GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Furman women's golf team will co-host the Coach Mo Classic with North Florida Monday and Tuesday at the par 72, 6,533 yard St. John's Golf and Country Club in St. Augustine, Fla.
"It is exciting to conclude our regular season by co-hosting the Coach Mo Classic," said Jeff Hull, who is in his ninth year as the head coach of the Furman program. The Paladins will honor Furman alum, Mo Geasualdi, at the tournament. "Geasualdi is a teaching professional there, and she has an amazing story and is a tremendous teacher, junior golf leader, and fan of Furman," added Hull.
The 54-hole tournament begins Monday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. The Paladins will tee off on holes No. 1 through No. 4 and will play in a group with St. Thomas, Minnesota, and Western Kentucky in Monday's two rounds. The final round is scheduled for an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start on Tuesday.Â
Furman will be joined in the 16-team field by co-host North Florida, Belmont, College of Charleston, Charlotte, Daytona State, FGCU, FIU, Lipscomb, Minnesota, Purdue, St. Thomas, Southern Illinois, Toledo, Western Kentucky, and UTSA.
The Paladin lineup for the tournament includes sophomore Audrey Ryu, freshman Jenna Madden, freshman Eva Ringwald, sophomore Kelsi Mauzy, and senior Alise Knudson. Freshman Andrea Marin Raga will play as an individual.
Admission to the tournament is free and fans are welcome. Live tournament scoring will also be available via https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournaments/233954/scoring/team.
Ryu was honored as the SoCon Player of the Week after tying for 11th to lead Furman at the Puerto Rico Classic in February. She posted rounds of 66-74-75=215 to finish at one-under par. Ryu opened the tournament with a career-low 66, playing a flawless round with six birdies and 12 pars. She concluded the event tied for first with 13 birdies, which was punctuated by birdies on the final two holes of the tournament.
The Paladins turned in a runner-up finish at the Evie Odom Invitational in October. Three Furman players finished among the top 8, including Ryu, who placed fourth at even par. Madden tied for fifth at 1-over, while Knudson tied for eighth at 2-over par.
Furman finished third at the Lady Paladin Invitational in September. The Paladins placed five players among the top 25, with Ryu leading Furman in sixth place at 4-under. Knudson (+1) tied for 12th, while Ringwald (+4) finished 19th, and Madden (+5) tied for 20th.
Most recently, Furman finished fourth at the Valspar Augusta Invitational in mid-March. Ryu tied for 12th to lead the team, while Madden finished in a tie for 16th, and Ringwald tied for 18th.
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