Miami Finishes Fourth at Cougar Classic – University of Miami Athletics

HANAHAN, S.C. – The University of Miami golf team opened the 2024-25 season with a fourth-place showing at the Cougar Classic, its highest finish at the event since 2003 when the Hurricane finished third.

As a team, Miami finished tied for fourth out of 17 teams, with a 54-hole score of 865 (+13) on the par-71, 6,269-yard course at Yeamans Hall Cub in Hanahan, S.C.

Junior Olivia Grønborg recorded her second career top-10 finish as a Hurricane, shooting a team-leading four-under-par (209) to finish in fifth place. Grønborg shot a 68 in the final round to ascend nine spots into the top five.

In her first event as a Hurricane, freshman Sofie Hlinomazová recorded a 54-hole score of 216 (+3) to secure a top-30 finish at tied for 26^th.

Sophomores Aada Rissanen (220; +7) and Barbora Bujáková (222; +9) finished the tournament tied for 47^th and 53^rd, respectively, while fellow sophomore Rebekah Gardner tallied a three-round score of 228 (+15) to place tied for 75^th.

Playing as an individual, freshman Cloe Amion Villarino shot a 234 (+21) in her first collegiate tournament to tie for 88^th in the field.

Auburn secured the Cougar Classic team title after shooting 845 (-5) as a squad. LSU joined Auburn under par as a team with a second-place score of 846 (-4), while Virginia Tech rounded out the top three at 859 (+7).

Miami returns to action in a few short weeks at the Mary Fossum Invitational on Sept. 22-23 in East Lansing, Mich.