Sunday, October 4
Cherokee CC | Knoxville, Tenn.
University of South Florida
at
Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate
Photo by: Dan Lavin / University of South Florida
South Florida Women’s Golf Heads to Knoxville for the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate
October 03, 2026 | Women's Golf
The Bulls look to make it back-to-back top-10 finishes
TAMPA, Fla. (October 3, 2026) – The University of South Florida women's golf team returns to the course on Sunday, October 4, for the first day of the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate. The Bulls join 14 other teams at the Cherokee Country Club.
Laura Nepper, Cherry Marley, Jillian Fatkin, Duda Rocha, and Aliya Liberatore will compete for the Bulls, while Holly McLean will compete as an individual. South Florida is joined by host Tennessee, Baylor, South Alabama, FIU, Western Kentucky, Charleston Southern, East Carolina, Kennesaw State, Abilene Christian, UT-Chattanooga, Eastern Kentucky, East Tennessee State, High Point, and Campbell.
The Cherokee Country Club is a 5,965-yard, par-71 course. Live results are available here. The Bulls will tee off from the first hole every 10 minutes, starting at 9:30 a.m. South Florida is paired with Tennessee and Baylor.
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For the latest updates from South Florida Athletics, visit GoUSFBulls.com. Follow the Bulls on X / Instagram / Facebook
About South Florida Women's Golf
Tampa native AJ Newell, a former LPGA Tour Player and NCAA All-American, enters her third season as head coach of USF women's golf. In her first season, she coached Leonor Medeiros to the American All-Conference Team. Newell coached the Bulls to four top-10 finishes in the 2024-25 season.
Newell took over leadership of the Bulls' program following a successful three-year stint as assistant coach at the University of Michigan, where she helped guide the Wolverines to three straight NCAA Regional appearances, a 2022 Big Ten title, and a trip to the 2022 NCAA Championship Finals.
Laura Nepper, Cherry Marley, Jillian Fatkin, Duda Rocha, and Aliya Liberatore will compete for the Bulls, while Holly McLean will compete as an individual. South Florida is joined by host Tennessee, Baylor, South Alabama, FIU, Western Kentucky, Charleston Southern, East Carolina, Kennesaw State, Abilene Christian, UT-Chattanooga, Eastern Kentucky, East Tennessee State, High Point, and Campbell.
The Cherokee Country Club is a 5,965-yard, par-71 course. Live results are available here. The Bulls will tee off from the first hole every 10 minutes, starting at 9:30 a.m. South Florida is paired with Tennessee and Baylor.
Follow South Florida Women's Golf
For the latest updates from South Florida Athletics, visit GoUSFBulls.com. Follow the Bulls on X / Instagram / Facebook
About South Florida Women's Golf
Tampa native AJ Newell, a former LPGA Tour Player and NCAA All-American, enters her third season as head coach of USF women's golf. In her first season, she coached Leonor Medeiros to the American All-Conference Team. Newell coached the Bulls to four top-10 finishes in the 2024-25 season.
Newell took over leadership of the Bulls' program following a successful three-year stint as assistant coach at the University of Michigan, where she helped guide the Wolverines to three straight NCAA Regional appearances, a 2022 Big Ten title, and a trip to the 2022 NCAA Championship Finals.
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