PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C.- Charlotte Women’s Golf cruised to a team title at the Golfweek Fall Challenge on Tuesday (Sept. 9) winning by 11 strokes.
This marks the fourth tournament title in program history after winning the Yale Invitational and Idle Hour Collegiate in 2019, and the Charlotte Invitational in 2023. The Niners finished with a team score of 845 (-7) above second place High Point (856, +4).
COACH’S CORNER
“A lot of hard work and patience went into the win this week,” said Head Coach CC McMahan. “Our team has been pushed these first few weeks of the season from balancing classes, to a new team dynamic, and a new coaching style. We have asked a lot of them, and it’s been encouraging to see that pay off. Round one was special, and I think everyone now believes we can be the team that has low rounds. And I am confident we will build on that for the season ahead. Congrats to Ting for her first collegiate top five and Caroline as well for her personal best tournament round.”
Charlotte set a new program record on Sunday in round one by scoring a 273, besting the previous mark of 276 set in 2019. Individually, Ting Uang tied the single round record of 66, most recently done by Pinky Chaisilprungruang last season. Caroline Johnson impressed with a 67, tying for the second-best round in the record book and a new personal low.
“It was so exciting to get a win in our first 54-hole tournament of the season,” said Johnson. “Finishing as strongly as we did as a team last year, it’s very encouraging to see we’ve picked up where we worked so hard to get to and even more inspiring to see where the rest of the year takes us. We have our process and this week proved that sticking to our process leads us to success and we’re looking forward to continuing to follow that.”
Chaisilprungruang finished third on the individual leaderboard for the ninth top five finish of her young career while Uang’s tied for fourth finish was her first. In just her second collegiate tournament, Wawa Booncharn remained steady with a 217 (+4).
“Trusting myself and the process during the tournament gives me confidence,” said Uang. “The change in my swing makes me feel more confident about my game in general. My coaches being there with me also helps me with my mindset during the round!”
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: Sunday, September 7- Tuesday, September 9
Course: Caledonia Golf & Fish Club | Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Scoring: clt49e.rs/Caledonia
Par/Yardage: 71 /6,075 yards
TOP FIVE TEAMS
1st – Charlotte (845, -7)
2nd – High Point (856, +4)
3rd – UNCW (858, +6)
4th – Coastal Carolina (860, +8)
5th – Arkansas State (868, +16)
THE FIELD
App State, Arkansas State, Boise State, Campbell, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Charlotte, Delaware, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, High Point, Lipscomb, Morehead State, Old Dominion, Presbyterian, Troy, UNC Greensboro, UNC Wilmington, USC Upstate, and Winthrop.
CHARLOTTE LINEUP
3rd – Pinky Chaisilprungruang (209, -4)
T4th – Ting Uang (211, -2)
T21st – Wawa Booncharn (217, +4)
T46th – Caroline Johnson (221, +8)
T46th – Emma Heyman (221, +8)
NEXT UP
Charlotte Women’s Golf will return to action on September 22-24 when they travel to Vail, Colorado for the Red Sky Classic.
