"The team has come together in a great way this year. It's hard when your coach retires, and you have someone new in front of you, but the team has been very welcoming, and winning our first event to go back-to-back years was special. We focus our energy on getting better every day. The team's strongest points will be our self-belief that we can win any tournament we play."
— Tritons Head Coach, David Woodrum
TRITON WOMEN'S GOLF
RETURNERS
Sandra Eriksson (Jr.) - Eriksson has played in 16 tournaments over her career, including four this fall. She posted a 74.7 average in the fall, winning the Invite at Innisbrook to open the season. She finished in the top 20 in all fall events and was named the SSC Golfer of the Week to open the season. She fired a career-low 67 in her second round of the fall on September 25.
Melissa Ball (So.) - Ball has played in 13 events over her first two seasons, while earning two SSC Golfer of the Week awards. She competed in all four events this fall, with a 76.3 average. She tied for first at the Eagle Classic on October 2-3 and earned player of the week honors for her performance. She also finished in the top 10 in the season opener.
Akari Miura (So.) - Miura competed at the Eagle Classic this fall. Last year, she competed in three tournaments, with an 82.13 stroke average.
NEWCOMERS
Sophia Sharp (Fr.) - Sharp competed in all four events this fall with a 80.75 average. She fired a career-low 75 in the second round of the Invite at Innisbrook to help the team win the title. She prepped at Rathdown School in Ireland.
Finja Duden (Fr.) -Duden competed in all four events this fall with a 80.27 average. She finished sixth at the Invite at Innisbrook to help the team win the title. She fired a 70 in the final round. She prepped at Vestisches-Gymnasium-Kirchhellen in Germany.
Sofia Dyhre (Fr.) - Dyhre competed in all four events this fall with a 80.45 average. She fired a career-low 75 in the opening round of the Saint Leo Invitational. She prepped at epped at Göteborgs Hogre Samskola in Sweden.
Lucrezia Speranza (Jr.) - Speranza transferred from Davis & Elkins. She played in one event the Eagle Classic this fall.
DAVID WOODRUM
Woodrum joined the Tritons in August after spending the 2022-23 season at Davis and Elkins College (WV) as the head men’s and women’s golf coach. He was named the Golf Coaches Association of America Atlantic Region Coach of the Year after leading the men’s team to the NCAA National Championships in May after winning the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional Championship Title. The women’s team finished third at the MEC Championships, their best finish in program history. He was the head men’s and women’s coach at Bluefield State (WV) before that, serving as the head men’s coach since 2017 and the head women’s coach since 2020, launching the women’s program. He also played at Bluefield State, where the team won the USCAA National Championship in 2016, and he received All-American honors.
This fall, he opened the fall with a win on the women's side at the Invite at Innisbrook. Two women's players claimed SSC Golfers of the Week honors: Sandra Eriksson and Melissa Ball.
Woodrum is joined by assistant coach Bill Buttner.
"I am excited for the opportunity for our team to compete again this season and for the SSC Conference Championship April 13-16."
Tritons head coach, David Woodrum
2024 WOMEN'S GOLF QUICK LINKS
Eckerd opens the season in Saint Augustine at the Spring Intercollegiate. The Tritons are nearby at the FSC Lady Mom Classic on February 19-20 and the Lady Moc 2.0 on April 1-2. The Tritons end the regular season at the SSC Championship at the Bayou Club in Largo.