CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Ole Miss women’s golf team’s fall season is set to kick off Sept. 11-12 in South Carolina with the playing of the Cougar Classic, hosted by the College of Charleston.
The two-day, 54-hole event features a total of 17 teams competing at Yeamans Hall Club in Charleston, six of which are ranked in the 2023-24 Golfweek Top 30 Preseason Rankings.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 12 – 36 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 7:30 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Sept. 13 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 7:45 a.m. CT)
THE LINEUP
Justine Fournand (Sr.)
- Transfer from South Carolina
- Finished 2022-23 season with a 73.79 stroke average
- 2021 Landfill Tradition Champion
- 2020-21 Conference USA Golfer of the Year
- 2019-20 Conference USA Freshman of the Year
Andrea Lignell (Sr.)
- Finished 2022-23 season with a 69.50 stroke average, the third lowest in the SEC
- Two-time WGCA All-American
- 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Participant
- 2022 Cougar Classic Champion
- Tied for fourteenth at NCAA Championships, the third-highest finish in program history
Caitlyn Macnab (Jr.)
- Two-time WGCA All-American transfer from TCU
- 2022 and 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Participant
- 2022 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
- Ranked the No. 40 women’s amateur in the world
- Competed for Team International at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup
Sophie Linder (Fr.)
- 2022-23 USA Today High School Sports Awards Girls Golfer of the Year
- No. 1 Recruit from Tennessee in the class of 2023
- Won four consecutive TSSAA Individual State Golf Championships
- Ranked the No. 23 overall recruit in the class of 2023 according to Jr. Golf Scoreboard
- 2022 Mid State Girls Golfer of the Year presented by Farm Bureau
Natacha Host Husted (Jr.)
- Shot a stroke average of 73.58 in 2022 fall tournaments
- Tied for 13th at the 2022 Cougar Classic
- Saw her career best 18-hole and 54-hole scores at the 2022 Cougar Classic
- 2021-22 SEC All-Freshman Team
- Represented Team Denmark at the 2021 Spirit International Golf Championship
Elle Johnson (Sr.) – Individual
- Posted a stroke average of 73.89 across three tournaments in 2022-23
- Earned a season-best finish of 8th at the 2023 Clemson Invitational
- 2022 Florida Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Champion
- 2020 Golden Torch Award at Florida…
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