HICKORY, N.C. -
Eve Neild has been named an individual qualifier to the NCAA South Regional. She joins
Charlotte Colley (2024), Megan Robb (2022), and Abbey Hartsell (2017 & 2019) as the only Lenoir-Rhyne individuals to qualify since 2003. Hartsell was a three-time qualifier, also going with the team in 2018.
Neild is the #69 ranked golfer in the country and boasts a season adjusted scoring average of 74.2. She has four top ten finishes and was second out of 100 golfers at the St. Simon's Intercollegiate in October. An All-SAC Third Team honoree, this is Neild's first NCAA Regional appearance.
The South Regional will take place on Monday, May 4 - Wednesday, May 6, at the Cleveland Country Club in Cleveland, Tennessee. Individuals and teams who advance will compete for a national title on Tuesday, May 12 - Saturday, May 16, at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
South Regional Qualifiers
Teams:
1. Wingate
2. Anderson (South Carolina)
3. Nova Southeastern
4. Lynn
5. Lander
6. Flagler
7. Barry
8. Lee
9. University of Tampa
10. North Georgia
11. Rollins
12. Saint Leo
13. Florida Southern
14. Eckerd
15. Lincoln Memorial
16. West Florida
17. Erskine
18. Palm Beach Atlantic
Individuals:
1. Mary-Paige King, Catawba
2. Anaelle Picot, Carson-Newman
3.
Eve Neild, Lenoir-Rhyne
4. McLain Neal, University of South Carolina Beaufort
5. Emery Fisher, Carson-Newman
6. Alba Cáliz Rejas, Emmanuel (Georgia)