(SANFORD, NC) - The 2026 USA South Women's Golf Tournament has finished its final round at Carolina Trace Golf Club in Sanford, North Carolina with Piedmont taking home the program's first League title.
The Lions came from down one shot heading into the final round to winning the championship by nine strokes with an 81-over par 945. Huntingdon finished second with a 90-over par 954 while Methodist placed third with a 114-over par 978.
Individually, Piedmont's Erin Donovan won her second career USA South Tournament individual title by going wire-to-wire and finishing with a one-under par 215. Donovan's effort tied the tournament record set by Methodist's Jillian Drinkard during the first USA South Women's Golf Tournament in 2021. Huntingdon's Yvette Gorden took second with a six-over par 222 while Piedmont's Keegan Goins was third with a 17-over par 233. Mary Charles Davis of Huntingdon and Sydney Richards of Southern Virginia each finished with an 18-over par 234 to come in a fourth-place tie.
| Final Team Results (54 holes) |
| Place |
Team |
Score |
| 1. |
Piedmont |
945, +81 |
| 2. |
Huntingdon |
954, +90 |
| 3. |
Methodist |
978, +114 |
| 4. |
Southern Virginia |
997, +133 |
| 5. |
Pfeiffer |
1,048, +184 |
| 6. |
Meredith |
1,313, +449 |
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LaGrange |
No Team Score |
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William Peace |
No Team Score |
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| All-Tournament Team (top-five finishers) |
| Place |
Player (Team) |
Score |
| 1. |
Erin Donovan (Piedmont) |
215, -1 |
| 2. |
Yvette Gorden (Huntingdon) |
222, +6 |
| 3. |
Keegan Goins (Piedmont) |
233, +17 |
| t-4. |
Mary Charles Davis (Huntingdon) |
234, +18 |
| t-4. |
Sydney Richards (Southern Virginia) |
234, +18 |