March 14, 2017

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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Tennessee women's golf team tees off their fourth tournament of the spring in the 12th annual 3M Augusta Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club (par 72, 6,248 yards) in Augusta, Ga., on Friday, March 17 through Sunday, March 19.

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Tournament

Participating Teams: Augusta, Coastal Carolina, Columbia, Daytona State, Eastern Michigan, East Tennessee State, James Madison, Kennesaw, Memphis, Ole Miss, No. 23 Purdue, Tennessee, Troy and Virginia Tech
Course: Forest Hills Golf Club (par 72, 6,248 yards)
Round 1: 9:30 a.m. ET on March 17
Round 2: 9:30 a.m. ET on March 18
Round 3: 9:00 a.m. ET on March 19
Awards Presentation: Will follow conclusion of the final round
2016 Results: Team: Augusta (861), Individual: F. Gustafsson Spang, East Carolina (211)

Round one (3/17/17)

Recap: UTSports.com
Results: UTSports.com

Round Two (3/18/17)

Recap: UTSports.com
Results: UTSports.com

Tournament Info

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Tennessee

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Hosted by Augusta, the three-day, 54-hole tournament features a field of 14 teams, including No. 23-ranked Purdue. Of the players slated to be in the tournament, four are ranked in Golfstat's top-100.

The Lineup

All-American Anna Newell enters the weekend having carded six rounds of par or better, five top-25 finishes and three top-10 finishes. At the Auburn vs. Tennessee Challenge (Feb. 26), the junior placed fifth with a score of 150.

The Northrop Grumman marked Lucia Polo's first collegiate tournament of the season. Polo, a senior, played in the Women's World Amateur Team Championship in the fall for Guatemala and shot rounds of 80-73-75-81 to place 96th. As an individual in the Auburn vs. Tennessee Challenge on Feb. 26, she placed in the top-10. Polo will carry the Folds of Honor golf bag to honor Army Staff Sergeant John Michael Schafer during the tournament.

Senior Hannah Pietila finished the fall season by shooting below-par rounds on all three days of the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational en route to recording the Vols' lowest 54-hole score (209) and best placement (T-3rd) of the fall. Pietila carded 227 to tie for 62nd place and the Northrop Grumman Challenge and finished fourth at the AU vs. UT Challenge with a score of 149.

Recording a similar stat line to Newell, freshman Micheala Williams has made an immediate impact for Tennessee. She's tallied five rounds of par or better and three top-15 finishes, including a fourth place finish, through seven tournaments.

Boasting the lowest average on the 2016-17 squad, junior Blakesly Warren has posted eight rounds of par or better, five top-25 finishes and three top-10 finishes this season. In the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, she recorded a career-low 68 and carded her lowest tournament score (211) at the same event in September. On Feb. 26, Warren placed third at the Auburn vs. Tennessee Challenge to card her best finish of the year.

Tournament Format

The 3M Augusta Invitational will be played on Friday, March 17 through Sunday, March 19 in an 18-18-18 format.

The three-day tournament gets underway Friday morning at 9:30 a.m. ET. Saturday's second round will also start at 9:30 a.m. ET, with each team beginning on holes 1 and 10.

Round three on Sunday will start at 9:00 a.m. ET and the awards ceremony will be held upon the conclusion of the round.

Live stats will be available at golfstat.com and results will be posted to the tournament central page and twitter at the conclusion of each round.

Tournament History

Tennessee is playing in the 3M Augusta Invitational for the first time in program history.
Vanderbilt is the only SEC team to win the tournament title since its inception during the 2004-05 season.
The tournament has seen several name changes from Insperity Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate and Administaff Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate to America's Choice Mortgage Lady Jag Invite and now the 3M Augusta Invitational.
The tournament dates were moved from the fall to the spring for the 2009-10 season. The event was not contested in the 2008-09 season.

Quick Drives

Tennessee's top scorers, Warren, Newell and Williams, have a combined fall scoring average of 72.17 and boast 54 rounds of par or better, 42 top-25 finishes and 18 sub-70 rounds during their careers.
Williams low round of 67 on Day Two of the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invite marked the lowest 18-hole score of the fall and ranks ninth in Tennessee history.
On the season, the Vols, led by Head Coach Judi Pavon and her staff, are averaging 294.85 strokes per round and finished in the top five in five tournaments so far this season.
In November, Tennessee signed three of the top-50 players in the 2017 signing class: No. 10 Kristin Engle (early enrollee), No. 19 Waverly Whiston and No. 50 Mariah Smith.

Folds of Honor

Tennessee Women's Golf has partnered with Folds of Honor (FOH) through the WGCA to carry a specially designed golf bag to honor Army Staff Sergeant John Michael Schafer. He served two tours in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Division from January 1, 1968 to December 1, 1972.

Schafer received the Bronze Star Medal for heroism twice, earning the Bronze Star Medal second Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge for his actions in ground combat. He was also awarded the Purple Heart and the Army Commendation Medal.

Throughout the 2016-17 season, a different Tennessee golfer will carry the bag displaying his name, rank and branch of service.

Carried By:

Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship: Allison Herring

Golfweek Conference Challenge: Anna Newell

Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational: Blakesly Warren

Maryb S. Kauth Invitational: Teleri Hughes

Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge: Hannah Pietila

Darius Rucker Intercollegiate: Micheala Williams

3M Augusta Invitational: Lucia Polo

VOLScholars

All members of the 2016-17 squad, with the exceptions of early enrollee Engle and freshman Williams, are VOLScholars.

To be eligible to wear the VOLScholar patch, University of Tennessee student-athletes must achieve a 3.0 GPA in either of the two previous semesters, or they must own a cumulative 3.0 GPA (freshmen are not eligible for the patch).

Looking Ahead

The Vols compete in one more tournament, the Clemson Invitational (March 31-April 2), before playing in the SEC Championship in Birmingham, Ala., on April 21-23.

2017 NCAA Regionals, hosted by New Mexico, East Carolina, Texas Tech and Ohio State, take place May 8-10. Teams that advance out of regionals will compete at the NCAA Championship in Sugar Grove, Ill., on May 19-24.

For the most up-to-date information about the Tennessee women's golf team, visit UTSports.com/w-golf, follow @Vol_WGolf on Twitter and like the Vols at Facebook.com/VolWomensGolf.