Women's Golf Faces Strong Test at Chattanooga Classic

2025 CHATTANOOGA CLASSIC
Date	Friday-Sunday, March 28-30, 2025
EMU Info Hub	Notes Package (pdf)
Venue	The Honors Course \| Ooltewah, Tenn.
Course Information	Par: 72 \| Yardage: 6,108
Live	Live Scoring (Scoreboard)
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OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (EMUEagles.com) — The penultimate tournament of the 2025 regular season awaits the Eastern Michigan University women's golf team this week as the Eagles will travel to Ooltewah, Tenn., for the Chattanooga Classic, Friday-Sunday, March 28-30. The three-day, 54-hole event, hosted by the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, will be played on the par-72, 6,180-yard The Honors Course and will feature a field of 16 teams, all of whom are ranked among the national top 130.

QUOTING BREWER
"We look forward to competing again after our first break of the spring semester," Head Coach Josh Brewer said. "We needed the break as we competed more than any team in the country. You can see the excitement of the team to compete against many of the nation's top teams on an elite golf course. The Honors Course will host the 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur, so it will allow us to see where we are as the postseason is only a few weeks away."

ON THE COURSE FOR EASTERN
Here are the Eagles that will compete in the Chattanooga Classic:
» Savannah de Bock (So.) • 72.0 avg. • 3x MAC Golfer of the Week; finished top 20 in 9 tournaments this year
» Mariana Vega (Fr.) • 75.3 avg. • Shot career-best 217 at Gators Invite (3/7-8) to tie for 21st overall
» Riley Kim (So.) • 77.0 avg. • MAC Golfer of the Week (3/7); finished career-best 4th at River Landing (3/4-5)
» Erina Tan (Fr.) • 75.6 avg. • Finished T-6th in her most recent tournament (River Landing, March 4-5)
» Angelica Holman (Jr.) • 78.8 avg. • Finished T-10th at River Landing; improved 54-hole score by 21 strokes

CHIP INS
» The team's current best four-player season scoring average is 300.8 (28 rounds/8,423 strokes), the lowest in program history. The best full-season mark is 304.0 (27/8,209) by the 2015-16 squad.
» Individually, three Eagles rank in the program's top 10 for scoring average (minimum 10 rounds played) with Savannah de Bock ranked first (72.0), Mariana Vega tied for fifth (75.3), and Erina Tan tied for eighth (75.6).
» Eastern enters the week ranked No. 128 in the latest Scoreboard/Clippd NCAA Division I rankings, the second-highest the team has climbed this year, surpassed only by the No. 124 ranking achieved March 12. The Eagles never climbed higher than No. 212 all of last season.
» The Eagles have two tournaments remaining before the postseason begins with this week's Chattanooga Classic followed by the Boilermaker Classic (April 6-7). This week's event marks back-to-back tournaments in which EMU will face four teams ranked in the national top 25 and 11 teams in the national top 100.
» Between the two tournaments, assistant coach Caterina Don will compete in the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur, April 2-5, in Augusta, Ga. The tournament features 72 of the top women's amateurs from around the world with Don making her third appearance.
» Savannah de Bock captured medalist honors at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Sept. 23-25, as she carded a 12-under, 204 to win by three strokes. It marked her first collegiate victory and the first for Eastern in two years.
» Savannah de Bock finished 12-of-15 rounds played in the fall under par, which was most of any player in the nation among all collegiate divisions. Two players tied for second at 10.
» Savannah de Bock has been named to the 2024 ANNIKA Award Fall Watch List. One of 25 players selected nationally, de Bock is on the short list for the award that is considered the Heisman of women's collegiate golf.
» The current roster is comprised of seven players, six of whom are new to the program this year. Riley Kim is the lone returning player and is joined by two transfers and three freshmen.
» The coaching staff is also new in 2024 as Josh Brewer takes over in Ypsilanti following 12 years at Georgia. Brewer has added two assistants to his staff, including Caterina Don, who was one of his top players at Georgia, and Anna Watson, a four-year member of the Eastern program, both of whom graduated in 2024.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The sixth edition of the Chattanooga Classic will feature 16 teams, all of whom are ranked in the national top 130, will be played on the par-72, 6,108-yard The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., a course that will serve as the host site of the 2026 U.S. Women's Amateur and has previously hosted the NCAA Men's Championships (1996 and 2010), the 1991 U.S. Amateur, and the 1994 Curtis Cup. Play is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday and Saturday with teams teeing off from both No. 1 and No. 10 with Sunday's final round beginning with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Along with the Eagles and host Mocs, the field also includes Campbell, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Old Dominion, South Florida, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Xavier.

IN THE RANKINGS · TEAMS
All 16 teams in the field are ranked among the national top 130 according to the March 26 Scoreboard/Clippd NCAA Division I rankings with 11 of those squads in the top 100. Teams in the top 25 include No. 10 North Carolina, No. 13 Virginia, No. 18 Vanderbilt, and No. 22 Duke with No. 27 Florida and No. 46 Campbell rounding out the teams in the top 50. Five more teams are among the top 100, including No. 56 Georgia, No. 72 Michigan, No. 79 Xavier, No. 86 Colorado State, and No. 94 Wisconsin, while the field is rounded out by No. 102 Chattanooga, No. 114 Old Dominion, No. 126 South Florida, No. 127 Cincinnati, and No. 128 Eastern Michigan.

IN THE RANKINGS · INDIVIDUAL
Fourteen players are ranked among the top 125 nationally with three players ranked in the top 50, including No. 27 Amanda Sambach (Virginia), No. 32 Megan Streicher (UNC), No. 33 Andie Smith (Duke). The top 100 features No. 55 Ava Merrill (Vanderbilt), No. 57 Ing Iadpluem (UNC), No. 60 Alicia Olsson (Campbell), No. 71 Katie Li (Duke), No. 75 Lynn Lim (Vanderbilt), No. 94 Sara Im (Vanderbilt), and No. 98 Helen Yeung (UNC). Four players are in the top 125, including No. 16 Jaclyn LaHa (Virginia), No. 107 Inez Ng (UNC), No. 118 Addison Klonowski (Florida) and No. 125 Savannah de Bock (EMU).

DO WE KNOW YOU?
Several Eagles will see some familiar faces on the course this week as Georgia is among the teams in the field. EMU Head Coach Josh Brewer guided the Bulldogs the past 12 seasons before coming to Ypsilanti while EMU Assistant Coach Caterina Don played her five-year career in Athens. Current sophomore Savannah de Bock played her freshman season at UGa under Brewer before transferring to EMU while Angelica Holman was on the UGa roster this fall (did not play) before transferring in January.

GEARING UP
Following this weekend's event in Tennessee, Caterina Don and Josh Brewer, who will caddy, will head to Augusta, Ga., for the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur, April 2-5. Don, playing the ANWA for the third time (T-12 in 2019 and T-25th in 2021), will compete against 71 other top amateur players with three rounds played on the Champions Retreat Golf Course (April 2-3) with the top 30 (plus ties) advancing to the final round (April 5) on Augusta National, the home of the Master's Tournament.

BETTER USE A PENCIL
Ahead of the season, the program had finished 16 tournaments (54-holes) scoring 899 or better. Through the Gators Invitational (March 7-8), the Eagles have added five marks that list, including the No. 1 score two different times. First, the Eagles shot 879 (300-290-289) at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 21-23) to take down the former school record of 880 (301-293-286) shot Sept. 21-22, 2015, at the Cardinal Classic. At the Gators Invitational, EMU shot 871 (289-292-290) to lower the record by eight strokes while finishing sixth in the event. Here are the scores added this year:
» 871 (289-292-290) • Gators Invitational • March 7-8, 2025 • EMU RECORD
» 879 (300-290-289) • Rainbow Wahine Invitational • Oct. 21-23, 2024 • EMU #2
» 881 (294-292-295) • River Landing Classic • March 3-4, 2025 • EMU #5
» 893 (299-300-294) • Hurricane Invitational • Oct. 28-29, 2024 • EMU #11 (tie)
» 893 (302-306-285) • Golfweek Red Sky Classic • Sept. 23-25, 2024 • EMU #11 (tie)

LOW ROUNDS ABOUND
Similar to overall scoring, the single-round scores turned in by the Eagles this year have rewritten the record books. Entering the season, the program had produced a round of 294 or better 30 times. Through the Longhorn Invitational (March 17-18), the Eagles have posted 10 additions to the ledger, including all three rounds played in Florida as they shot 289 in round one (tie-fourth), 292 in round two (tie-14th), and 290 in the final round (tie-sixth). Here are the rounds the team has added this season:
» 285 • Golfweek Red Sky Classic (R3) • Sept. 25, 2024 • EMU RECORD
» 289 • Rainbow Wahine Invitational (R2) • Oct. 22, 2024 • EMU #4 (tie)
» 289 • Gators Invitational (R1) • March 7, 2025 • EMU #4 (tie)
» 290 • Rainbow Wahine Invitational (R3) • Oct. 23, 2024 • EMU #6 (tie)
» 290 • Gators Invitational (R3) • March 8, 2025 • EMU #6 (tie)
» 292 • Daniel Island Invitational (R3) • Feb. 25, 2025 • EMU #14 (tie)
» 292 • River Landing Classic (R2) • March 3, 2025 • EMU #14 (tie)
» 292 • Gators Invitational (R2) • March 7, 2025 • EMU #14 (tie)
» 294 • Hurricane Invitational (R3) • Oct. 29, 2024 • EMU #34 (tie)
» 294 • River Landing Classic (R1) • March 3, 2025 • EMU #34 (tie)

DE BOCK REWRITING THE BOOKS
Ahead of the season, only three Eastern Michigan players had recorded a 54-hole tournament scored of 215 or lower with Anna Watson recording a then-school-record 211 at the Shirley Spork Invitational (Oct. 2-3, 2023) to lower the mark previously held by Catherine Fortin, who shot 2214 at the Shootout at the Legends, Oct. 8-9, 2017. Through eight 54-hole tournaments played this season (through the Longhorn Invitational, March 17-18), Savannah de Bock has recorded six scores of 214 or lower, including four that stand as school records.
» 204 (70-65-69) • Golfweek Red Sky Classic • Sept. 23-25, 2024 • EMU Record
» 209 (69-71-69) • Gators Invitational • March 7-8, 2025 • EMU #2
» 210 (71-68-71) • Hurricane Invitational • Oct. 28-29, 2024 • EMU #3
» 211 (72-71-68) • Rainbow Wahine Invitational • Oct. 21-23, 2024 • EMU #4 (tie)
» 213 (72-71-70) • Sunflower Invitational • Oct. 4-6, 2024 • EMU #6
» 214 (68-71-75) • Leadership & Golf Invitational • Sept/ 16-17, 2024 • EMU #7 (tie)

SHE'S NOT ALONE
Through the Longhorn Invitational (March 17-18), players in the EMU program have recorded 54-hole scores of 219 or lowered 23 times with 11 of those coming this season alone. Along with the seven added by Savannah de Bock, Mariana Vega has added three and Riley Kim has added one:
» 217 (73-71-73) • Mariana Vega • Gators Invite • March 7-8, 2025 • EMU #14 (tie)
» 218 (73-73-72) • Savannah de Bock • Daniel Island • Feb. 24-25, 2025 • EMU #19 (tie)
» 218 (73-73-72) • Riley Kim • River Landing Classic • March 4-5, 2025 • EMU #19 (tie)
» 219 (76-73-70) • Mariana Vega • Hurricane Invite • Oct. 28-29, 2024 • EMU #25 (tie)
» 219 (76-71-72) • Mariana Vega • Rainbow Wahine • Oct. 21-23, 2024 • EMU #25 (tie)

GOING LOW
Ahead of the 2024-25 season, 16 individual rounds of 69 or lower had been recorded in program history with Anna Watson's 69 at the Jan Weaver Invitational (April 4, 2023) being the most recent addition to the list. Through the Longhorn Invitational (March 17-18), the list has grown to 23 as Savannah de Bock has added her name to the ledger seven times, including twice at the Gators Invitational with a pair of rounds at 69.
» 65 • Savannah de Bock • Golfweek Red Sky Classic • Sept. 24, 2024 • EMU #1
» 68 • Savannah de Bock • Leadership & Golf Invite • Sept. 16, 2024 • EMU #5 (tie)
» 68 • Savannah de Bock • Rainbow Wahine Invite • Oct. 23, 2024 • EMU #5 (tie)
» 68 • Savannah de Bock • Hurricane Invite • Sept. 25, 2024 • EMU #5 (tie)
» 69 • Savannah de Bock • Golfweek Red Sky Classic • Sept. 25, 2024 • EMU #13 (tie)
» 69 • Savannah de Bock • Gators Invitational • March 7, 2025 • EMU #13 (tie)
» 69 • Savannah de Bock • Gators Invitational • March 8, 2025 • EMU #13 (tie)

ON THE HORIZON
The final tournament of the regular season awaits the Eagles when they venture to the Boilermaker Classic on the Ackerman-Allen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind., April 6-7. The two-day event will be the final event for the Eagles before they compete in the 2025 MAC Championships, April 18-20, in Muncie, Ind.

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Players Mentioned

Savannah de Bock

Angelica Holman

Riley Kim

Erina Tan

Mariana Vega

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