Florida Women's Golf Set to Open Season at the Cougar Classic
Friday, September 12, 2014 | Women's Golf
The University of Florida women's golf team will tee off the 2014-15 season at the 12th Annual Powerade Cougar Classic on Sept. 14-16, hosted by the College of Charleston. The Gators have the opportunity to bring home their third-consecutive title at the event, placing first out of 20 teams last fall, with junior Anna Young taking the individual title. The 2014 field features 23 teams, including 10 of the Top-25 teams from last year's final rankings, led by defending national champion Duke.
Course Information: The tournament is being held at the par-72, 6,204-yard Yeamans Hall Club, in Hanahan, S.C.
Format: 54-hole stroke play where teams will play three rounds, 18 holes each day.
Tee Times:
Sunday – 8 a.m.
Monday – 11:55 a.m.
Tuesday – 9 a.m. Shotgun Start
The Gators' Lineup:
Senior Camilla Hedberg (Sitges, Spain): As the 2012 Cougar Classic individual champion, finishing at 13-under, Hedberg brings valuable experience back to Yeamans Hall Club.
Sophomore Karolina Vlckova (Unho?ť,Czech Republic): The only Gator to compete in every tournament during the 2013-14 season. She placed a personal-best T6 individually in her first collegiate competition, the 2013 Cougar Classic, shooting 73-73-68 (-2); her final-round score of 68 is a collegiate-low.
Sophomore Kelly Grassel (Chesterton, Ind.): After helping Michigan State to a share of the 2014 Big Ten title, Grassel aims to contribute on the course in her first career competition with Florida.
Freshman Taylor Tomlinson (Gainesville, Fla.): Following a notable summer, advancing to match play at the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship in Glen Cove, N.Y.; Tomlinson will tee off for the first time as a Gator.
Junior Ursa Orehek (Domzale, Slovenia): As a sophomore, she competed in eight rounds for a final 76.1 stroke average. She recently competed for Slovenia in the World Amateur Team Championships in Karuizawa, Japan, along with Gator teammates Maria Torres (Puerto Rico) and Vlckova.
Head Coach Emily Glaser Says: “Since we have won the last two years, we've got a lot of good vibes returning to Charleston. It (Yeamans Hall Club) is a really great golf course, which we've obviously had some success on. It lends itself to some good opportunities for birdies and it's played firm and fast the last couple of years. We're excited to head back to the Cougar Classic.”
SEC Showdown: Among the 23 teams to take the course for the tournament, Florida will face six other SEC schools: Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss and Tennessee.
Tournament Field (Golfweek rankings as of Aug. 26, 2014):
Arkansas (7)
Baylor
UCF (21)
Charleston Southern
Clemson
College of Charleston (Host)
Duke (3)
FLORIDA (17)
Georgia
Indiana
Maryland
Mississippi State (19)
Missouri
North Carolina (25)
NC State (23)
UNCG
Ole Miss
Penn State
Tennessee
UCLA (2)
Virginia (20)
Wake Forest
Wisconsin
Follow the Gators: Play will begin on Sunday, Sept. 14, as the Gators tee off at 8 a.m. Live scoring will be available on GolfStat.com. A complete recap with full results will be posted on GatorZone.com following the day's play. For complete coverage of the Gators' women's golf program, visit GatorZone.com, follow @GatorZoneGolf on Twitter and 'like' the University of Florida Women's Golf page on Facebook.
