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Forest Hills Golf Club | Augusta, Ga.
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Valspar Augusta Invitational
USF Women’s Golf Tees Off in the Valspar Augusta Invitational
March 07, 2024 | Women's Golf
The Bulls head to Georgia following record-setting performance at the Westbrook Invitational.
Tournament: Valspar Augusta Invitational
Schedule/Dates: March 8-10; 36 holes on March 8 & 18 holes on March 10
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Course: Forest Hills Golf Club (Par 72/ 6,261 Yards)
Follow: Live Scoring | Twitter @USFWGolf
TAMPA, FLA., March 7, 2024 – The University of South Florida women's golf team heads to Georgia for its third event of the Spring slate, the Valspar Augusta Invitational on March 8 & 10. Due to the forecast of rain on Saturday, the teams will play 36 holes on Friday, March 8 and the final 18 holes on Sunday, March 10.
The No. 39-ranked Bulls are coming off a record setting performance in the Westbrook Invitational. The team set new program records for low round, shooting a 271 (-17) in the final round and low 54-hole total 836 (-28), while matching the program record for 36-hole score (565). The Bulls, who have two wins on the 2023-24 campaign, are led by head coach Erika Brennan in her sixth full season.
In Augusta, USF will compete in a field in which all 17 teams are ranked in the top 85, including top-ranked Wake Forest. Along with (39) USF, the field incudes host (70) Augusta, (12) Auburn, (32) Alabama, (16) Clemson, (84) Coastal Carolina, (28) Georgia, (42) Louisville, (21) Florida State, (63) Furman, (55) Georgia Southern, (49) Michigan, (41) Oklahoma State, (14) Ole Miss, (5) South Carolina, (44) Virginia Tech, and (1) Wake Forest.
The schedule for the 54-hole event has been adjusted due to weather concerns. The tournament will start with 36 holes on Friday, March 8, beginning with a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. (EST). There will be no play on Saturday. The tournament will conclude with 18 holes on Sunday, March 9 with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. (EDT).
The Bulls will be led by returning senior Melanie Green, ranked No. 36 nationally, who tied her career-best and program record round of 64 (-8) in the final round at the Westbrook Invitational to earn AAC Women's Golfer of the Week for the second time in the Spring. Green captured her second individual win as a Bull in the FAU Paradise Invitational, earning AAC Women's Golfer of the Week honors. She was named the AAC Women's Golfer of the Month for September and October.
In the Westbrook Invitational, Green was under par in all three rounds. She opened with a 71 (-1), followed by a 70 (-2) in the second round and the closing bogey free 64 (-8). Green carded an eagle and recorded six birdies in the final round. She has finished in the top 10 of all six tournaments during the 2023-24 season and in the top four in five events.
Joining the charge for the Bulls are freshman Emma Falcher who posted two top 10 finishes in her first action as a Bull in the Fall, graduate transfer Alyssa Montgomery, who recorded her first top 10 finish at USF at the Dale McNamara Invitational, senior Alizee Vidal, who set career-best records for low 54-hole score 208 (-8) and low round 68 (-4) in the final round, in which she posted six birdies, at the Westbrook Invitational, and junior Leonor Medeiros, who has three top 10 finishes this season.
The Bulls
Head coach Erika Brennan has announced the following lineup for USF:
Quoting Head Coach Erika Brennan
"We love this golf course and it's helpful that four of our five players have already played tournaments there. There are holes that are getable, but also holes that you need to be strategic. Getting in position of the tee is important and speed on putts will be equally important. The team is ready to test their games alongside some of the best teams in the country."
About USF Women's Golf
The 2023-24 campaign will be the Bulls' sixth full season under head coach Erika Brennan. South Florida is among the fastest-rising programs in the country, as they climbed 75 spots in the national Golfstat rankings following Brennan's first season in 2018-19 and have captured four tournament titles under Brennan, while setting numerous program scoring records under her leadership. Senior standout Melanie Green has been an all-conference performer in each of her first three seasons, 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.
- #GoBulls –
Schedule/Dates: March 8-10; 36 holes on March 8 & 18 holes on March 10
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Course: Forest Hills Golf Club (Par 72/ 6,261 Yards)
Follow: Live Scoring | Twitter @USFWGolf
TAMPA, FLA., March 7, 2024 – The University of South Florida women's golf team heads to Georgia for its third event of the Spring slate, the Valspar Augusta Invitational on March 8 & 10. Due to the forecast of rain on Saturday, the teams will play 36 holes on Friday, March 8 and the final 18 holes on Sunday, March 10.
The No. 39-ranked Bulls are coming off a record setting performance in the Westbrook Invitational. The team set new program records for low round, shooting a 271 (-17) in the final round and low 54-hole total 836 (-28), while matching the program record for 36-hole score (565). The Bulls, who have two wins on the 2023-24 campaign, are led by head coach Erika Brennan in her sixth full season.
In Augusta, USF will compete in a field in which all 17 teams are ranked in the top 85, including top-ranked Wake Forest. Along with (39) USF, the field incudes host (70) Augusta, (12) Auburn, (32) Alabama, (16) Clemson, (84) Coastal Carolina, (28) Georgia, (42) Louisville, (21) Florida State, (63) Furman, (55) Georgia Southern, (49) Michigan, (41) Oklahoma State, (14) Ole Miss, (5) South Carolina, (44) Virginia Tech, and (1) Wake Forest.
The schedule for the 54-hole event has been adjusted due to weather concerns. The tournament will start with 36 holes on Friday, March 8, beginning with a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. (EST). There will be no play on Saturday. The tournament will conclude with 18 holes on Sunday, March 9 with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. (EDT).
The Bulls will be led by returning senior Melanie Green, ranked No. 36 nationally, who tied her career-best and program record round of 64 (-8) in the final round at the Westbrook Invitational to earn AAC Women's Golfer of the Week for the second time in the Spring. Green captured her second individual win as a Bull in the FAU Paradise Invitational, earning AAC Women's Golfer of the Week honors. She was named the AAC Women's Golfer of the Month for September and October.
In the Westbrook Invitational, Green was under par in all three rounds. She opened with a 71 (-1), followed by a 70 (-2) in the second round and the closing bogey free 64 (-8). Green carded an eagle and recorded six birdies in the final round. She has finished in the top 10 of all six tournaments during the 2023-24 season and in the top four in five events.
Joining the charge for the Bulls are freshman Emma Falcher who posted two top 10 finishes in her first action as a Bull in the Fall, graduate transfer Alyssa Montgomery, who recorded her first top 10 finish at USF at the Dale McNamara Invitational, senior Alizee Vidal, who set career-best records for low 54-hole score 208 (-8) and low round 68 (-4) in the final round, in which she posted six birdies, at the Westbrook Invitational, and junior Leonor Medeiros, who has three top 10 finishes this season.
The Bulls
Head coach Erika Brennan has announced the following lineup for USF:
- Melanie Green (Sr./Medina, N.Y)
- Emma Falcher (Fr./ Fousenant, France)
- Alyssa Montgomery (Gr./Knoxville, Ten.)
- Alizee Vidal (Sr./Le Gosier, France)
- Leonor Medeiros (Jr./Palmela, Portugal)
Quoting Head Coach Erika Brennan
"We love this golf course and it's helpful that four of our five players have already played tournaments there. There are holes that are getable, but also holes that you need to be strategic. Getting in position of the tee is important and speed on putts will be equally important. The team is ready to test their games alongside some of the best teams in the country."
About USF Women's Golf
The 2023-24 campaign will be the Bulls' sixth full season under head coach Erika Brennan. South Florida is among the fastest-rising programs in the country, as they climbed 75 spots in the national Golfstat rankings following Brennan's first season in 2018-19 and have captured four tournament titles under Brennan, while setting numerous program scoring records under her leadership. Senior standout Melanie Green has been an all-conference performer in each of her first three seasons, 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.
- #GoBulls –
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