Women's Golf Team Opens Season At Preview Classic

Sept. 14, 2000

DeLand, FL – The University of Miami women’s golf team will open its 2000-01 season at the Stetson NCAA Fall Preview being held September 15-17 at Mission Inn Golf & Tennis Center in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL.

Fifteen of the nation’s top 25 women’s golf teams will be competing including reigning NCAA Champion and preseason No. 1 Arizona. Other top 25 teams competing will be: No. 3 Duke, No. 4 Southern California, No. 5 Auburn, No. 7 Texas, No. 8 San Jose State, No. 9 Georgia, No. 10 LSU, No. 11 Arizona State, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 14 Wake Forest, No. 16 New Mexico State, No. 22 Florida, No. 24 Oregon State and No. 25 Ohio State.

Rounding out the field will be Central Florida, Florida State, Nebraska, Notre Dame and Stetson.

The Hurricanes return five players from last season’s team that finished sixth in the state including senior Ashleigh Barrett-Hamilton. Barrett-Hamilton was the Hurricanes’ top finisher in four events last season while posting a season best average of 78.8 strokes per round.

Play will begin each day at 8:00 a.m.