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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs women's golf team opens the 2023-24 season this weekend in a familiar locale. The Mason Rudolph Championships tee off Friday at Vanderbilt's Legends Club North Course with the Mocs making their 10th appearance overall, third year in a row.
 
The event is always a who's who of collegiate golf and this year is no different. Seven top 20 teams in the Women's Golf Coaches Association Coaches Poll are on hand for the 3-day, 54-hole venture across the par 72, 6491-yard treat just south of Nashville.
 
The are two returners in sophomore Kera Healey (SoCon All-Freshman) & junior Nieves Martin. The six newcomers include two freshmen - Violeta Fernandez (Spain) & Giulia Foresta (Italy) - and four transfers - Carmen Belmonte (Grand Canyon), Makenzie Cooper (Colorado), Alexis Daniel (Cincinnati) & Imogen Rafferty (McKendree).
 
This weekend's lineup sees Healey lead the line with Fernandez, Foresta, Cooper and Belmonte. They earned their spots through an extensive qualifying process over the past month.
 
The Mocs tee off Friday at 11:14 a.m., Eastern time. Belmonte leads the group off of No. 10 playing with Auburn and Baylor. Live scoring, including pairings when available, is linked above.
 
Mason Rudolph Championships
Sept. 22-24 (Fri-Sun) | Franklin, Tenn.
 
Notes to follow…

• Healey earned SoCon All-Freshman honors in 2022-23. She had a hole-in-one in last year's event on the fifth hole from 142 out with a 7 iron.
• The squad is a mix of high school signees (Healey, Fernandez & Foresta), multi-year transfers (Cooper, Alexis Daniel & Imogen Rafferty) & grad transfers (Belmonte).
• Best finish against the always stacked Mason Rudolph field? 5th in 2016. Finished sixth a year ago and seventh in 2014. Top individual? Dorota Zalewska tied for 2nd last fall at 7-under 209 (70-68-71).

 
Lineup
11:14 a.m.: Carmen Belmonte
11:23 a.m.: Makenzie Cooper
11:32 a.m.: Giulia Foresta
11:41 a.m.: Violeta Fernandez
11:50 a.m.: Kera Healey
 
Course
Vanderbilt Legends Club (North) | Par 72 | 6,491 yards
 
Field
Chattanooga, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Auburn, Baylor, UCLA, College of Charleston, Denver, FAU, Kentucky, LSU, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Ole Miss, North Carolina, South Carolina & Vanderbilt
 
History
Year: Team Scores | Top Individual
2008: 13th, 308-292-302=902 | T35, de Groot, 76-74-73=223
2012: 14th, 311-317-310=938 | T28, Britt, 75-80-74=229
2014: 7th, 291-300-204=895 | T13, McLennan, 71-73-76=220
2016: 5th, 292-295-292=879 | T15, Perez, 76-70-72=218
2017: 12th, 292-293-297=882 | T40, Woods, 72-73-73=218
2018: 14th, 299-300=599 | T15, San Juan, 70-73=143
2019: 10th, 292-304-297=893 | T14, Hamilton, 72-76-70=218
2021: 15th: 299-295-291=885 | T44, Hamilton, 72-73-75=220
2022: 6th: 300-279-294=873 | T2, Zalewska, 70-68-71=209
 
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