WILMINGTON, N.C. (October 28, 2024) – The South Florida women's golf team finished up their fall slate this past weekend at the Landfall Tradition. They competed against a very strong field including No. 9 Florida State, No. 10 North Carolina and No. 20 Duke.
Having endured not one, but two hurricanes in two weeks, the Bulls showed real resilience in being able to compete and finish their fall semester strong. As a team, they improved by four strokes from the Dale McNamara Invitational and improved from +86 to +70 at this weekend's Landfall Tradition.
It's been a tough month for the state of Florida, but the Bulls have a lot to be proud of this fall.
Leonor Medeiros and freshman
Cherry Marley led the charge for South Florida through the first four tournaments of the year. Marley earned a top-25 finish at the Dale McNamara Invitational. Medeiros came in second at the Badger Invitational and tied for ninth at the Pat Bradley Invitational.
The Bulls have no more tournaments this semester and will look to regroup and prepare for a strong start next semester. Their next tournament will be the UCF Challenge in Orlando beginning on February 2.
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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