Green won her semifinal match 3 & 1
Portmarnock, Ireland, June 28, 2024 –University of South Florida alumni Melanie Green, the AAC Women’s Golf Player of the Year, has moved on to the finals of the R&A Women’s Amateur Championship. Green defeated Marie Eline Madsen of Denmark in the semifinal match 3&1 and will play Lorna McClymont of Milngavie in the 36-hole final match on Saturday, June 29th at 1:30 ET.
The Women’s Amateur Championship is one of the leading championships in amateur golf for female golfers. The championship, founded in 1893, attracts an international field. The winner gains entry to the AIG Women’s Open, US Women’s Open, The Amundi Evian Championship, Chevron Championship and by tradition, an invite to compete at Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship.
The 144-player field started with 36 holes of stroke play with the top 32 players advancing to match play. Green finished tied for 12th at 150 (+6) in the stroke play competition.
Green needed extra holes to earn her spot in the semifinal, defeating Paula Schulz-Hanssen of Germany on the 20th hole in the quarterfinal. In the round of 16, Green beat Paula Martin Sampedro of Spain 6&5.
In her first match Green won 5&3 over Victoria Kristensen of Denmark and defeated Hsin Chun Liao of Chinese Taipei in the second round 5&4.
For the Bulls in 2023-24, Green was named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) 2023-24 Division I All-American second team in addition to earning AAC Player of the Year honors. She was named to the All-Conference Team for the fourth time in her four years at USF.
Green, who finished the 2023-24 season ranked 23rd nationally, posted two individual wins and led the Bulls to three wins on the season. She was selected to represent Team USA the 2024 Arnold Palmer Cup and competed in the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
In the 2023-24 season Green finished in the top 10 in nine of the 11 tournaments and in the top four in eight events. She shot par or better in 32 of 33 rounds.
With her win at the Mountain View Collegiate, Green became the sixth player in program history with two or more wins in a season and the first since Natalia Villavicencio in 2018-19. Christina Miller in 2011-12 won three times, the program record.
With Green leading the way, South Florida finished in the top four, with three wins, in nine of 11 events in the 2023-24 season, including a third-place finish in the American Athletic Conference Championship, which ties for the highest finish in the tournament in program history.
About USF Women’s Golf
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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