French Broad Collegiate Invitational

The French Broad Collegiate Invitational is a collegiate women's golf tournament hosted by the University of North Carolina at Asheville and held at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Arden, North Carolina. The 2025 event was scheduled for October 27-28 and was planned as a 54-hole stroke play tournament over three days but was shortened to 36 holes due to weather. The par-72, 6,020-yard course challenges about 10 to 12 NCAA Division I teams, each fielding five players with the best four scores counting toward the team total each round. Teams typically invited include Bethune-Cookman, Charlotte, Clemson, Eastern Kentucky, Marshall, Montana, Toledo, UNC Asheville, William & Mary, and Winthrop. The tournament provides competitive early-fall play and exposure, with live scoring and some rounds streamed on ESPN+.