Saturday, September 20
Belmar Golf Club – Norman, Okla.
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Schooner Fall Classic
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PREVIEW: Women’s Golf Tees off at Schooner Fall Classic
9/18/2025 9:35:00 AM | Women's Golf
Three-day, 54-hole tournament begins Saturday morning at Belmar Golf Club
UPDATE: This story was edited at 5:20 p.m., Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, to reflect a change to Saturday's 9 a.m., shotgun start with 36 holes scheduled due to the threat of inclement weather.
NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Houston Women's Golf program begins its 2025-26 season when it tees off at the Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club on Saturday.
The Cougars will play 18 holes each day starting Saturday with the Final Round on Monday on the 6,182-yard, par-70 course. Play begins with split-tee starts off No. 1 and No. 10 at 8 a.m., each day.
A year ago, Houston posted a score of 9-under 551 at the Schooner Fall Classic in an event that was shortened to 36 holes due to rain. It was the first of three tournament team championships for the Cougars in 2024-25, tying a school single-season record,
Natalie Saint Germain, Annika Ishiyama and Maelynn Kim each fired consecutive rounds in the 60s and finished among the Top-11 leaders with Saint Germain's fifth-place showing topping the Cougars.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Schooner Fall Classic by clicking here.
MEET the COUGARS
Under the leadership of Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach Lydia Lasprilla and new Associate Head Coach Cabe Waters, the Cougars will be represented by senior Moa Svedenskiold, senior Natalie Saint Germain, junior Ellen Yates, sophomore Emilia Vaisto and senior Alexa Saldana. Redshirt freshman Chiara Brambilla will make her collegiate debut as an individual.
In 2024-25, Svedenskiold led the Cougars with a 72.31 scoring average and 19 rounds of par or lower, including seven in the 60s. She finished fifth at the NCAA Columbus Regional and qualified as an individual for the 2025 NCAA Championships, becoming only the third Cougar to compete at the nation's top collegiate event.
The Halmstad, Sweden, native won the individual title at the Veritex Bank Collegiate and the Riverbend Intercollegiate, joining Leonie Harm as the only Cougars to win multiple tournaments in a season.
Saint Germain, who hails from Prague, tied for second on the team with a 72.73 scoring average and tied for 10th at the Big 12 Championships with a score of 218 at The Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas, to earn Big 12 Championships All-Tournament Team honors.
As a freshman during the 2022-23 season, Saint Germain set a school record with a bogey-free 64 at Belmar Golf Club.
Saldana was third on the squad with a 73.06 average and 14 rounds of par or lower. The Mexico City native opened the 2024-25 season with two Top-10 finishes in the first three tournaments.
All three senior Cougars will represent their home nations at the World Amateur Team Championships, set for Oct. 1-4 at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore.
Yates competed in four tournaments a year ago and tied for 21st at the Riverbend Intercollegiate March. She set a school record in 2023-24, becoming the only Cougar to win an individual championship during her collegiate debut at the Sam Golden Invitational at Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas.
Vaisto joined Houston during the summer after transferring from Mercer. There, she competed in 12 tournaments and posted a 73.78 scoring average with five Top-10 finishes, including a third-place showing at the Tiger Classic in August 2024.
Brambilla sat out the 2024-25 season as a redshirt following an award-winning high school career at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas. In the summer, she tied for fourth at the Texas Women's Stroke Play Championship at Tapatio Springs in Boerne, Texas.
TEAM FIELD
Houston will compete in a 16-team field featuring Arkansas State, Florida State, Georgia, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, TCU, Texas State, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin and host Oklahoma.
TEE TIMES
Schools were originally scheduled to play 18 holes each day through Tuesday. Due to the threat of inclement weather, the tournament schedule was changed Friday evening with 36 holes scheduled on a shotgun start to be played Saturday.
For Saturday's play, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from UCF and Kansas State beginning at 9 a.m.
Saint Germain begins the day in the first group off No. 10 with Svedenskiold (second group off No. 10), Vaisto (first group off No. 11), Yates (second group off No. 11) and Saldana (No. 12) following. Brambilla begins her day in the second group off No. 16.
Fans can find Schooner Fall Classic complete tee times and pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Schooner Fall Classic, Houston returns to action when it competes at the Jim West Challenge at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas, on Oct. 19-20.
From there, the Cougars close their fall season at the Landfall Tradition at Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C., on Oct. 24-26.
After the winter break, Houston begins its spring season at the Collegiate Individual at Guadalajara Country Club in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Jan. 30-31.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women's Golf by providing NIL opportunities and by joining the P.A.R. 4 Club, which provides financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Houston Women's Golf program begins its 2025-26 season when it tees off at the Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club on Saturday.The Cougars will play 18 holes each day starting Saturday with the Final Round on Monday on the 6,182-yard, par-70 course. Play begins with split-tee starts off No. 1 and No. 10 at 8 a.m., each day.
A year ago, Houston posted a score of 9-under 551 at the Schooner Fall Classic in an event that was shortened to 36 holes due to rain. It was the first of three tournament team championships for the Cougars in 2024-25, tying a school single-season record,
Natalie Saint Germain, Annika Ishiyama and Maelynn Kim each fired consecutive rounds in the 60s and finished among the Top-11 leaders with Saint Germain's fifth-place showing topping the Cougars.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring at the Schooner Fall Classic by clicking here.
MEET the COUGARS
Under the leadership of Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach Lydia Lasprilla and new Associate Head Coach Cabe Waters, the Cougars will be represented by senior Moa Svedenskiold, senior Natalie Saint Germain, junior Ellen Yates, sophomore Emilia Vaisto and senior Alexa Saldana. Redshirt freshman Chiara Brambilla will make her collegiate debut as an individual.
In 2024-25, Svedenskiold led the Cougars with a 72.31 scoring average and 19 rounds of par or lower, including seven in the 60s. She finished fifth at the NCAA Columbus Regional and qualified as an individual for the 2025 NCAA Championships, becoming only the third Cougar to compete at the nation's top collegiate event.The Halmstad, Sweden, native won the individual title at the Veritex Bank Collegiate and the Riverbend Intercollegiate, joining Leonie Harm as the only Cougars to win multiple tournaments in a season.
Saint Germain, who hails from Prague, tied for second on the team with a 72.73 scoring average and tied for 10th at the Big 12 Championships with a score of 218 at The Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas, to earn Big 12 Championships All-Tournament Team honors.
As a freshman during the 2022-23 season, Saint Germain set a school record with a bogey-free 64 at Belmar Golf Club.
Saldana was third on the squad with a 73.06 average and 14 rounds of par or lower. The Mexico City native opened the 2024-25 season with two Top-10 finishes in the first three tournaments.
All three senior Cougars will represent their home nations at the World Amateur Team Championships, set for Oct. 1-4 at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore.
Yates competed in four tournaments a year ago and tied for 21st at the Riverbend Intercollegiate March. She set a school record in 2023-24, becoming the only Cougar to win an individual championship during her collegiate debut at the Sam Golden Invitational at Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas.
Vaisto joined Houston during the summer after transferring from Mercer. There, she competed in 12 tournaments and posted a 73.78 scoring average with five Top-10 finishes, including a third-place showing at the Tiger Classic in August 2024.
Brambilla sat out the 2024-25 season as a redshirt following an award-winning high school career at Carroll Senior High School in Southlake, Texas. In the summer, she tied for fourth at the Texas Women's Stroke Play Championship at Tapatio Springs in Boerne, Texas.
TEAM FIELD
Houston will compete in a 16-team field featuring Arkansas State, Florida State, Georgia, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, TCU, Texas State, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin and host Oklahoma.
TEE TIMES
Schools were originally scheduled to play 18 holes each day through Tuesday. Due to the threat of inclement weather, the tournament schedule was changed Friday evening with 36 holes scheduled on a shotgun start to be played Saturday.
For Saturday's play, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from UCF and Kansas State beginning at 9 a.m.
Saint Germain begins the day in the first group off No. 10 with Svedenskiold (second group off No. 10), Vaisto (first group off No. 11), Yates (second group off No. 11) and Saldana (No. 12) following. Brambilla begins her day in the second group off No. 16.
Fans can find Schooner Fall Classic complete tee times and pairings by clicking here.
UP NEXT
Following the Schooner Fall Classic, Houston returns to action when it competes at the Jim West Challenge at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas, on Oct. 19-20.
From there, the Cougars close their fall season at the Landfall Tradition at Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C., on Oct. 24-26.
After the winter break, Houston begins its spring season at the Collegiate Individual at Guadalajara Country Club in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Jan. 30-31.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Women's Golf by providing NIL opportunities and by joining the P.A.R. 4 Club, which provides financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
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