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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Monday, September 11
Charleston, S.C. | Yeamans Hall Club
Ole Miss
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Cougar Classic
Women’s Golf to Open 2023 Fall Season at Cougar Classic
9/10/2023 | Women's Golf
Rebels Look to Defend Team and Individual Titles
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.)
Andrea Lignell (Sr.)
Caitlyn Macnab (Jr.)
Sophie Linder (Fr.)
Natacha Host Husted (Jr.)
Elle Johnson (Sr.) – Individual
THE FIELD
Charleston
Central Florida
No. 28 Clemson
No. 19 Florida
Furman
No. 18 Georgia
Illinois
No. 23 Kentucky
No. 1 LSU
Maryland
Miami
Michigan State
No. 3 Ole Miss
N.C. State
Penn State
Tennessee
Wisconsin
THE COURSE
Spanning 6,269 yards and playing as a par 71, the Seth Raynor-designed Yeamans Hall Club stands as one of South Carolina's best courses, ranking No. 2 course in the state and No. 53 ranked course in the world according to Top100GolfCourses.com. Established in 1925, Yeamans Hall Club stands as a traditionalist's course with its old-style design. The course enjoys just about the firmest playing conditions of any course on the eastern seaboard of the United States, with the course featuring wide, tree-lined fairways and greens which are a trademark of Raynor. Additionally, the club received a much-needed restoration in the late 1980s courtesy of Tom Doak and his then-associate Jim Urbina.
LAST TIME AT COUGAR CLASSIC
Last year, the Ole Miss women's golf team came away with a tournament sweep in the team's season-opening fixture, as the Rebels battled their way to earning the 2022 Cougar Classic team and individual titles. Ending with a three-round team score of 839 (-13), just two strokes shy of the tournament record of 837, the Rebels were an unstoppable force at Yeamans Hall Club on the week with the team tallying 47 total birdies, along with a tournament-high 188 pars. Much of the Rebels' momentum on the week can be credited to Andrea Lignell. Lignell blazed the course in all three rounds of play en route to earning her first career medalist finish at Ole Miss, finishing 9-under par.
FRESH FACES
While the Rebels' 2023-24 roster features plenty of familiar faces, four new student athletes will make their way to Oxford to round out the Ole Miss women's golf squad for the year. Amongst the group of newcomers is two-time All-American transfer Caitlyn Macnab, who joins the Rebels after spending two seasons at TCU, where she broke the school-record for most eagles-made in a career. Along with Macnab, senior transfer Justine Fournand comes from South Carolina, where she started all 11 stroke play events and helped the team to a program record five wins in her one season with the Gamecocks.
RANKED REBS
Heading into opening week, the Rebels check in at No. 3 in the Golfweek Preseason Rankings, No. 13 in the Golf Channel Preseason Rankings and No. 16 in the Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll Preseason Rankings. A pair of Ole Miss women's golfers, Andrea Lignell and Caitlyn Macnab, were also named to the second team of the Golf Channel's Preseason All-America list.
FALL SLATE
The Cougar Classic marks the first of four fall tournaments that the Rebels will be traveling to in 2023. Following the team's trip to Charleston, the Rebels head to Franklin, Tennessee, for the annual Mason Rudolph Championship Sept. 22-24 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. The team will then compete at the Illini Women's Invitational from Oct. 9-10 at the Medinah Country Club. The fall schedule then wraps up with the Rebels going to Knoxville, Tennessee for the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate, set to run Oct. 15-17.
REBELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For all Ole Miss women's golf latest news and information, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWGolf, on Instagram at OleMissWGolf and on Facebook at Ole Miss Women's Golf. General athletic news can also be found at @OleMissSports on Twitter, Ole Miss Sports on Facebook, and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
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 State
- 2022 and 2021 WGCA All-American Scholar
THE FIELD
Charleston
Central Florida
No. 28 Clemson
No. 19 Florida
Furman
No. 18 Georgia
Illinois
No. 23 Kentucky
No. 1 LSU
Maryland
Miami
Michigan State
No. 3 Ole Miss
N.C. State
Penn State
Tennessee
Wisconsin
THE COURSE
Spanning 6,269 yards and playing as a par 71, the Seth Raynor-designed Yeamans Hall Club stands as one of South Carolina's best courses, ranking No. 2 course in the state and No. 53 ranked course in the world according to Top100GolfCourses.com. Established in 1925, Yeamans Hall Club stands as a traditionalist's course with its old-style design. The course enjoys just about the firmest playing conditions of any course on the eastern seaboard of the United States, with the course featuring wide, tree-lined fairways and greens which are a trademark of Raynor. Additionally, the club received a much-needed restoration in the late 1980s courtesy of Tom Doak and his then-associate Jim Urbina.
LAST TIME AT COUGAR CLASSIC
Last year, the Ole Miss women's golf team came away with a tournament sweep in the team's season-opening fixture, as the Rebels battled their way to earning the 2022 Cougar Classic team and individual titles. Ending with a three-round team score of 839 (-13), just two strokes shy of the tournament record of 837, the Rebels were an unstoppable force at Yeamans Hall Club on the week with the team tallying 47 total birdies, along with a tournament-high 188 pars. Much of the Rebels' momentum on the week can be credited to Andrea Lignell. Lignell blazed the course in all three rounds of play en route to earning her first career medalist finish at Ole Miss, finishing 9-under par.
FRESH FACES
While the Rebels' 2023-24 roster features plenty of familiar faces, four new student athletes will make their way to Oxford to round out the Ole Miss women's golf squad for the year. Amongst the group of newcomers is two-time All-American transfer Caitlyn Macnab, who joins the Rebels after spending two seasons at TCU, where she broke the school-record for most eagles-made in a career. Along with Macnab, senior transfer Justine Fournand comes from South Carolina, where she started all 11 stroke play events and helped the team to a program record five wins in her one season with the Gamecocks.
RANKED REBS
Heading into opening week, the Rebels check in at No. 3 in the Golfweek Preseason Rankings, No. 13 in the Golf Channel Preseason Rankings and No. 16 in the Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll Preseason Rankings. A pair of Ole Miss women's golfers, Andrea Lignell and Caitlyn Macnab, were also named to the second team of the Golf Channel's Preseason All-America list.
FALL SLATE
The Cougar Classic marks the first of four fall tournaments that the Rebels will be traveling to in 2023. Following the team's trip to Charleston, the Rebels head to Franklin, Tennessee, for the annual Mason Rudolph Championship Sept. 22-24 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. The team will then compete at the Illini Women's Invitational from Oct. 9-10 at the Medinah Country Club. The fall schedule then wraps up with the Rebels going to Knoxville, Tennessee for the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate, set to run Oct. 15-17.
REBELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For all Ole Miss women's golf latest news and information, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWGolf, on Instagram at OleMissWGolf and on Facebook at Ole Miss Women's Golf. General athletic news can also be found at @OleMissSports on Twitter, Ole Miss Sports on Facebook, and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
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