By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – After nearly four months removed from its most recent event, the Tennessee Tech women's golf team finally gets back to the links for its first tournament of the spring Sunday morning, kicking off the three-day Edwin Watts – Kiawah Island Classic in Kiawah Island, S.C.

EDWIN WATTS – KIAWAH ISLAND CLASSIC: 54 holes (18 Sunday, 18 Monday, 18 Tuesday), located at the par-72, 5,964-yard Osprey Point Course and par-72, 5,941-yard Oak Point Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C. Teams will begin action on Sunday with tee times starting at 8:15 a.m. CT on holes No. 1 and No. 10.

GOLDEN EAGLE LINEUP: Competing for the Golden Eagles are sophomore Hollee Sadler, senior Whitney Robertson, junior Allyson Dunn, senior Lydia Triplett and redshirt freshman Arianna Clemmer.

THE COMPETITION: The 43-team field consists of host Charleston Southern, as well as Bethune-Cookman, Boston University, Bucknell, Chattanooga, The Citadel, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Delaware, East Tennessee State, Elon, Fairleigh Dickinson, Georgia Southern, High Point, Hampton, Hofstra, Indiana State, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, James Madison, Lipscomb, Longwood, Loyola Chicago, Marshall, Murray State, North Florida, UNC Asheville, UNCG, Omaha, Oral Roberts, Presbyterian, Richmond, Samford, SCAD, South Alabama, Southern Miss, St.  John's, Stetson, Tennessee Tech, Towson, USC Upstate, William & Mary and Wofford.

THOUGHTS FROM COACH BROWN: "We are very excited to get our season started at one of the premier resorts and collegiate events in the country. Kiawah Island is a special place, and our women are ready to get down there and compete. We have been very fortunate with the weather coming off Christmas break. It has given the women adequate time to be outside and prepare for the tournament. The field is the largest in the country with, so this will immediately give us an idea of where we stand going into March."

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The Golden Eagles will look to build early momentum for a short spring season that features just five events, including the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in April. Tech saw its fair share of success in the fall, including a first-place finish at the Starmount Forest Fall Classic in Greensboro, N.C.

Photo by Thomas Corhern, TTU Sports Information