{"id":418389,"date":"2026-10-04T10:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T10:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418389\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T10:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T10:08:16","slug":"south-florida-womens-golf-heads-to-knoxville-for-the-mercedes-benz-intercollegiate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/418389\/","title":{"rendered":"South Florida Women\u2019s Golf Heads to Knoxville for the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAMPA, Fla. (October 3, 2026) \u2013 The University of South Florida women&#8217;s golf team returns to the course on Sunday, October 4, for the first day of the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate. The Bulls join 14 other teams at the Cherokee Country Club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gousfbulls.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/laura-nepper\/16683\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16683\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Nepper<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gousfbulls.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/cherry-marley\/16680\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16680\" target=\"_blank\">Cherry Marley<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gousfbulls.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/jillian-fatkin\/16682\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16682\" target=\"_blank\">Jillian Fatkin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gousfbulls.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/duda-rocha\/16685\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16685\" target=\"_blank\">Duda Rocha<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/gousfbulls.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/aliya-liberatore\/16679\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16679\" target=\"_blank\">Aliya Liberatore<\/a> will compete for the Bulls, while <a href=\"https:\/\/gousfbulls.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/holly-mclean\/16681\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"16681\" target=\"_blank\">Holly McLean<\/a> will compete as an individual. South Florida is joined by host Tennessee, Baylor, South Alabama, FIU, Western Kentucky, Charleston Southern, East Carolina, Kennesaw State, Abilene Christian, UT-Chattanooga, Eastern Kentucky, East Tennessee State, High Point, and Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>The Cherokee Country Club is a 5,965-yard, par-71 course. Live results are available <a href=\"https:\/\/scoreboard.clippd.com\/tournaments\/245102\/scoring\/team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. The Bulls will tee off from the first hole every 10 minutes, starting at 9:30 a.m. South Florida is paired with Tennessee and Baylor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Follow South Florida Women&#8217;s Golf<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFor the latest updates from South Florida Athletics, visit GoUSFBulls.com. Follow the Bulls on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/usfwgolf\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/usfwgolf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USFWGolf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About South Florida Women&#8217;s Golf<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTampa native <a href=\"https:\/\/gousfbulls.com\/sports\/womens-golf\/roster\/coaches\/aj-newell\/5485\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"5485\" target=\"_blank\">AJ Newell<\/a>, a former LPGA Tour Player and NCAA All-American, enters her third season as head coach of USF women&#8217;s golf. In her first season, she coached Leonor Medeiros to the American All-Conference Team. Newell coached the Bulls to four top-10 finishes in the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n<p>Newell took over leadership of the Bulls&#8217; program following a successful three-year stint as assistant coach at the University of Michigan, where she helped guide the Wolverines to three straight NCAA Regional appearances, a 2022 Big Ten title, and a trip to the 2022 NCAA Championship Finals.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla. 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