AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn is set to begin its 2024-25 season at the Cougar Classic at Yeaman’s Hall Club in Charleston, South Carolina on Monday. The opening two rounds of the event will be played on Monday and the final round will be played on Tuesday.
The team enters the season after recording the best team scoring average in program history (287.35) and claiming two tournament wins including the NCAA Auburn regional during the 2023-24 season. The Tigers reached match play at the NCAA Championship for the fourth time since 2019 and finished the season as national quarterfinalists.
Auburn freshman Balma Dávalos Guaita will be making her collegiate debut at the event on Monday. Sophomore Anna Davis, junior Katie Cranston, redshirt junior Carys Worby and junior Rachel Gourley round out the starting lineup for the Tigers.
Davis will begin her sophomore campaign with high expectations after a stellar freshman season, when she earned WGCA second team All-American and second team All-SEC honors. The Spring Valley, California native has been named first team preseason All-American by both Golf Channel and Golfweek as well as to the Fall ANNIKA Award Watch List.
Auburn will be joined in the season opener by Boston College, Florida, Furman, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgetown, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Ole Miss, NC State, Penn State, SMU, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and host school College of Charleston.
Yeaman’s Hall Club, a par 71 course, will be playing at 6,269 yards. Players will begin the opening 36 holes with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. CT. Live scoring for each round of the event will be available online at scoreboard.clippd.com.
Auburn lineup:
- Anna Davis – 7:30 a.m. CT (7th hole)
- Katie Cranston – 7:30 a.m. CT (8th hole)
- Carys Worby – 7:30 a.m. CT (8th hole)
- Balma Dávalos Guaita – 7:30 a.m. CT (9th hole)
- Rachel Gourley – 7:30 a.m. CT (9th hole)