University of Louisville
ACC Championship
Women’s Golf Begins ACC Championship Play on Friday
April 14, 2016 | Women's Golf
The Cardinals tee off Friday at 9:40 a.m.
ACC Women's Golf Championship
Format: 54 holes (18 on Friday, 18 on Saturday, 18 on Sunday)
Tee Times: 9:40 a.m. ET Friday; 8 a.m. ET on Saturday; 8:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Course (Par/Yardage): Sedgefield Country Club (par 72/6,089)
Tournament Field (in order of latest Golfstat ranking): Duke (3), Virginia (18), Florida State (19), NC State (34), Notre Dame (37), Louisville (39), Miami (41), Wake Forest (45), North Carolina (46), Clemson (47), Virginia Tech (100), Boston College (158)
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's golf team, during the regular season, has stepped into tournaments that featured fields packed with top-25 opponents.
This weekend's competition doesn't figure to be any different.
The No. 39 Cardinals begin play at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship on Friday at 9:40 a.m. and face an 11-team group that boasts five additional top-40 programs – No. 3 Duke, 18th-ranked and defending champion Virginia, No. 19 Florida State, No. 34 NC State, and No. 37 Notre Dame.
The three-day tournament, spanning from Friday to Sunday, is being held on the par-72, 6,089-yard championship course at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. ESPN3 is carrying the action beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday. It is the eighth-consecutive year the tournament is taking place at the venue, which also hosts the PGA Tournament's Wyndham Open.
The Cardinals, making their second appearance at the ACC Championship, will use a lineup of Laura Restrepo, Molly Skapik, Katie Mitchell, Ellen Kehoe, and Louise Oxner.
"We are excited to be back at Sedgefield, and we are prepared for three great days," head coach Courtney Trimble said. "The course is in great shape, and we are looking forward to competing and against exceling against a truly quality field."
Since competing in its first conference championship in program history in 2000, the Cardinals have collected five league titles. Louisville last earned a conference title in 2014, capturing the AAC crown.
Through 10 scored tournaments this season, including the Battle of the Bluegrass State dual, the Cardinals have compiled two victories mixed into five top-five finishes. Louisville's four-player teams are averaging a 9-over-par 296.
Individually, Restrepo is pacing the team with a 72.82-stroke average and five top-10 finishes. She has shot 10 rounds even or below par. Fellow senior, Mitchell is second in average (73.96), logging four top-10 showings. Kehoe has the next best average, toting a 75.44.
Recently, the Cardinals spent three days on the West Coast participating in the Silverado Showdown. Louisville placed 10th out of the 18-team field, with a 36-over-par 900. Restrepo tied for 13th, and Molly Skapik tied for 23rd.
Live results will be available on Golfstat.com.
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