WASHINGTON – Georgetown University women's golf alums Pendleton Bogache and Christina Parsells were named to the Met Area team for the 21st French-American Challenge. The Met Area team is set to take on the Ligue de Golf Paris Il-de-France on October 24 and 25 at Golf de Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau, France.
 
Bogache, who is competing in her first-ever French-American Challenge, was part of the victorious Carey Cup team last year. She went 2-0 in her Carey Cup matches last year and tied for seventh in the women's Met Amateur.
 
Parsells won the NJSGA Women's Mid-Amateur, tied for seventh in the Women's Met Amateur and in September she competed at the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur.
 
Bogache and Parsells were both part of Hoya squads that brought home back-to-back BIG EAST Championships in 2017 and 2018. During her time on the Hilltop, Parsells was a four-time All-BIG EAST honoree while also being in the lineup for both the 2017 and 2018 BIG EAST Championship teams. Bogache was in the lineup for the 2018 BIG EAST Championship squad. The duo were both in the lineup for the 2018 NCAA Regionals.
 
This is the first year the team has consisted of seven men and five women, an expansion of one male and one female. The matches remain the same however, with five four-ball and five foursomes matches - three men's, two women's - taking place on day one and 10 singles matches - six men's, four women's - taking place on the second day of the competition.
 
The French-American Challenge was introduced as "Fred's Cup" in 1990, named after sponsor and international jeweler Fred Joaillier. It was conducted annually from 1990-1998, and since 2000 has been played every other year while alternating between the Met Area and sites in France. It did not take place in 2020 due to COVID.
 
The competition features three sessions: four-ball and foursomes on the first day and singles matches on the second day. The French-American Challenge Am-Am precedes the matches, pairing each of the team members with other amateurs in a best ball gross and net format.
 
Golf de Fontainebleau is hosting the French-American Challenge for the second time, last welcoming the matches in 2010.
 
To follow along, Golf Genius will be providing live scoring.