Michigan
Chattanooga Classic
Wolverines to Close Regular-Season Slate at Chattanooga Classic
4/5/2024 12:20:00 PM | Women's Golf
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In its final tune-up before the postseason, the 39th-ranked University of Michigan women's golf team heads to Chattanooga, Tenn., from Sunday through Tuesday (April 7-9) for the Chattanooga Classic. The 54-hole event features a 16-team field playing at the Council Fire Golf Course.
Notes
• There are 16 team making up the Chattanooga Classic, including 10 ranked in the top 100 in the nation. The field is comprised of No. 34 South Florida, No. 39 Michigan, No. 47 Colorado State, No. 58 UTSA, No. 71 Western Kentucky, No. 77 Chattanooga, No. 88 North Florida, No. 92 Iowa, No. 97 Yale, No. 100 Campbell, Charlotte, Cincinnati, East Tennessee State, Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee and Xavier.
• U-M will travel five starters and an individual to the Chattanooga Classic. Senior Monet Chun, sophomore Sydney Sung, freshman Sidney Yermish, sophomore Lauren Sung and sophomore Mara Janess make up U-M's starting five, while freshman Grace Wang will travel and compete as an individual.
• Fifth-year senior Hailey Borja will miss her first career event, but for a great reason. She is in the midst of competing at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur, where she advanced to the final round at Augusta National. She had started 47 consecutive events, having not missed an event with the Wolverines.
• So far this season, Michigan has had a Wolverines finish among the top 10 in seven of eight events. Borja and Chun lead U-M with four apiece, while graduate student Mikaela Schulz led in U-M's non-team event -- the Chippewa Invitational. Borja has a season-best tie for fifth at the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22), while Chun tied for runner-up honors at the Nexus Collegiate (Feb. 12-14). For their careers, Borja has 18 top-10 finishes (47 events), while Chun has 10 (38 events).
• Chun continues to hold the U-M scoring lead with a career-best 72.29 scoring average. She has carded seven sub-par tallies, including tying for U-M's season-low twice with her 67 (-5) at the Glass City Invitational (final) and the Ruth's Chris Invitational (first). Borja is close behind with her career-best pace of 73.21 per round. She leads U-M with eight sub-par tallies and, like Chun, has twice fired a U-M season- and career-low 67 -- in the final round of the Gators Invitational (March 1-2) and second round of the Valspar Augusta Invitational.
• Along with Borja, Yermish is one of two Wolverines to start all eight events. Yermish is averaging 74.58 per round with a trio of sub-70 tallies -- a career-low 68, twice in the final round of the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 9-10) and the first round of the Valspar Augusta Invitational. He adds a 69 (-1) in the final round of the Gators Invitational.
• For the fourth time this season and eighth time in their careers, twins Sydney and Lauren Sung will be in the U-M starting lineup together. This season, Sydney has averaged 75.59, while Lauren has posted 75.43 per round.
• Wang makes her way back to tournament play after last playing in late October. The rookie has played in three events with a pair of starts and is averaging 77.22 per round. She fired a career-low 73 (+1) in the final round of the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22).
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