ORLANDO – The Knights are back in action this weekend as the UCF women's golf team kicks off the spring portion of its season by hosting the annual UCF Challenge at Eagle Creek Golf and Country Club in Orlando.
The event kicks off on Sunday, Feb. 6 and runs through Tuesday, Feb. 8, with teams teeing off at 8:45 in a shotgun start each morning. The Eagle Creek golf course will play as a par-72, 6,349-yard length. Fans can follow along with scores live on golfstat.com here.
"[The UCF Challenge] is always special," said head coach Emily Marron. "It's the one time of year we get to play at home in front of friends, family and fans, and of course playing on a golf course we know and play on all the time is a huge advantage. It will be fun to see where we stack up at the beginning of the spring."
The UCF lineup will consist of of Tunrada Piddon, Ana Laura Collado, Jess Baker, Zoe Allaux and Camille Banzet, with Alyssa Lamoureux and newcomer Victoria Levy suiting up as indiviuduals.
The Knights posted a solid fall that included three top-five finishes and a win at the Evie Odom Invitational. Marron's squad checked in at number six in the initial Golfweek Top-25 rankings to begin the season, marking the highest ranking in program history.
The 18-team field in this year's edition of the UCF Challenge includes No. 6 Wake Forest, No. 7 Virginia, No. 11 Auburn, No. 22 UCF, Michigan State, Miami, Ohio State, Kentucky, N.C. State, Iowa State, Old Dominion, Kent State, UNCW, the College of Charleston, Penn State, Houston, Maryland, and Minnesota.
The Knights will tee off at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday morning from hole one. UCF is paired with Virginia and Michigan State to open the tournament.
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