No. 10 Women’s Golf set for NAIA National Championship at TPC Deere Run

MILLIGAN, Tenn. (May 18, 2023) – The No. 10 Milligan University women's golf team is headed to Illinois for the 2023 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship at TPC Deere Run on May 23-26.

The Buffs are making their eighth national championship appearance in the 12-year history of the program. Milligan earned an automatic bid to the 30-team championship champion by virtue of winning the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) NAIA Direct Qualifier/Spring Championship.

Milligan has made the cut at each of the last two NAIA Women's Golf National Championships. Milligan finished a program-best 10th in 2021 and placed 16th last spring. The Buffs spent the entire 2022-23 season in the NAIA Women's Golf Top 25 rankings and finished as the No. 10 team in the nation in the final poll. This season the Buffs have taken home five tournament titles and finished as the team runner-up twice.

Milligan's lineup of Alayna Perryman, Kate Castle, Gabby Hammond, Sarah Castle and Mallory TeVrucht will represent the Buffs at the 2022-23 national championship tournament. In GolfStat's NAIA rankings, Milligan checks in at No. 10 and has four top-150 individuals, led by Kate Castle at No. 44 overall.

The four-round tournament features a cut after the first 36 holes. The top 17 teams will move forward to play the final two rounds.

Milligan's first two rounds will be played alongside No. 5 SCAD Savannah and fellow AAC member No. 15 Truett McConnell. The Buffs tee off from hole 10 starting at 9:10 a.m. (EST) on Monday and start round two off hole No. 1 at 2:10 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday.