Melanie Green sets Bulls’ records on the way to 3rd place finish.
TAMPA, FLA., October 10, 2023 – The University of South Florida women’s golf team continued its strong play with a second-place finish at the Dale McNamara Invitational in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on Tuesday. The Bulls posted a score of 858 (-6) to finish one shot behind host Tulsa in the 15-team field which featured nine teams ranked in the top 100.
The Bulls have finished in the top five in all three Fall tournaments, including a win at the Badger Invitational.
South Florida was led by senior Melanie Green, the AAC Women’s Golfer of the Month for September, who finished third at 208 (-8). Green set a new program record in the second round with a score of -8. She shot 64, which is her career low and ties a program record. The 64 was also the low round of the tournament. Her 36-hole total of 136 through the first two rounds tied for second-place all-time in USF program history. Green tied for the tournament lead with 15 birdies and was second in the field in par-five scoring at -6. She has finished in the top five in all three of the Bulls’ Fall tournaments.
South Florida was in fourth place after posting a 292 (+4) in the first round but bounced back with a 279 (-9), the low team round of the tournament, in the second round to move into second place. The Bulls closed with a 287 (-1) in Tuesday’s final round. The teams played 36 holes on Monday.
Graduate student transfer Alyssa Montgomery recorded her first top-10 finish as a Bull, closing with a 70 (-2) to finish T10 at even par. The final round 70 is her lowest of the season.
Junior Leonor Medeiros joined Montgomery in a tie for 10th, her second top-10 finish in the opening three tournaments. Medeiros shot 68 (-4), her lowest round of the season in the second round, sandwiched around a 73 (+1) in the opening round and a 75 (+3) in the final round.
Senior Alizee Vidal moved up 17 spots on the leaderboard in the final to finish tied for 31st at 221 (+5). Vidal opened with a pair of 75’s and closed with a 71 (-1), her low round this Fall.
Freshman Emma Falcher finished tied for 36th at 222 (+6). She carded rounds of 75 (+3), 73 (+1) and 74 (+2).
South Florida led the field with 54 birdies, was third in par 5 scoring at -9 and second in par 3 scoring at -5.
Bulls Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 TOTAL
3 Melanie Green (Sr./Medina, N.Y) 72 64 72 -8 (208)
T10 Alyssa Montgomery (Gr./Knoxville, Ten.) 72 74 70 E (216)
T10 Leonor Medeiros (So./Palmela, Portugal) 73 68 75 E (216)
T31 Alizee Vidal (Sr./Le Gosier, France) 75 75 71 +5 (221)
T36 Emma Falcher (Fr./ Fousenant, France) 75 73 74 +6 (222)
Tournament Team Scores
Place RD1 RD2 RD3 TOTAL
1 Tulsa 283 285 288 -8 (856)
2 South Florida 292 279 287 -6 (858)
3 UTSA 290 284 286 -4 (860)
4 Colorado State 289 284 289 -2 (862)
5 Nebraska 301 282 287 +6 (870)
6 Kennesaw St. Univ. 302 283 289 +10 (874)
7 Sam Houston 297 286 293 +12 (876)
8 Brigham Young 304 287 287 +14 (878)
9 Southern Mississippi 295 298 295 +24 (888)
10 Arkansas State 307 291 298 +32 (896)
11 Cal Poly 300 294 304 +34 (898)
12 Abilene Christian University 296 293 311 +36 (900)
T13 Oral Roberts 314 296 301 +47 (911)
T13 Oklahoma City U. 309 287 315 +47 (911)
Quoting Head Coach Erika Brennan
“”The team had another really solid event and we’re building to something really special. It stings to be so close and come up short and it only feeds that fire and the hunger that this team has. To have 3 student-athletes in the Top-10 is awesome – we know if we keep knocking the doors will open. These girls want it and they put in the efforts to match that hunger! Now we get a couple of weeks at home to get laser focused on a couple of little things before we head down to Miami. Coach Stevens and I both love what’s happening here – we’re encouraged to no end!”
Up Next
The Bulls close out the Fall schedule at the Hurricane Invitational October 30-31 at The Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables, Fla.
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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