Big South Announces Seedings for 2019 Women's Golf Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Three-time defending champion Campbell University has secured the No. 1 seed in this week’s Big South Women’s Golf Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting, which will be hosted by the Camels at The Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor in Ninety Six, S.C. The Camels receive the No. 1 seed based on its current GolfStat national ranking of 25, the highest among the 11 Big South women’s golf programs.
High Point is ranked No. 136 in the nation by GolfStat and receives the No. 2 seed. First-year member USC Upstate is the No. 3 seed with its ranking of 152, while Winthrop earns the No. 4 seed with its national ranking of 174. Gardner-Webb, ranked No. 184, will be the No. 5 seed in the championship, with Presbyterian College (186) receiving the No. 6 seed. Charleston Southern receives the No. 7 seed (No. 190), ahead of UNC Asheville (No. 8 - 206) and Radford (No. 9 – 212). Longwood (227) and first-year member Hampton (262) round out the field as the No. 10 and 11 seeds, respectively.
The Patriot Golf Club is hosting the Big South Women’s Golf Championship for the 11th time overall, and will utilize a par 72, 6,230-yard layout to determine this year’s champion. The 2019 Big South Women’s Golf Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting begins tomorrow, Thursday, April 11 with a practice round. The three-day, 54-hole event will be played April 12-14 and is free and open to the public. In addition, fans can follow the action online via GolfStat’s “Live Scoring” feature. The 2019 champion will receive the Big South’s automatic berth to the NCAA Regionals. The Conference Championship schedule is as follows:
Date - Time (ET) - Event (schedule and pairings subject to change)
Thursday, April 11 - 1:00pm - Practice Round (shotgun)
Friday, April 12 - 8:30am - First Round
8:30-9:10am - #4 Winthrop, #5 Gardner-Webb, #6 Presbyterian (No. 1 hole)
8:35-9:15am - #10 Longwood, #11 Hampton (No. 10 hole)
9:20-10:00am - #1 Campbell, #2 High Point, #3 USC Upstate (No. 1 hole)
9:25-10:05am - #7 Charleston Southern, #8 UNC Asheville, #9 Radford (No. 10 hole)
Saturday, April 13 - 8:30am - Second Round
8:30-9:10am - #4 Winthrop, #5 Gardner-Webb, #6 Presbyterian (No. 10 hole)
8:35-9:15am - #10 Longwood, #11 Hampton (No. 1 hole)
9:20-10:00am - #1 Campbell, #2 High Point, #3 USC Upstate (No. 10 hole)
9:25-10:05am - #7 Charleston Southern, #8 UNC Asheville, #9 Radford (No. 1 hole)
Sunday, April 14 - 8:30am - Final Round
8:30-9:10am - 4th-place team, 5th-place team, 6th-place team (No. 1 hole)
8:35-9:15am - 10th-place team, 11th-place team (No. 10 hole)
9:20-10:00am - 1st-place team, 2nd-place team, 3rd-place team (No. 1 hole)
9:25-10:05am - 7th-place team, 8th-place team, 9th-place team (No. 10 hole)
Meanwhile, the Big South Conference will announce its 2019 All-Conference Team, All-Freshman Team, All-Academic Team, All-Championship Team and the annual award winners on Sunday, April 14 as part of the post-Championship awards ceremony.