ROCK HILL, SC— A few weeks later than scheduled, but the Winthrop women's golf team is set to open the 2017 fall season as it travels to Greenville, NC for the Pirate Collegiate Classic Sept. 24-26.
The Eagles were set to open at the Golf Week Challenge Sept. 9-12, but the event was cancelled due to hurricane conditions. Winthrop will now play its four fall tournaments in the span of one month with the only open week of no competition being Oct. 8-15.
Event: Pirate Collegiate Classic
Dates: Monday-Tuesday, Sept. 25-26, 2017
Location: Greenville, NC
Course: Greenville Country Club (John LaFoy Design Par: 72 Yardage: 6105)
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (Sunday practice round/Monday 36 holes/Tuesday 18 holes)
Tournament Field: Appalachian State, Arkansas-Little Rock, USC Beaufort, Charleston Southern, Cincinnati, The Citadel, East Carolina, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian College, South Alabama, Towson, Western Kentucky, Winthrop and William & Mary.
(Live Scoring Available At Golfstat.com)
Weather Forecast: Monday (Cloudy, high of 82, winds NE 12mph) Tuesday (Cloudy, high of 82, winds N 16mph)
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES
The team returns every member from the 2016-17 squad that had a record-breaking year and six Top-5 finishes as a team that included two first-place finishes. Head coach
Jodi Wendt has added three talented freshmen to strengthen an already veteran group.
The Eagles will be led by three seniors in
Ashley Sloup,
Chandler Case and
Louise Jeppesen, who combined for six Top-10 finishes last year. Junior's
Chelsea Dantonio and
Julie Reinertsen are coming off impressive sophomore campaigns as the two combined for eight Top-10 finishes.
The three newcomers on this year's squad are
Alexis Brindley,
Carleigh Greene, and
Megan Kopeny.
TOP 10 FINISHES FROM LAST SEASON (INDIVIDUAL)
| Chelsea Dantonio |
T7-Big South Championship
T9-JU Amelia Island Collegiate
T1-Winthrop Intercollegiate
T10-Lady Eaglecat |
| Ashley Sloup |
3rd-Terrier Intercollegiate
T1-Winthrop Intercollegiate
2nd-Starmount Fall Classic
5th-Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate |
| Julie Reinertsen |
T3-John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate
T10-Terrier Intercollegiate
T8-Starmount Fall Classic
T7-Winthrop Intercollegiate |
| Louise Jeppesen |
T10-Terrier Intercollegiate |
| Chandler Case |
6th-Winthrop Intercollegiate |
TOP 5 FINISHES FROM LAST SEASON (TEAM)
Terrier Intercollegiate (1
st)
Winthrop Intercollegiate (1
st)
Starmount Fall Classic (2
nd)
John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate (4
th)
Big South Championship (5
th)
Lady Eaglecat (5
th)
WINTHROP LINEUP
1.
Louise Jeppesen
2.
Chelsea Dantonio
3.
Julie Reinertsen
4.
Alexis Brindley
5.
Ashley Sloup
WENDT'S THOUGHTS
On 2017-18 Season:
"I'm looking forward to the season. We are coming off a record year for Winthrop golf and didn't graduate anybody! It's going to be exciting to watch this team and see if they can break more records.
On importance of on veteran leadership:
"We have an amazing group of veterans. Their leadership on and off the course is very critical to our success."
On the newcomers:
"Our three freshmen are all very talented. All three of them worked very hard this past summer. Their work ethics are so strong. I am expecting great things from them this year and into the future.
On the Pirate Collegiate Classic:
"The Pirate Collegiate is a very strong tournament on a great golf course. The field is always full of great teams. Four of the five players that we are taking have played the course so their experience will definitely help us."
On what to get out of fall schedule
"Our fall season is an opportunity to get experience and fine tune our games in order to be ready for the spring. We have some strong events which will definitely help prepare us for spring."
