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Cougar Classic Tees Off 2024-25 Season

Cougar Classic Tees Off 2024-25 Season


TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Dates:
Monday, Sept. 8 – Tuesday, Sept. 9
Location: Yeamans Hall – Charleston, S.C.
Host: College of Charleston
Course Par/Yardage: 71 / 6,269 yards
Format: 36 holes on Monday and 18 on Tuesday 
Tee Times: 8:30 a.m. on Monday and TBD on Tuesday 
Live Scoring: Scoreboard by Clippd
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LINEUP

No. 1 – Addison Klonowski

No. 2 – Sarunchana Rattanasin

No. 3 – Jessica Guiser

No. 4 – Inès Archer

No. 5 – Paula Francisco

Individual – Elaine Widjaja

TEE OFF

The Florida women’s golf team opens up the 2024-25 season at the Cougar Classic at Yeamans Hall from Sept. 9-10.

THE FIELD (Golf Channel Preseason Rankings)

No. 6 Auburn, Boston College, Charleston (host), No. 18 Florida, Furman, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgetown, No. 17 LSU, Maryland, Miami (FL), N.C. State, No. 24 Ole Miss, Penn State, Southern Miss, Tennessee, Virginia Tech.  

TOURNAMENT HISTORY

UF has enjoyed it’s appearances at the Cougar Classic. The Gators have won the event three times – 2013, 2014 and 2018 – and have won four individual titles highlighted by Sierra Brooks in 2018 who shot the program individual record with a 62. The last four outings at the tournament Florida has finished 3rd twice (2021, 2019), 1st (2018) and 4th (2015).

BIG 3, YEAR 2

The true freshmen trio of Inès Archer, Paula Francisco and Sophie Stevens all put together strong seasons to begin their collegiate careers. 



All earned SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week honors as Archer earned a spot on the All-SEC Freshman Team. Florida’s freshman trio totaled 23 (out of 55) appearances in the lineup, including both postseason events (SEC Championship & NCAA Regionals) where the group combined for 15 rounds played with Archer posting a team-best finish of T20 at SECs. They also totaled seven top-10s and 13 top-25s finishes.

NEW FACES IN THE ORANGE & BLUE

The Gators welcomed four five new Gators in Jessica Guiser (Hartland, Wisc.), Elaine Widjaja (Semarang, Indonesia), Isa Wu (Hong Kong) and Siuue Wu (Hong Kong) along with assistant coach Ashley Sease.

A SEASON AGO

The 2023-24 season, the Gators highlighted the beginning of the season with three consecutive tournament victories to end the fall season. Florida started the stretch off with a six-shot win at the Glass City Invitational, eight-shot victory in the Tar Heel Invitational and capped off by an 11-shot win in the fall finale, The Ally. 

The three wins brought it to 31 tournament wins…

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