HOMER, Ga. – The University of North Georgia women's golf team is set to host seven other teams beginning today (Apr. 3) in a unique Bracket Challenge medal match play event at Chimney Oaks Golf Club.

The event field features all eight teams ranked in the top-50 in the latest GolfStat ranking and includes two teams ranked in WGCA NCAA Division II top-25 with defending national champion No. 6 Findlay and No. 12 Lee.

The medal match play event kicks off with quarterfinal matches beginning at 8:00 a.m. followed by the semifinals in the afternoon. Tuesday will feature the four final matches to determine the inaugural champion.

Each team match will consist of five points with one point being awarded for each individual match, or in the case of an individual match being tied a half point will be awarded.  Each individual match will be played to its completion and the first team to win three points within the team match will advance. If a team match is tied after all five individual matches, the total strokes of the five players from each team (no drop score) will be calculated with the winning team having the fewest strokes.

The medal match play concept mirrors the format of the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championship.

Quarterfinal Pairings
Quarterfinal #1: #8 UNC Pembroke vs. #1 Findlay
Quarterfinal #2: #5 Columbus St. vs. #4 GVSU
Quarterfinal #3: #7 North Georgia vs. #2 Lee
Quarterfinal #4: #6 West Georgia vs. #3 UMSL