HARRISONBURG, Va. - The James Madison women's golf team will travel to eight different states as part of its 2023-24 schedule, as announced by Head Coach
Tommy Baker on Friday afternoon.
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The Dukes will open their campaign early with a trip to the Boilermaker Classic on Sept. 4-5, before spending back-to-back weekends at the Nittany Lion Invitational (Sept. 16-17) in State College, Pa. and the Lady Paladin Invitational (Sept. 22-24) in Greenville, S.C.
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JMU will return to the Evie Odom Invitational at Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach on Oct. 6-8, after inclement weather disrupted much of this past year's event, and will close out its fall campaign against one of the strongest fields of the year at The Ally at Old Waverly Golf Club on Oct. 23-25.
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After the winter break, JMU will open the spring down south, traveling to Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla. for the Columbia Classic (Feb. 10-12) and Windance Country Club in Gulfport, Miss. for the Great River Cup (Feb. 19-20).
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JMU heads back to River Landing Golf Club on March 4-5 for the River Landing Classic, where it has finished inside the top two in consecutive years.
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On March 18-19, JMU returns to Florida for the Spring Break Shootout at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club in Dade City, before closing its regular season with a trip to the Ironwood Invitational in Greenville, N.C. on April 6-7.
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The Dukes will travel to Lakewood Golf Club in Point Clear, Ala. to compete in the Sun Belt Championship on April 15-18. This season will mark the first time that the Sun Belt will determine its team champion in a match play format, with the top four teams after 54 holes of stroke play facing off in the semifinals and championship on April 18.
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JMU will return all but two players for the 2023-24 campaign, which saw the Dukes finish the season ranked No. 82 in the country, its highest final ranking since 2010.
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