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Monday, September 9
Charleston, S.C. | Yeamans Hall Club
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Women’s Golf Kicks Off 2024-25 Season at Cougar Classic
9/8/2024 | Women's Golf
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Ole Miss women's golf is set to kick off its 2024 fall season at the Cougar Classic, running Sept. 9-10 at Yeamans Hall Club, hosted by the College of Charleston.
The two-day, 54-hole event features a total of 17 teams competing in Charleston, South Carolina, five of which are ranked in the Golfweek top 30 preseason rankings. This will mark the third consecutive year Ole Miss has competed in the annual tournament and its 14th appearance in program history.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 9 – 36 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 7:30 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 – 18 holes
LINEUP
Caitlyn Macnab (Sr.) – Johannesburg, South Africa
Kajsalotta Svarvar (Fr.) – Halmstad, Sweden
Sophie Linder (So.) – Carthage, Tennessee
Nicole Gal (Jr.) – Oakville, Ontario
Larissa Carrillo (Fr.) – Saltillo, Mexico
Ind: Filippa Sundquist (So.) – Kullavik, Sweden
FIELD
#10 Auburn
Boston College
Charleston
#20 Florida
Furman
Georgetown
#28 Georgia
Georgia Southern
#13 LSU
Maryland
Miami (Fla.)
NC State
#18 Ole Miss
Penn State
SMU
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
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.
SEARCHIN' FOR A THREE-PEAT
The Rebels are no stranger to finding success at the Cougar Classic, winning the title the past two years in dominant fashion. Last season, Ole Miss put up their best performance in program history, crushing the program and tournament record with a three-round team score of 816 (-36). Caitlyn Macnab and Justine Fournand led the Rebels to earn the two-peat after each shooting a score of 203 (-10) to tie for fifth individually. In 2022, the Rebels came away with the sweep in the team's opening fixture, earning the team title with a three-day score of 839 (-13) and the individual honor as Andrea Lignell blazed the course, shooting 9-under par en route to earn her first of many career medalist finishes.
FRESH FACES
Although this year's squad looks very different after the Rebels lost seven athletes from last season, head coach Kory Henkes was able to welcome a trio of touted freshman to join the returners in Caitlyn Macnab, Nicole Gal, Sophie Linder and Filippa Sundquist. The international newbies of Kajsalotta Svarvar and Larissa Carrillo will look to make an immediate impact for Ole Miss as the pair makes their collegiate debuts in Charleston, while Emerson Blair will support from Oxford as she waits for her opportunity to shine.
PRESEASON RECOGNITION
Heading into the opening week, the Rebels check in at No. 18 in the Golfweek Preseason Rankings, No. 21 in Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll Preseason Rankings and No. 24 in the Golf Channel Preseason Rankings. Caitlyn Macnab earned preseason All-America honors for the second consecutive year as she was recognized on the third-team by Golfweek and Golf Channel.
FALL SLATE
The Cougar Classic marks the first of four fall tournaments that the Rebels will be traveling to in 2024. Following the team's trip to Charleston, the Rebels head to East Lansing, Michigan, for the annual Mary Fossum Invitational Sept. 22-23 at Forest Akers West. The team will then compete at the Illini Women's Invitational from Oct. 7-8 at the Medinah Country Club. The fall schedule then wraps up with the Rebels going to Wilmington, North Carolina for the Landfall Tradition, set to run Oct. 25-27.
STAY CONNECTED
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 in Charleston, South Carolina, five of which are ranked in the Golfweek top 30 preseason rankings. This will mark the third consecutive year Ole Miss has competed in the annual tournament and its 14th appearance in program history.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Monday, Sept. 9 – 36 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 7:30 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Sept. 10 – 18 holes
LINEUP
Caitlyn Macnab (Sr.) – Johannesburg, South Africa
- Named an All-American six times in her three years of collegiate golf
- Secured two medalist finishes in the 2023-24 season
- Named to the 2023-24 All-SEC Second Team
- Shot team-best season stroke average of 70.92 last year
- Broke the program record of rounds even or below par in a season with 25
Kajsalotta Svarvar (Fr.) – Halmstad, Sweden
- Will make her collegiate debut
- Won the 2024 Tylosand Junior Open
- Earned a victory at the 2021 Junior Masters Invitational
- Secured the 2021 PGA Junior Open title
- Earned a silver medal at the 2024 Swedish National Team Championship
Sophie Linder (So.) – Carthage, Tennessee
- Competed in all 12 tournaments and 36 rounds for the Rebels her freshman season
- Earned SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week honors twice
- Shot a season stroke average of 73.00 in 2023-24
- Made 91 birdies on the year, averaging 2.53 per round
- Secured three top 20 finishes, including tying for 6th at the Valspar Augusta Invitational
Nicole Gal (Jr.) – Oakville, Ontario
- Participated in six tournaments and 16 rounds for the Rebels in 2023-24
- Finished the year with a 74.13 stroke average
- Made 37 birdies on the season, averaging 2.31 per round
- Shot a career-low round of 69 in the last round of the 2024 SEC Championship
- Earned her career-low finishing, tying for 24th at the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional
Larissa Carrillo (Fr.) – Saltillo, Mexico
- Will make her collegiate debut
- Earned Top 10 finishes in 15 tournaments
- Won the LXVII Torneo Annual Valle Alto
- Chosen to be a member of the Mexican National Team
- Qualified for the 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship
Ind: Filippa Sundquist (So.) – Kullavik, Sweden
- Will make her collegiate debut
- Named to the 2024 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Ranked at the No. 29 overall recruit from Europe in high school
- Secured the 2022 Teen Tour Grand Opening title
- Ranked the No. 4 U18 recruit coming out of Sweden in 2023
FIELD
#10 Auburn
Boston College
Charleston
#20 Florida
Furman
Georgetown
#28 Georgia
Georgia Southern
#13 LSU
Maryland
Miami (Fla.)
NC State
#18 Ole Miss
Penn State
SMU
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
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.
SEARCHIN' FOR A THREE-PEAT
The Rebels are no stranger to finding success at the Cougar Classic, winning the title the past two years in dominant fashion. Last season, Ole Miss put up their best performance in program history, crushing the program and tournament record with a three-round team score of 816 (-36). Caitlyn Macnab and Justine Fournand led the Rebels to earn the two-peat after each shooting a score of 203 (-10) to tie for fifth individually. In 2022, the Rebels came away with the sweep in the team's opening fixture, earning the team title with a three-day score of 839 (-13) and the individual honor as Andrea Lignell blazed the course, shooting 9-under par en route to earn her first of many career medalist finishes.
FRESH FACES
Although this year's squad looks very different after the Rebels lost seven athletes from last season, head coach Kory Henkes was able to welcome a trio of touted freshman to join the returners in Caitlyn Macnab, Nicole Gal, Sophie Linder and Filippa Sundquist. The international newbies of Kajsalotta Svarvar and Larissa Carrillo will look to make an immediate impact for Ole Miss as the pair makes their collegiate debuts in Charleston, while Emerson Blair will support from Oxford as she waits for her opportunity to shine.
PRESEASON RECOGNITION
Heading into the opening week, the Rebels check in at No. 18 in the Golfweek Preseason Rankings, No. 21 in Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll Preseason Rankings and No. 24 in the Golf Channel Preseason Rankings. Caitlyn Macnab earned preseason All-America honors for the second consecutive year as she was recognized on the third-team by Golfweek and Golf Channel.
FALL SLATE
The Cougar Classic marks the first of four fall tournaments that the Rebels will be traveling to in 2024. Following the team's trip to Charleston, the Rebels head to East Lansing, Michigan, for the annual Mary Fossum Invitational Sept. 22-23 at Forest Akers West. The team will then compete at the Illini Women's Invitational from Oct. 7-8 at the Medinah Country Club. The fall schedule then wraps up with the Rebels going to Wilmington, North Carolina for the Landfall Tradition, set to run Oct. 25-27.
STAY CONNECTED
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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