ELON – The Elon women's golf team will play four consecutive days of golf across two events starting Saturday at the North Carolina Challenge Cup, followed by the three-day Ironwood Invitational on Sunday through Tuesday.
The North Carolina Challenge Cup, a one-day, 36-hole event hosted by the Tar Heels at Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, will see the Phoenix play alongside UNCG, UAB and Presbyterian in a 13-team field that also includes CAA counterparts UNCW and William & Mary. The action begins with an 8:45 a.m. ET shotgun start.
East Carolina will host the Ironwood Intercollegiate at Ironwood Golf & Country Club in Greenville, with the 16-team field playing 18 holes each day. Sunday's first round gets underway with a 9 a.m. ET shotgun start.
CAROLINA CHALLENGE CUP INFO
- Date: April 4, 2026
- Format: 36 holes; 5-count-4
- Location: Finley Golf Club | Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Course Info: Par 70 | 6,130 Yards
- Live Scoring: Scoreboard/Clippd
- Field (13): Elon, Gardner-Webb, Michigan State, North Carolina, North Carolina Central, Presbyterian, Queens, UAB, UNCG, UNCW, William & Mary, USC Update, Wingate
IRONWOOD INTERCOLLEGIATE INFO
- Dates: April 5-7, 2026
- Format: 54 holes (18-18-18, Sunday-Tuesday); 5-count-4
- Location: Ironwood Golf & Country Club | Greenville, North Carolina
- Course Info: Par 72 | 6,471 Yards
- Live Scoring: Scoreboard/Clippd
- Field (16): Appalachian State, Boston, Campbell, Charleston, Columbia, East Carolina, Elon, Gardner-Webb, Georgia State, Jacksonville, Louisville, Memphis, Old Dominion, Towson, Wofford, Xavier
OFF THE TEE
1.
Ashley Lafontaine
2.
Lilli Downer
3.
Kelly Zhao
4.
Emma Hansen
5.
Lara Rieke
CAA CHAMPIONSHIP UP NEXT
Elon's four days of competition at the Carolina Challenge Cup and Ironwood Intercollegiate will serve as the final tune-up before the Phoenix heads to Southport for the CAA Championship on April 17-19. The three-day championship event will be held at The Clubs at St. James Reserve Course. Elon has finished fifth each of the past two seasons, with senior
Ashley Lafontaine earning All-Tournament honors with an individual fifth-place effort last spring.
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