University of Louisville
ACC Championship
Women’s Golf Heads East to Compete at ACC Championship
April 12, 2017 | Women's Golf
The ACC Championship is making its first appearance in the state of South Carolina.
29th ACC Championship
Format: 54 holes (18 on Thursday, 18 on Friday, 18 on Saturday)
Tee Times: Tee times start at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday and Friday and 8:30 a.m. on Saturday
Location: Pawleys Island, S.C.
Course (Par/Yardage): The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island (par 72/6,192)
Tournament Field (in order of Golfstat ranking): No. 4 Florida State, No. 10 Duke, No. 15 Wake Forest, No. 19 Miami, No. 25 NC State, No. 38 North Carolina, No. 41 Clemson, No. 47 Louisville, No. 63 Virginia, No. 65 Notre Dame, No. 78 Boston College, No. 93 Virginia Tech
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville women's golf team begins postseason play this week, when it heads east to compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship from Thursday through Saturday in Pawleys Island, S.C.
The 12 schools will play at The Reserve Golf Club of Pawleys Island, a par-72, 6,192-yard course. Tee times begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday and Friday and start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
The field consists of eight schools in Golfstat's top-50 rankings. Eight ACC individuals are currently ranked in the top 50 of the latest Golfstat rankings, including an NCAA-best five in the top 12.
Fans can follow the action through Golfstat.com. ACC Network Extra coverage starts Friday at 2 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m., through the conclusion of play. The coverage will be on holes 15 through 18 and can be seen on ACC Network Extra and ESPN3.
The 2017 event marks the 29th ACC Championship in league history and the first time it has been staged in the state of South Carolina.
Louisville, which is making its third appearance at the event, finished seventh the past two seasons. Prior to joining the ACC, head coach Courtney Trimble directed the Cardinals to a second-place finish in the 2013 BIG EAST Championship and a team title at the 2014 AAC Championship.
The Cardinals, through 10 events this season, have collected four top-five finishes in tournament play. Last time out, Louisville finished 11th at the Clemson Invitational after shooting a 28-over-par 892.
Louisville features a lineup that consists of Olivia Cason, Lauren Hartlage, Molly Skapik, Jacqueline Twitty, and Shannon Gramley.
Hartlage, who boasts the team's highest Golfstat ranking at No. 79, has put together a remarkable freshman season. She has a team-leading 73.25 stroke average, with five top-10 finishes, and 13 rounds even or below par.
Cason, also making her first appearance at the ACC Championship, is second on the team with a 74.75 average. She has eight rounds even or below par, totaling three top-10 finishes.
Skapik played in the ACC Championship last year, tying for 24th. This season, she has improved her stroke average to 75.32, with six rounds even or below par.
Twitty, who is fourth in stroke average, has four top-20 finishes, while Gramley has played in five tournaments this year and earned one top-10 finish.
For the latest information on Louisville women's golf, log on to GoCards.com, or, for up-to-the-minute updates, follow the team's Twitter account at www.twitter.com/UofLWGolf or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UofLWGolf.
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