COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Samford Intercollegiate is the final
tuneup for the Tennessee Tech women's golf team before the Ohio
Valley Conference tournament later this month. Tech is one of just
two OVC schools in the 10-team field, which tees off Monday morning
at the Limestone Springs Golf Club in Oneonta, Ala.
The Jerry Pate-designed course will play to 6,457 yards with a par
72. Teams are scheduled to play two rounds Monday, them wrap up
with a final 18 holes on Tuesday.
Defending
champ and host Samford will welcome Tech and Jacksonville State
from the OVC, along with Florida
Southern, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, Newberry, South
Alabama, Troy and UAB.
The Tech women have already played in four tournaments during the
spring, including the Belmont Invitational last week in which
sophomore Amber Shepherd earned all-tourmament honors with a
fifth-place finish.
Tech opened play this spring a with a second-place effort at the
Birmingham Southern Ann Rhoads Invitational, Feb. 19-20. The Golden
Eagles then played in back-to-back tournaments in the Carolinas,
placing 15th at the Pinehurst challenge, March 19-20, and 14th at
the Low Country Intercollegiate, March 25-26.
Junior Katherine Bell, who withdrew from the Belmont event due to
illness, is expected back on the course Monday for the Golden
Eagles. She owns the low average among active players this year at
79.7 in 18 rounds of tourney competition. Brandy VanEtten is next
at 80.3 and Shepherd is third at 81.5.
Complete results will be posted each day on TTUsports.com when they
become available.