Aug 16, 2013

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is ranked No. 20 in Golfweek’s preseason countdown of the top 30 Division I women’s golf teams heading into the fall season, Golfweek announced Thursday.

The Gamecocks, who are coming off a 20th-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championship, return four of the five golfers from their postseason lineup from a year ago in senior Suzie Lee, junior Justine Dreher and sophomores Sarah Schmelzel and Mary Fran Hillow.

Be sure to check out what Golfweek had to say about the Gamecocks heading into the 2013-14 season here. South Carolina opens the year at the Cougar Classic in Hanahan, S.C. on Sept. 8-10.