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Megan Schofill becomes first Auburn Tiger to win the U.S. Women’s Amateur

Schofill admitted she was in shock after her big victory.

[autotag]Megan Schofill[/autotag] won the 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship on Sunday, defeating Latanna Stone 4&3 in the 36-hole championship match.

She is the first-ever Auburn woman to win the prestigious event.

“It’s definitely a dream come true, but I’d be lying if I wouldn’t say I’m still in shock,” Schofill said after the victory. “I feel like it still hasn’t set in yet. Latanna [Stone] played a great match. It was really fun to be able to walk the fairways with her and I felt like we both played really solid golf. I can’t put into words the emotions I’m feeling and it’s just such an honor to be able to say that I won this year.”

Auburn head coach [autotag]Melissa Luellen[/autotag] was in attendance and praised the fight she showed during the tournament.

“Just so excited for Megan. She truly played better golf than anyone else in the field this week. She swung the club so beautifully and when she lost a hole she fought right back. I am so honored that I was able to be here this week to witness it.”

Stone, who attends LSU, took an early lead but Schofill seized the momentum back with wins on holes seven and eight. Stone tied it back up with a birdie on No. 12.

Schofill took command of the match by winning holes 15-17 to take a 3-up lead after the first 18 holes.

“I felt like that was huge going into the second 18,” Schofill said. “I felt like the momentum was on my side.”

Stone wasn’t done yet though, she birdied the 24th hole to cut the lead back to 2-up. Schofill quickly extended her lead, winning the next two holes to move to 4-up, and went on to secure the 4&3 championship match victory with a win on the 33rd hole.

With the win, Schofill has clinched spots in the 2024 Chevron Championship, Women’s British Open, Evian Championship and Augusta National Women’s Amateur.

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Megan Schofill named First-Team All-American by WGCA

She is the 12th First-Team All-American golfer in program history.

Auburn senior [autotag]Megan Schofill[/autotag] has been named a First-Team All-American, the Women’s Golf Coaches Association announced on Friday.

“What an absolute honor for Megan to be selected for first team,” Auburn head coach [autotag]Melissa Luellen[/autotag] said. “A true list of the vest best in college golf with all bright futures beyond college in the professional ranks. Megan works very hard and is very coachable. She asks questions all the time to learn as much about the game as possible- a winning combination.”

Schofill is the 27th All-American and the 12th First-team All-American golfer in Auburn history.

She broke the program record for most career rounds under par during the season (43) and continues to hold the program’s lowest career scoring average (72.14). Her par-4 scoring average of 4.026 this season is the lowest in Auburn history and her par-3 scoring average of 3.045 is the second lowest in program history.

Schofill also finished second at the 2023 SEC Championship and her 205 (-11) at the Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah in the fall tied her for the second all-time lowest 54-hole score in Auburn history. Her second round 65 (-7) at the event tied the second-lowest 18-hole score in program history.

The WGCA uses head-to-head competition, comparison with common opponents, scoring average, place finishes in regular season events and tournament wins and strength of schedule as criteria to create their annual All-American teams.

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Bryan Harsin makes debut at Regions Tradition

Bryan Harsin made his debut at this year’s celebrity pro-am preceding the Regions Tradition.

This year’s celebrity pro-am preceding the Regions Tradition kicked off today at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Hoover. Auburn football head coach Bryan Harsin took part in the event and teamed up with Bo Jackson and Charles Barkley.

Before the festivities began Harsin addressed the media expressing that while he does not golf often he still loves the game and is excited to play alongside two Auburn legends. Fresh off their SEC Championship win the Auburn Women’s Golf team gifted coach Harsin with a set of Callaways which is what he played with today.

Also included in Harsin’s group is Fred Couples, former Master’s Champion, and Bubba Bussey, co-host of Rick and Bubba radio show.

It would appear that Barkley has been hard at work to improve his golf swing under the guidance of golf instructor and PGA Tour winner Stan Utley. Video of Barkley’s new swing has now gone viral and when Harsin was asked what he thought of Chuck’s new swing he said, “it was a lot better than I was told.”

Barkley had high praise for the Tigers’ newest football coach and commended him for his courage to leave the comforts of Boise State and move to Alabama to take on “King Kong.” He also said if a fight were to break out that he would want Harsin by his side because, “me and coach Harsin are going to kick some ass.”

I don’t doubt that at all.

Stay tuned for celebrity results. Charles Barkley is already undefeated in press conferences. First Round Championship Play begins tomorrow at 10:00 AM with live coverage available on the Golf Channel from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM. If you missed today but still want to make the trip Marshall Tucker Band is playing a live concert presented by ZYN White Claw Watering Hole (I’m already very intrigued by this) immediately after play concludes at 4:30.