ARDEN, N.C. – Charlotte Women’s Golf completed their fall season on Tuesday (Oct. 28) with a second-place finish (596, +20) at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in the French Broad Collegiate Invitational, hosted by UNC Asheville. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove opened in 2005 and was designed by Jack Nicklaus. This private golf course is the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Pinky Chaisilprungruang brought home her fourth individual title as a Charlotte 49er, turning in a card of 139 (-5) to win by three strokes. This was Pinky’s 10th top five finish in her career. Emma Heyman (146, +2) and Ting Uang (149, +5) both finished inside the top five as well to help fuel Charlotte to the second place team finish behind Clemson (578, +2).
COACH’S CORNER
“We knew coming into this week that weather would be a challenge,” said Head Coach C.C. McMahan. “The uncertainty of rain can present challenges both physically and mentally on the course but our team responded well to that. Despite the slow start in round one, we bounced back today and got off to a strong start to set the tone today. The second-place finish to complete the fall season is solid. Having three players finish inside the top five speaks to the depth we have been able to create with the team. Four players this fall have an individual top five finish, and we are proud of that. This will give us a confidence boost as we begin to prepare for the spring season.
WHERE THE NINERS RANK
At the current release of the Scoreboard National Rankings, Charlotte Women’s Golf ranks 67th and third in the American Conference, with only Tulsa (54) and North Texas (63) ranked above them. Pinky Chaisilprungruang is the second highest-ranked individual at 142, only behind North Texas’ Malisone Chanthapanya at 116.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Dates: October 27-28
Course: The Cliffs at Walnut Cove- Arden, North Carolina
Scoring: clt49e.rs/GolfGeniusFBCI25 (use code FBCI25)
Par/Yardage: 71 / 6,020
TOP FIVE TEAMS
1st – Clemson (578, +2)
2nd – Charlotte (596, +20)
3rd – UNC Asheville (608, +32)
4th – Eastern Kentucky (624, +48)
5th – Winthrop – (631, +55)
THE FIELD
Bethune-Cookman, Charlotte, Clemson, Eastern Kentucky, Marshal, Montana, Toledo, UNC Asheville, William & Mary, and Winthrop.
CHARLOTTE SCORECARD
1st – Pinky Chaisilprungruang (139, -5)
3rd – Emma Heyman (146, +2)
T5th – Ting Uang (149, +5)
T36th – Caroline Johnson (163, +19)
40th – Wawa Booncharn (167, +23)
NEXT UP
This completes the fall season for Charlotte. The 49ers tallied three top five finishes in the season highlighted by winning the Golfweek Fall Challenge in Pawleys Island and setting a new program record for a lowest round at 273, while Uang tied the individual record of 66. Chaisilprungruang then set the record in the final round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship with a 65. In the season opener at the Tiger Classic in Clemson, Charlotte finished third as a team which was Chaisilprungruang’s first individual win of the season.
