DOTHAN, Ala. (April 16, 2026) – The University of North Alabama women's golf team will participate in the 2026 Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Golf Championship in Dothan, Ala. this weekend, beginning Friday morning.
The championship event will take place over three days with one 18-hole round each day. A champion will be crowned on Sunday, April 19. Twelve teams, including UNA, will compete for the crown. Practice rounds began today.
The Lions will tee off at 8:05 a.m. on Friday from Hole 10.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
2026 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship
Dothan Country Club
Dothan, Alabama
Par 72 — 6,256 yards
18 holes on Friday, April 17 at 8:05 a.m. CT
18 holes on Saturday, April 18 — Time TBD
18 holes on Sunday, April 19 — Time TBD
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Championship Info
NOTABLES
THE LINEUP: UNA will have six golfers in tow for this weekend, as true freshman
Kiersten Riggins will tee off first Friday at 8:05 a.m. Each Lion will follow on the same hole in 10 minute intervals. Sophomore
Olivia Whittle will go after Riggins at 8:15 a.m. She will be followed by juniors
Ava Schwartz and
Kerigan Klauber and sophomore
Sirichaya Chanpen. Junior
Gracee Prince will be available as a sub.
THE FIELD: All 12 ASUN teams will compete this weekend, including Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, FGCU, Jacksonville, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida, Queens, Stetson and West Georgia. UNA will be paired with EKU and Austin Peay on Day 1.
THE COURSE: Dothan Country Club spans 6,256 yards with 3,120 yards in the front nine and 3,136 yards in the back nine. The course includes quality Bermuda greens, a state-of-the-art irrigation system and resurfaces tees and cart paths. According to the course website, PGA golfer Stewart Cink, who has ties to the Shoals area, has called DCC "the hardest easy course he's ever played; it's absolutely a must play course in the Southeast."
LAST TIME OUT: UNA finished fourth at the Houston Lake Invitational at the end of last month to end the regular season, recording a combined score of 58-over-par. Schwartz led the way with an eighth-place finish and recorded her lowest collegiate round with a 71 in the second. She had three birdies, 14 pars and one double for a steady round. Chanpen also finished in the top 10 with a 78-75-78 final card.
2025 REWIND: Last year's ASUN Championship took place at RTJ Hampton Cove just down the road in Huntsville. The Lions finished eighth place in that tournament with a 72-over score to defeat Queens, Jacksonville, West Georgia and Bellarmine. FGCU won the automatic bid after tying for first with Stetson at 41-over and winning the sudden-death playoff in the final round. UNA's top performer was then-senior
Jahnavi Prakhya at 13-over, while Chanpen was 22nd at 15-over.
READY TO ROLL: This will be the third ASUN Championship appearance for Klauber but her first in Dothan. Her lowest postseason round came in her first tournament with a 74 in the second round of the 2024 ASUN Championship. Chanpen will play her second postseason after back-to-back rounds of 75 to open last season's tournament. This will be the first ASUN appearances for Schwartz, Riggins and Whittle, though Whittle was a sub at last year's tournament.
UNA LINEUP
#1 –
Sirichaya Chanpen — So. — Bangkok, Thailand
#2 –
Kerigan Klauber — R-Jr. — Athens, Tenn.
#3 –
Ava Schwartz — Jr. — Temple, Texas
#4 –
Olivia Whittle — So. — Penkridge, England
#5 –
Kiersten Riggins — Fr. — Trussville, Ala.
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