Mount Olive Chosen Favorite in 2020-21 Women’s Golf Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mount Olive has been chosen as the favorite in the 2020-21 Conference Carolinas Women’s Golf Preseason Poll.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on Dec. 10, 2020. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Looking for its first Conference Carolinas Women’s Golf Championship since earning the title in stroke play in 2013, Mount Olive received eight first-place votes and a total of 80 points to secure the top spot in the preseason tally.
Belmont Abbey received one first-place vote and a total of 60 points to grab the second spot. Erskine (60) was third followed by Converse (57) and North Greenville (47). The Crusaders earned the final first-place vote. Barton (37), Emmanuel (33), Southern Wesleyan (33), King (29) and Chowan (13) closed out the voting in the preseason poll.
The 2021 Conference Carolinas Women’s Golf Championship is scheduled for Sunday, April 11-Tuesday, April 13 at the Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
2020-21 Conference Carolinas
Women’s Golf Preseason Poll
| School |
First Place |
Team |
| Mount Olive |
8 |
80 |
| Belmont Abbey |
1 |
61 |
| Erskine |
|
60 |
| Converse |
|
57 |
| North Greenville |
1 |
47 |
| Barton |
|
37 |
| Emmanuel |
|
33 |
| Southern Wesleyan |
|
33 |
| King |
|
29 |
| Chowan |
|
13 |
2020-21 Conference Carolinas Women’s Golf
Golfers to Watch
Barton
Nikki Norlin, Sr., Innisfail, Alberta, Canada
Clare McMahon, Sr., Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Belmont Abbey
Jenna Nagy, Sr., Cary, North Carolina (2018 and 2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Bridget Forgatch, Fr., Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Lauren Denhard, So., Salisbury, North Carolina
Converse
Sydney Grimes, So., Suffolk, Virginia
Emma Reid, Jr., Flat Rock, North Carolina
Taylor Fisk, Sr., Lake Mary, Florida
Emmanuel
Aleah Hylton, Jr., Royston Georgia
Paulina Herrera, So., Queretaro, Mexico
Erskine
Anna Parramore, Sr., Greenwood, South Carolina (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 NCCAA National Championship Individual Medalist)
Nuria Llobet, Jr., Lleida, Spain
Mia Settle, So., Simpsonville, South Carolina
King
Sasha Gardiner, Jr., West Sussex, England
Riley Grunewald, Sr., Midland, Texas
Morgan Powers, Sr., Wesley Chapel, Florida
Mount Olive
Johanna Andersson, Sr., Stockholm, Sweden (2018 and 2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Linn Andersson, Jr., Akersberga, Sweden (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 Freshman of the Year)
TIndra Tyrsing, Fr., Halmstad, Sweden
North Greenville
Parker Stalvey, So., Blythewood, South Carolina
Elena Denny, So., Watkinsville, Georgia
Allison Avery, Sr., Dacula, Georgia
Southern Wesleyan
Emileigh Swords, So., Clemson, South Carolina
Adrienne O’Brien, Fr., Clemson, South Carolina
