KNOXVILLE, TENN.- Charlotte Women’s Golf climbed up the leaderboard in round two of the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate on Monday (Oct. 6). A three-day, 54-hole tournament held at the Cherokee Country Club located in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Wawa Booncharn is tied for seventh on the individual leaderboard (140, -2) after back-to-back rounds of shooting under par. Emma Heyman’s impressive second round of 67 (-3) highlighted the performances on Monday, tied for the second-best score of the round for the entire field. Charlotte went up six spots on the team leaderboard to fifth place out of the 15-team field.
GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Chaisilprungruang was named the American Conference Golfer of the Month for September. This marks the second time in her collegiate career being recognized with this award, earning Golfer of the Month for October in 2024. Last season, Chaisilprungruang was the American Conference Golfer of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
Pinky has picked up right where she left off from her freshman season, playing her way to a co-champion of the Tiger Classic in the 2025 season opener by shooting seven under. In the Golfweek Fall Challenge, she finished third on the individual leaderboard as the key contributor to Charlotte’s team win. Charlotte set a new program record for a round by scoring a 273, besting the previous mark of 276 set in 2019. While battling tough weather conditions at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic in Colorado, Pinky managed to shoot just four over while being one of the 17 golfers to shoot under par in round two.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: October 5th-7th
Course: Cherokee Country Club Knoxville, Tennessee
Scoring: clt49e.rs/Mercedes-Benz
Par/Yardage: 71/5,965
Tee Times: Rounds one and two, there will be set pairings and tee times from 9:30 A.M. to 11:50 A.M. Round three will be a shotgun start at 9:15 A.M.
TOP FIVE TEAMS
1st – Oregon State (563, -5)
2nd – Tennessee (566, -2)
3rd – Chattanooga (569, +1)
4th – Penn State (571, +3)
5th – Charlotte (574, +6)
THE FIELD
Campbell, Charlotte, Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, FIU, Jacksonville State, Memphis, Mercer, Middle Tennessee State, Oregon State, Penn State, South Alabama, Tennessee, TCU, and Western Kentucky
There are seven of the thirteen teams from last year’s tournament returning to compete once again in Tennessee. With new, tougher power four schools joining this year’s tournament featuring TCU, Oregon State, and Penn State.
CHARLOTTE SCORECARD
T7th – Wawa Booncharn (140, -2)
T24th – Emma Heyman (144, +2)
T30th – Pinky Chaisilprungruang (145, +3)
T30th – Ting Uang (145, +3)
T68th – Caroline Johnson (155, +13)
T45th – Maia Hattrell (149, +7) individual
ROUND THREE: 9:15 a.m. Shotgun Start
Wawa Booncharn – Hole 4
Emma Heyman – Hole 5
Pinky Chaisilprungruang – Hole 6
Caroline Johnson – Hole 7
Maia Hattrell (individual) – Hole 18
