CHARLOTTE, North Carolina |  Six HBCU golf programs, including Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) schools Livingstone College and Johnson C. Smith University, competed in the inaugural Charlie Sifford Centennial Cup on Monday at Quail Hollow Club. 

Team Sifford (Livingstone College, Florida A&M, and Alabama State,) defeated Team Black (Howard, Texas Southern, and Johnson C. Smith).

Players were split by school into two teams of 12 for nine-hole Four-Ball matches in the morning before 18-hole Singles matches slated for the afternoon. The format followed Presidents Cup scoring and routing at Quail Hollow. 

Team Charles Sifford Jr. won 12-6 over Team James Black. 

Two out of the four Blue Bears won their match led by Ronald Otile and Colline Ajidra. Otile defeated Johnson C. Smith's Cameron Speights with five wins and two holes remaining. Colline Ajidra defeated JCSUs Dylan Mauricette with six wins and no holes remaining. 

In addition to the Charlie Sifford Centennial Cup, the Presidents Cup will host a Leadership Summit during event week on Wednesday, September 21. The Summit will highlight representatives from cup sponsors Bridgestone, Citi, Cognizant and Nucor, as well as other leadership executives from the world of sport, and presidents from HBCUs, with an in-depth discussion focused on DE&I efforts at the intersection of sport and corporate America, and the integral role HBCU programs can play in the growth and success of those efforts.

"Charlie Sifford's legacy as the first African-American player on the PGA TOUR continues to impact future generations of golfers, allowing for kids from all backgrounds to experience this great sport," said 2022 Presidents Cup Chair Johno Harris before the event.