The Bulls tee it up in Tennessee in the last event of the Spring.
Tournament: Chattanooga Classic
Schedule/Dates: April 7-9
Location: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Course: Council Fire Golf Club (Par 71/ 5,955 Yards)
Follow: Live scoring| Twitter @USFWGolf
TAMPA, FLA., April 5, 2024 – The University of South Florida women’s golf team travels to Tennessee to compete in the Chattanooga Classic. The No. 36-ranked Bulls are coming off their third win of the season at the Mountain View Collegiate. The tournament is the final event of the Spring prior to the All American Conference Championship.
The Bulls, who won both their first Fall and Spring tournaments of the 2023-24 season and have finished in the top four in seven of eight events, are led by head coach Erika Brennan in her sixth full season.
In the 54-hole event in Chattanooga, South Florida will compete in a 16-team field. Along with USF, the field includes Campbell, Charlotte, host Chattanooga, Cincinnati, Colorado State, East Tennessee State, Iowa, Lipscomb, Michigan, Middle Tennessee State, North Florida, Texas-San Antonio, Western Kentucky, Xavier, and Yale.
The tournament will start with 18 holes on Sunday, April 7, continue with 18 holes on Monday, April 8, and conclude with 18 holes on Tuesday, April 9. Tee times for Sunday and Monday are set for 8:30 a.m. ET with a shotgun start on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The Bulls will be led by returning senior Melanie Green, ranked No. 25 nationally, coming off her second win of the season and third as a Bull in the Mountain View Collegiate. Green, who tied her career-best and program record round of 64 (-8) in the final round at the Westbrook Invitational, has earned AAC Women’s Golfer of the Week three times in the Spring. She has shot par or better in 23 of 24 rounds this season. Green captured her second individual win as a Bull in the FAU Paradise Invitational and was named the AAC Women’s Golfer of the Month for September and October.
At the Mountain View Collegiate Green got off to a hot start, opening with a 67 (-5) in which she recorded seven birdies, offset by two bogies. She followed with an even par 72, which left her in a tie for third place heading into the final round. A closing 66 (-6), with eight birdies, sealed the three-stroke victory. Green led the field with 17 birdies, tied for the lead in scoring on the par 5’s at -6, and was second in the field in par 4 scoring at -5.
Joining the charge for the Bulls are 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, graduate transfer Alyssa Montgomery, who carded her lowest round as a Bull, a 68 (-4) in the final round to help the Bulls close out the win at the Mountain View Classic, freshman Emma Falcher who posted two top 10 finishes in her first action as a Bull in the Fall, 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)
- Alizee Vidal (Jr./Le Gosier, France)
- Alyssa Montgomery (Gr./Knoxville, Ten.)
- Emma Falcher (Fr./ Fousenant, France)
- Leonor Medeiros (Jr./Palmela, Portugal)
Quoting Head Coach Erika Brennan
“We love this golf course and it’s a fabulous test of all facets of your game. The team has put a renewed emphasis on putting inside of 10 feet and we’re excited to see more putts fall. It’s the final regular season tournament of the season and we’re all ready to leave it all on the line.”
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.
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