CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference is gearing up for its Women’s Golf Championship at Hammock Beach Resort & Golf Club in Palm Coast, Fla. The three-day event, hosted by The American and UCF, will take place this Sunday through Tuesday, April 19-21.

Play on the 6,225-yard, par-72 Ocean Course begins at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday with 18 holes each of the three days. An awards presentation will take place following the final round on Tuesday.  An awards presentation will take place following the final round on Tuesday. Admission to the event is free and open to the public, and live scoring can be found through www.GolfStat.com.

The event features all nine American teams that sponsor women’s golf. The nine institutions that sponsor women’s golf are UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, USF, SMU, Tulane and Tulsa. The Knights are ranked among the nation’s top-30, according to the GolfStat team rankings released on April 16. UCF is No. 18 in the latest Golf World/WGCA Golf Coaches Poll released on April 16 while Tulane is receiving votes in the same poll.