Big South Announces Seedings for 2022 Women's Golf Championship
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – Five-time defending champion Campbell University has secured the No. 1 seed in this week’s Big South Women’s Golf Championship, which will be hosted by Presbyterian College 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 38, the highest among the 11 Big South women’s golf programs.
USC Upstate is ranked No. 123 in the nation by GolfStat and receives the No. 2 seed. Charleston Southern is the No. 3 seed with its ranking of 151, while Gardner-Webb earns the No. 4 seed with its national ranking of 174. High Point, ranked No. 180, will be the No. 5 seed in the championship, with Longwood (192) receiving the No. 6 seed. UNC Asheville receives the No. 7 seed (No. 197), ahead of Winthrop (No. 8 - 212), Radford (No. 9 – 225) and Presbyterian College (No. 10 – 241). North Carolina A&T (unranked) rounds out the field as the No. 11 seed.
The Patriot Golf Club is hosting the Big South Women’s Golf Championship for the 13th time overall, and will utilize a par 72, 6,297-yard layout to determine this year’s champion. The 2022 Big South Women’s Golf Championship begins tomorrow (Wednesday, April 13) with a morning practice round followed by the first round of competition in the afternoon. A three-day, 54-hole stroke play event will be held April 13-15, followed by a Semifinal/Final Match Play round featuring the top four team finishers from stroke play on Saturday, April 16. Championship action can be followed online via GolfStat’s “Live Scoring” feature. The 2022 champion from Match Play will receive the Big South’s automatic berth to the NCAA Regionals. The Conference Championship schedule is as follows, and is subject to change due to weather:
Date, Time (ET) - Event (schedule and pairings subject to change)
Wednesday, April 13
8:00am - Practice Round (Shotgun)
1:30pm - First Round (Shotgun Format)
· #1 Campbell, #2 USC Upstate, #3 Charleston Southern (Holes 1-4)
· #4 Gardner-Webb #5 High Point, #6 Longwood (Holes 5-9)
· #7 UNC Asheville, #8 Winthrop, #9 Radford (Holes 10-13)
· #10 Presbyterian, #11 North Carolina A&T (Holes 14-18)
Thursday, April 14
8:00am - Second Round (based on First Round scores)
· 8:00-8:40am - 4th, 5th, 6th-place teams (No. 1 hole)
· 8:05-8:45am - 10th, 11th-place teams (No. 10 hole)
· 8:50-9:30am - 1st, 2nd, 3rd-place teams (No. 1 hole)
· 8:55-9:35am - 7th, 8th, 9th-place teams (No. 10 hole)
Friday, April 15
8:00am - Final Round (based on 36-hole scores)
· 8:00-8:40am - 4th, 5th, 6th-place teams (No. 1 hole)
· 8:05-8:45am - 10th, 11th-place teams (No. 10 hole)
· 8:50-9:30am - 1st, 2nd, 3rd-place teams (No. 1 hole)
· 8:55-9:35am - 7th, 8th, 9th-place teams (No. 10 hole)
Saturday, April 16
8:00am - Match Play – Semifinals
No. 1 vs. No. 4 (No. 1 hole) / No. 2 vs. No. 3 (No. 10 hole)
1:00pm - Match Play – Finals
1/4 Winner vs. 2/3 Winner
Meanwhile, the Big South Conference will present its 2022 All-Conference Team, All-Freshman Team, All-Academic Team, All-Championship Team and the annual award winners on Friday, April 15 following the 54-hole stroke event at the post-Championship awards ceremony. The team and runner-up trophies will be presented at the conclusion of Saturday’s Match Play competition.