Sept. 12, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The Penn State women's golf team is heading to Charleston, South Carolina this weekend to compete in their first tournament of the of the fall season. The Nittany Lions will try to bring home a victory from the Cougar Classic, hosted by the College of Charleston. The tournament will take place Sunday, September 14 - Tuesday, September 16 at Yeamans Hall Country Club, which will play at 6,204 yards.
Penn State will face stiff competition this weekend as 10 of last year's World Golf/WGCA top 25 will be competing in the event. The 25-team field includes: Arkansas, Baylor, UCF, Charleston Southern, Clemson, College of Charleston, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina, NC State, UNCG, Penn State, Tennessee, UCLA, Virginia, Wake Forest and Wisconsin.
In 2013, the Nittany Lions finished 13th in the Cougar Classic with Ellen Ceresko (Jefferson Township, Pa.) leading the team at +2 (218) for the tournament. This year, the Penn State lineup will look somewhat different as Ceresko, Katlyn Elliot (Peterborough, Ontario), Halley Morell (Brecksville, Ohio), Ariana Coyle Diaz (Mount Merrion, Ireland) and Catherine Herrera (Houston, Texas). will tee it up this weekend
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