, Bethel College (IN)
Dallas Baptist University (TX)                       Levi Nix, Covenant College (GA)
Emmanuel College (GA)                               Trey Patterson, Covenant College (GA)
Indiana Wesleyan University (IN)                 Samuel Waters, Morthland College (IL)
Malone University (OH)
McMurry University (TX)
North Greenville University (SC)
Oklahoma Christian University (OK)
Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)
Roberts Wesleyan College (NY)
Shorter University (GA)
Southeastern University (FL)
Southern Wesleyan University (SC)
Southwestern Christian University (OK)
Trevecca Nazarene University (TN)
Union University (TN)
 
Coaches, athletic staff, and fans can access National Championship/Invitational information at www.thenccaa.org, click on Sports & Championships and then on men’s or women’s golf.  
Please note that the championship pages on each sport website have information regarding team housing that must be booked through the NCCAA National Office.  All others may book directly with the resort.
 
Headquartered in Greenville, SC, the NCCAA is a not-for-profit association comprised of 113 Christ-centered colleges and universities nationwide.  It strives to serve The Great Commission through 24 national championships and invitationals held annually.   For more information, please visit www.thenccaa.org.

The events will begin on Sunday, October 21 with practice rounds and the Tee-Off Banquet sponsored by the Panama City CVB & Sports Commission. Once again, the NCCAA will partner with the Panama City Men’s Rescue Mission & Bethel Village for Women to provide a Christian Service Project.  Mission residents will be invited to attend the Tee-Off banquet and sit with a team that will become their adopted favorite for the week. 

Each resident will receive a gift bag from the school including school apparel and various items requested by the mission, such as toiletries, devotional books, and snacks.  Residents will be invited to come support their teams on the final round of each team’s competition.  The NCCAA will also provide a cash gift to the missions to help support their ongoing ministries.