TAMPA, Fla (October 23, 2024) – The South Florida women's golf team heads to North Carolina on Friday to compete in the Landfall Tradition. This tournament will serve as a strong test for the Bulls, as they prepare to face three top-25 teams.
 
The 17-team field will consist of the host school North Carolina Wilmington, Virginia Tech, Florida State (9), Ole Miss, Michigan State, Penn State, Maryland, Clemson, South Florida, North Carolina State, Furman, Duke (20), Central Florida, Alabama, North Carolina (10), Illinois and Notre Dame.
 
Keep an eye out for freshman stand out Cherry Marley as she aims to build on her first top-25 finish of the season. Marley shot a 69 (-2) in round 2 of the Dale McNamara Invitational and finished with a team-high 10 birdies.
 
South Florida will be competing at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, North Carolina. The Bulls will play 54 holes beginning Friday, October 25, and finish up the tournament on October 27. Live stats for the weekend can be found here.
 
The Bulls' Landfall Tradition lineup will consist of: Cherry Marley, Leonor Medeiros, Annabel Collis, Alice Webb and Kenzie Heba.
 
Quoting Head Coach AJ Newell
"The Landfall Invitational is one of the premier collegiate events on a true championship course. We are excited for this opportunity to compete against some of the best teams in the country and provide our student athletes with an incredible experience."
 
ABOUT USF WOMEN'S GOLF
Tampa native AJ Newell, a former LPGA Tour Player and NCAA All-American, was named head coach of USF women's golf by Vice President for Athletics Michael Kelly on June 3, 2024.
 
Newell will look over leadership of the Bulls' program following a successful three-year stint as assistant coach at the University of Michigan, where she helped lead the Wolverines to three-straight NCAA Regional appearances, a 2022 Big Ten title, and the 2022 NCAA Championship Finals.
 
 In the record-setting 2023-24 campaign, the Bulls won three times and finished in the top four in nine of 10 events. The three wins are the most in a season since four 2011-12. USF finished third in the American Athletic Conference Championship, which equals the best finish in the tournament in program history. In 2022-23 and 2023-24, the Bulls played in back-to-back NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2001-02. Senior standout Melanie Green, the AAC Conference Player of the Year in 2023-24, an all-conference performer in each of her four seasons, was named to the WGCA 2023-24 Division I All-American second team. Green qualified for the 2022 NCAA Regional as an individual and was named a 2023 All-American Honorable Mention. Green and the Bulls reached the NCAA Regional as a team in 2023, marking the program's first postseason appearance in 11 years. Follow @USFWGolf on Twitter for the latest information concerning the program.
 
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