Clemson, SC ACC Champion Clemson was selected for the Pullman Washington Regional of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship on Wednesday afternoon. Coach Kelley Hester’s team will be one of 12 teams in the field. The top five teams after 54 holes of stroke play will advance to the National Championship Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona, May 19-24.The Pullman Regional will be held at Palouse Ridge Golf Club, the home course for the Washington State University program. This will be Clemson’s first appearance at this course, but the second time Clemson has played in an NCAA Regional in the state of Washington. In 2014, Clemson’s first year of competition, Clemson played in the NCAA Regional at Tumble Creek Golf Club in Suncadia, Washington.The Palouse Ridge Golf Club will play host to a women’s regional for the first time. It played host to a men’s NCAA Regional in 2013. The course opened on August 29, 2008. The facility is 2600 feet above sea level.This will be Cl
Greensboro, N.C. – Behind a fourth-place finish by Annabelle Pancake, Clemson women’s golf has advanced to the match play portion of the 2023 ACC Championship, finishing third as a team following 54 holes of stroke play. This marks the first time since the ACC adopted a new tournament format that the Tigers have advanced to the match play portion. Pancake became the highest individual finisher in an ACC Championship in school history, carding a three-under-69 in the third round to finish the stroke play portion at -7. Her three-round score is also Clemson’s record for lowest total score at an ACC Championship and best score vs par. Savannah Grewal finished 10th after carding a 68 in the final round, tying the Clemson record for low round in an ACC Championship (Alice Hewson, 2018, Grandover). Grewal recorded an eagle at 18, giving her the Clemson career record for eagles with seven. Melena Barrientos finished 11th (+1), while Isabella Rawl finished her first ACC Championship
Greensboro, N.C. – Following 36 holes of golf on Thursday, Clemson sits in third (-8, 568) at the ACC Championship, held at the 6,092, par-72 Sedgefield Country Club. The Tigers are just two shots out of second and are solidly in contention for one of the top four team spots that make it to the match play portion of the weekend.The Tigers finished at -3 in the first round (285), with Annabelle Pancake, Melena Barrientos and Savannah Grewal all carding a -2 (70), marking the first time in school history Clemson has had three players score under par in the same ACC Championship round. The trio combined for 13 first-round birdies to put the Tigers in second, two shots behind round one leader Duke.In the second round, freshman Isabella Rawl carded a team-best 69, including two eagles on the back nine to finish the round at -3. Pancake carded another 70 to put her in a tie for third overall at -4. Barrientos finished the day at -2 to sit in a tie for ninth, while Rawl is tied for 13th at
Sunset, S.C. – Annabelle Pancake finished at -5 in a four-way tie for first and Clemson women’s golf finished third at the seventh-annual Clemson Invitational at the Reserve at Lake Keowee. Two other Tigers finished inside the top-15 as the Tigers shot 289 on the afternoon (+1). No. 17 Ole Miss made a charge in the final round of the 16-team tournament, turning in a 283 (-5) to earn the outright team win. No. 3 LSU was scorching on the front nine, carding a -7, to lead the Tigers to a second-place finish. Pancake shared the individual title with reigning Clemson Invitational champion Ingrid Linblad of LSU, Crystal Wang of Illinois and Morgan Ketchum of Virginia Tech. Savannah Grewal (E) and Isabella Rawl (+1) both finished tied for 14th on the weekend, while Chloe Holder (+4) and Katherine Schuster rounded out the Tigers’ lineup (+12).Playing as individuals, freshman Sydney Roberts (+3), Melena Barrientos (+7) and Gabriella Tomanka (+33) also participated for the Tigers. Clems
Mesa, Ariz. – Annabelle Pancake turned in her best round of the weekend, a four-under 68, and finished second at -10 to lead the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the 2023 Clover Cup, held at the par-72 Longbow Golf Club.Pancake finished just one shot behind Angela Arora of Tennessee to claim the second-place finish. The junior turned in six birdies to just two bogeys on the day, including back-to-back birdies at holes 8 and 9.Chloe Holder finished alone in 19th, after an eagle at 18 gave her an even-par 72 for the day and +2 finish for the weekend. Savannah Grewal finished tied for 20th at +3, while Katherine Schuster turned in her best round of the weekend on Sunday, matching Pancake with a four-under 68, to finish tied for 38th with Melena Barrientos.As an individual, Isabella Rawl finished tied for 32nd at +9.Clemson returns home to host the Clemson Invitational at the Reserve on Lake Keowee, March 25-27.