By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech women's golf head coach Polk Brown officially announced the team's spring slate, a schedule that will look very familiar to the Golden Eagles as they embark on their journey towards the Ohio Valley Conference Championships.

Tech's spring schedule will feature five events, including the OVC Championships in April. The Golden Eagles will officially kick off the second part of their season in the largest golf tournament in the country, the Edwin Watts – Kiawah Island Classic. The tournament, hosted by the College of Charleston, will take place February 24-26 at Oak Point and Osprey Point in Kiawah Island, S.C.

"The women will play basically an identical schedule as the year before," Brown said. "They played very well at the end of the fall and we hope to carry that momentum as we head to Kiawah Island to kick off the spring. That event will have 48 teams this year. Traditionally, it's the biggest field in golf each year, but now, more than ever with nearly 50 teams, it will be a lot of competition for the women."

For the seventh straight year, the Golden Eagles will head to Sevierville, Tenn. to host the annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate from March 17-19. Hosted at Sevierville Golf Club, Tech has won the event in the past and shown a history of success at the course.

"We have about five to six weeks to get ready and I'm confident that if we can stay healthy and the weather cooperates we can get some good work in as we head into the first tournament," Brown said. "We have had some success in the past at many of these same places, like our own tournament, which we won a few years ago."

The EKU Colonel Classic, hosted by Eastern Kentucky in Richmond at the University Club at Arlington will run March 28-29. Tech will then head to the Murray State Invitational at Miller Memorial Golf Club April 5-6. The Golden Eagles have enjoyed success at both venues in the past as well.

Tech will wrap up the season with the OVC Championships in Muscle Shoals, Ala. April 16-17. The Golden Eagles will compete with the rest of the league at the Schoolmaster Course at The Shoals, part of the Robert Trent Jones Trail.

"All in all, I think the schedule shapes up well for the women," Brown said. "We are just looking to build some momentum, be competitive and get some good, solid work in in the months leading up to April and the conference tournament. It's all about getting some confidence, doing the right things and the weather cooperating as we head into April."

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