MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama women's golf team will host the Bama Beach Bash at Gulf Shores Golf Club March 19-21 in Gulf Shores, Ala.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Event (Host): UNF Collegiate (Hosted by South Alabama)
Dates: March 19-21 (Friday - Sunday)
Format: 54 holes (18/18/18)
Course: Gulf Shores Golf Club
Yardage:  6,002 yards
Par:  72
Live Scoring:  GolfStat.com
 
THE FIELD (17)
UAB, Appalachian State, Alabama State, ULM, Eastern Michigan, Central Arkansas, Little Rock, Detroit Mercy, South Alabama, Murray State, Southern Illinois, South Dakota State, North Alabama, Texas State and North Dakota

JAGUAR LINEUP
1. Julie Hovland (18 rounds / 71.39 stroke avg.)
2. Siti Shaari (18 rounds / 72.56 stroke avg.)
3. Carlota Garcia (18 rounds / 76.67 stroke avg.)
4. Belinda May (18 rounds / 75.22 stroke avg.)
5. Caroline Berge (18 rounds / 76.72 stroke avg.)
Ind - Nele Mattner (18 rounds / 78.83 stroke avg.)
 
TEE SHOTS 
- Hovland finished runner-up at the UNF Collegiate March 8-9 in Jacksonville, Fla., which marked her fourth top-10 finish this season in six events. She carded a 3-under par 69 in the final round to finish with a three-round, 1-over par total of 217. It marked her 10th round of the season of par or better.
- Shaari earned her third top-10 finish of the season at the UNF Collegiate, finishing tied for third place with a three-round, 2-over par total of 218. Shaari carded a 2-under par 70 in the final round, which marked her eighth round of the season at par or better.
- Berge shot a season-low even par 72 in the opening round at the UNF Collegiate.
- Last season's Bama Beach Bash was canceled due to Covid-19. 
- Hovland shot a 5-under par 67 in the final round of the 2019 Bama Beach Bash to earn a runner-up finish with a 54-hole, 1-over par total of 217. 
- USA recorded a tournament-low 1-over par team total of 289 in the final round of the 2019 Bama Beach Bash to finish in second place, and one shot behind 2019 champion Bethune-Cookman (297-301-297—893).
- Bethune Cookman's Yudika Rodriguez earned individual medalist honors at the 2019 Bama Beach Bash with a three-round even par total of 216. 

QUOTES
Head Coach Matt Luther
- On what he is looking forward to in the tournament:
"Just playing three days at a place that we're comfortable – a place we have won before and definitely had some success before. We have a good field here this year, so it should be a good test for us to see where we are at and what we need to do to get ready to win a (Sun Belt) conference championship."

- On expected weather conditions:
"There has been a lot of rain, but it shouldn't be super wet. We have perfect weather all weekend, and it has been super windy so it is drying out. We're going to get some wind all weekend, but we're down by the water so that is to be expected."

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