Sunday, November 1
Inverness CC | Birmingham, Ala.
Jax State
at
Samford Intercollegiate
Photo by: Emily Kish / Jax State
10/31/2026 10:50:00 AM | Women's Golf
The Gamecock women's golf team will take on the field at the Samford Intercollegiate at Inverness in Hoover starting Sunday morning for a 54-hole event over two days.
Jax State is coming off a third-place finish at the Keswick Cup behind No. 4 Virginia and No. 23 Virginia Tech. Julie Waldo, Lara El Chaib, and Julie Ulvenes Kleppe all tied for ninth with a two-over 36-hole total of 146. Kleppe tied for fifth in the field in pars with 26, and was tied for fourth in the field in Par 3 scoring at 2.88.
Those three have all averaged a Top 25 individual finish this season. El Chaib is ranked in the top 300 nationally in the latest Clippd ratings and leads the team with a 72.69 scoring average. Waldo has averaged 73.1 and Kleppe a 73.46. El Chaib has averaged red numbers during 36-hole days at 71.33
Sunday's first two rounds will start at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start with players playing 36 continuous holes. Monday's final round will start at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. The Gamecocks will play alongside the hosts and Chattanooga with players starting on holes 1-5.
Jax State is the highest-ranked team in the eight-team field at 122 followed by West Florida (151), Samford (159), and Illinois State (162). North Alabama, Chattanooga, UAB, and Bellarmine make up the rest of the field.
The men's team finished third at Inverness when it played in the G-Mac Invitational. The course will play as a 6,264-yard, Par-71.
Jax State is coming off a third-place finish at the Keswick Cup behind No. 4 Virginia and No. 23 Virginia Tech. Julie Waldo, Lara El Chaib, and Julie Ulvenes Kleppe all tied for ninth with a two-over 36-hole total of 146. Kleppe tied for fifth in the field in pars with 26, and was tied for fourth in the field in Par 3 scoring at 2.88.
Those three have all averaged a Top 25 individual finish this season. El Chaib is ranked in the top 300 nationally in the latest Clippd ratings and leads the team with a 72.69 scoring average. Waldo has averaged 73.1 and Kleppe a 73.46. El Chaib has averaged red numbers during 36-hole days at 71.33
Sunday's first two rounds will start at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start with players playing 36 continuous holes. Monday's final round will start at 9 a.m. with a shotgun start. The Gamecocks will play alongside the hosts and Chattanooga with players starting on holes 1-5.
Jax State is the highest-ranked team in the eight-team field at 122 followed by West Florida (151), Samford (159), and Illinois State (162). North Alabama, Chattanooga, UAB, and Bellarmine make up the rest of the field.
The men's team finished third at Inverness when it played in the G-Mac Invitational. The course will play as a 6,264-yard, Par-71.
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