Bulls shoot lowest round of the championship in third round
TAMPA, FLA., April 19, 2023 – The USF women’s golf team closed with a five-under 283 in the final round for a fifth-place finish at the AAC Championship at the Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, FL. The final round represented the Bulls low score of the championship.
USF opened with a 284, -4 in the first round and followed up with 297 in the second. In the final round the Bulls got off to a hot start and maintained it throughout the round.
“When talent combines with heart good things happen,” said head coach Erika Brennan. “Today was the round we needed, and they went out there and produced. They rallied! They don’t know how to quit and so they stepped up and battled big. We’re on the post-season bubble so now it’s a waiting game, but they’ve earned every result this year and we’re hoping it’s enough to keep playing. They are a special group.”
Junior Melanie Green led the charge, finishing in fourth place, her eighth Top 10 finish of the season. Green opened with a five-under 67, followed by 74 in the second round. She birdied three of her final four holes in the third round for a two-under 70 and a total of 211, -5. Green led the field in scoring on the par 3’s at 2.75, -3.
Graduate student Lauren Heinlein finished tied for 11th at 215, -1. Heinlein opened with a 75 and finished strong, closing with a pair of two-under par rounds of 70.
Sophomore Leonor Medeiros shot four-under 68 in the first round, followed by 78. Medeiros made five birdies in the final round, closing with a one-under 71 to finish tied for 14th.
Sophomore Juliana Camargo closed with a 73 to finish tied for 28th. Camargo shot 74 in round one and 76 in the second round.
Junior Alizee Vidal carded an even par 72 in the final round. Vidal shot 79 in the first round, 77 in the second and finished in 38th.
Bulls Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL
4 Melanie Green (Jr./Medina, N.Y) 67 74 70 -5 (211)
T11 Lauren Heinlein (Gr./Ocala, Fla.) 75 70 70 -1 (215)
T14 Leonor Medeiros (So./Palmela, Portugal) 68 78 71 +1 (217)
T28 Juliana Camargo (So./Bogota, Columbia) 74 76 73 +7 (223)
38 Alizee Vidal (Jr./Le Gosier, France) 79 77 72 +12 (228)
Tournament Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL
1 No 26 SMU 276 289 274 -25 (839)
2 No. 19 UCF 287 284 282 -11 (853)
3 No. 37 Tulsa 281 290 288 -5 (859)
4 No. 39 Houston 284 288 290 -2 (862)
5 South Florida 284 297 283 E (864)
6 East Carolina 296 287 301 +20 (884)
7 Tulane 301 301 285 +23 (887)
8 Memphis 304 302 297 +39 (903)
9 Cincinnati 302 299 304 +41 (905)
10 Wichita State 303 297 310 +46 (910)
Notables
• The Bulls third in scoring on the par 5’s, 4.78 -13.
• USF was tied for fourth with 174 pars.
About USF Women’s Golf
The Bulls are in their sixth season under head coach Erika Brennan in 2022-23. USF 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 three tournament titles under Brennan, while setting numerous program scoring records under her leadership. Junior standout Melanie Green has been an all-conference performer in each of her first two seasons, reached the 2022 NCAA Regionals as an individual and competed in both the U.S. Women’s Open and U.S. Women’s Amateur championships.
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