CARY, N.C. – Emilio Garcia fired a 4-under par 136 over the course of the weekend, helping Florida A&M Men’s Golf to the team title while he captured the individual medalist award at the 2026 edition of the SAS Championship HBCU Invitational housed at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina.
Emilio Garcia, a 5-foot-7 junior from Orlando, Florida, followed an opening 68 with another 68 at par-70, 7,015-yard Prestonwood Country Club to finish one stroke ahead of three golfers tied at 3-under 137 – FAMU teammate Skyler Woods (68-69), North Carolina A&T’s Jorge E. Hernandez (66-71) and North Carolina Central’s Jamal Hutchison (68-69).
Garcia started the final round two strokes behind Hernandez, who opened with a tournament-low 66. Hernandez slipped to a 71 on Sunday, while Garcia’s 68 was the second-lowest round of the day, behind only Chicago State’s Kaleb Lambert’s 67.
As a collective, the Rattlers finished at 5-under 555, the only team in the four-team field to finish under par.
The Orange and Green shot 274 (6-under) in the opening round to build a four-stroke lead over North Carolina A&T, then added a 281 on Sunday. Chicago State and North Carolina Central tied for second at 571 (11-over), and North Carolina A&T was fourth at 574 (14-over) after a 296 in the second round.
Four FAMU golfers finished among the top eight.
Skyler Woods tied for second, Taylor Bell tied for fifth at even-par 140 (70-70), and Vicente Rodriguez was eighth at 2-over 142 (68-74). Sascha Robinson tied for 13th at 6-over 146 (70-76).
The Rattlers will next compete at the Fripp Island Intercollegiate, hosted by USC Upstate, on Oct. 23-25.
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Final Team Standings
1. Florida A&M 555 (-5)
T2. Chicago State 571 (+11)
T2. North Carolina Central 571 (+11)
4. North Carolina A&T 574 (+14)
