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Women’s Golf Tees Off the 2026-27 Season at Cougar Classic
9/6/2026 8:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
HANAHAN, S.C. – The NC State women's golf team opens its 27th season this week at the 22nd annual Cougar Classic. The 54-hole tournament will take place from Monday, Sept. 7 to Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Yeamans Hall Club in Hanahan, South Carolina.
This marks the 20th year the NC State women's golf team will play at this tournament, which is a staple in the program's schedule. The 18 teams will play two rounds for 36 holes on Monday before concluding the tournament with 18 on Tuesday.
Monday will begin with an 8:50 a.m. shotgun start. NC State is paired with host College of Charleston and LSU. Yeamans Hall is a par 71, 6,269-yard course.
NC State's five-person lineup features two newcomers and three returners, including freshman Bonnie Lo and transfer Violeta Fernandez-Tagle. Marie Eline Madsen, Ellie Hildreth and Lindsay McGrath each competed in all 11 tournaments in 2025-26 and will return to the season-opening lineup at Yeamans Hall.
The Wolfpack finished No. 41 in the 2025-26 final Scoreboard Powered by Clippd Rankings. Based on last year's rankings, the Cougar Classic features six top 25 squads. Boston College, Clemson and Miami are the other ACC schools.
Live results from the tournament will be covered HERE.
NC State Lineup (2025-26 Final Scoreboard Ranking)
1. Bonnie Lo
2. No. 26 Marie Eline Madsen
3. Ellie Hildreth
4. Violeta Fernandez-Tagle
5. Lindsay McGrath
Competing Teams (2025-26 Final Scoreboard Ranking)
1. No. 5 Arkansas
2. No. 26 Baylor
3. No. 60 Boston College
4. No. 86 Charlotte
5. No. 45 Clemson
6. No. 55 College of Charleston
7. No. 4 Florida
8. No. 72 Furman
9. No. 57 Georgia
10. No. 33 LSU
11. No. 70 Miami
12. No. 41 NC State
13. No. 23 Ole Miss
14. No. 81 Rutgers
15. No. 21 Tennessee
16. No. 20 UCF
17. No. 15 Vanderbilt
18. No. 94 Wisconsin
8:50 a.m. Shotgun Start – Hole Locations
Hole 1C – Bonnie Lo
Hole 1B – Marie Eline Madsen
Hole 1A – Ellie Hildreth
Hole 2 – Violeta Fernandez-Tagle
Hole 3B – Lindsay McGrath
Upcoming
NC State will next compete at the Pirate Collegiate Classic at the Greenville Country Club from Monday, Sept. 14 to Tuesday, Sept. 15.
