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White Sands Invitational
GOLF CENTRAL: White Sands Invitational
October 27, 2019 | Women's Golf
The White Sands Invitational marks the seventh time in program history the Lady Vols have played outside of the mainland United States
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The University of Tennessee women's golf team closes out the fall slate of tournaments in Nassau, Bahamas at the White Sands Invitational.
The event, hosted by Houston, features 15 teams with the Lady Vols as one of 11 top-50 teams in the field according to the latest GolfStat rankings. They will be one of five SEC teams in the field as Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia and Mississippi State join them in the Bahamas.
This marks the second consecutive season Tennessee has played outside of the mainland United States after playing in the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational during the 2018-19 spring season. This will be the seventh time overall, the Lady Vols have traveled outside of the mainland United States for a tournament.
It is the first of two such tournaments this season as Tennessee will tee off its spring season at the Guadalajara International Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The Lady Vols are coming off a fourth place finish at the Magnolia Invitational earlier this month where they shot a final round 6-under-par. The team had four top-25 finishers with freshman Nicole Whiston and senior Micheala Williams placing inside of the top 10 on the leaderboard.
In the final round, Williams carded a season-low 68 (-4) to claim her first top-10 finish of the season. Whiston joins Williams at the top of the lineup this week as she is coming off her third consecutive top-10 finish.
The freshman has been Tennessee's top finisher at every event this season and has been the highest Lady Vol on the leaderboard after all 12 rounds this season.
She enters the final event of the fall with a team-best 70.67, which would break an eight-year old school record set by Erica Popson in 2010-11 (72.19 stroke average).
The first round is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. (ET) at the Ocean Club with the Lady Vols set to tee off between holes No. 7 and 10 in the shotgun start. Tennessee will be paired with Georgia and Oklahoma.
The Lady Vols' Lineup
Nicole Whiston
The freshman comes into the final event of the fall as the Lady Vol leader in nearly every statistical category. Through 12 collegiate events, Whiston has counted for the team in every round and sports a team-low 70.67 scoring average.
Micheala Williams
The 2019 All-SEC selection is coming off her best tournament of the fall as she placed seventh at the Magnolia Invitational at Old Waverly Golf Club. She recorded under-par rounds in the second and third rounds to help her grab her 11th career top-10 finish.
Mariah Smith
Smith rejoins the lineup after counting in two of the three rounds during the Illini Invitational. In six rounds played this season, she has two rounds of par or better, which came in the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate and the second round of the Illini Invitational.
Mikayla Bardwell
Bardwell comes into the White Sands Invitational ranked second on the team in stroke average with a mark of 73.16. She has three top-25 finishes in four events this season while having four rounds of par or better.
Waverly Whiston
The junior is in the lineup for the third time this season and thus far this season has counted in all six rounds she has been in the lineup. She is coming off a season-best 21st finish at the Magnolia Invitational earlier this month.
Individual
Hadley Walts
Walts is set to play in her fourth event of the season and her second as an individual. She is coming off her highest finish of the season when she tied for 37th on the Magnolia Invitational leaderboard.
Participating Teams (15) – Rankings via Golfstat (Oct. 22)
#3 Texas, #17 Arkansas, #21 Mississippi State, #24 Houston, #25 Ohio State, #27 Baylor, #30 Auburn, #31 Clemson, #34, Georgia, #41 Oklahoma, #48 Tennessee, New Mexico, North Texas, SMU, Tulane
Course Information
Ocean Club – Nassau, Bahamas – Par 72 – 6,415 yards
Live Scoring
GolfStat.com
Tee Times
Monday, October 28 – First Round – Play starts at 8:00 a.m. ET in a shotgun-start format
Tuesday, October 29 – Second Round – Play starts at 8:00 a.m. ET in a shotgun-start format
Wednesday, October 30 – Third Round – Play starts at 8:00 a.m. ET in a shotgun-start format
The event, hosted by Houston, features 15 teams with the Lady Vols as one of 11 top-50 teams in the field according to the latest GolfStat rankings. They will be one of five SEC teams in the field as Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia and Mississippi State join them in the Bahamas.
This marks the second consecutive season Tennessee has played outside of the mainland United States after playing in the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational during the 2018-19 spring season. This will be the seventh time overall, the Lady Vols have traveled outside of the mainland United States for a tournament.
It is the first of two such tournaments this season as Tennessee will tee off its spring season at the Guadalajara International Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The Lady Vols are coming off a fourth place finish at the Magnolia Invitational earlier this month where they shot a final round 6-under-par. The team had four top-25 finishers with freshman Nicole Whiston and senior Micheala Williams placing inside of the top 10 on the leaderboard.
In the final round, Williams carded a season-low 68 (-4) to claim her first top-10 finish of the season. Whiston joins Williams at the top of the lineup this week as she is coming off her third consecutive top-10 finish.
The freshman has been Tennessee's top finisher at every event this season and has been the highest Lady Vol on the leaderboard after all 12 rounds this season.
She enters the final event of the fall with a team-best 70.67, which would break an eight-year old school record set by Erica Popson in 2010-11 (72.19 stroke average).
The first round is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. (ET) at the Ocean Club with the Lady Vols set to tee off between holes No. 7 and 10 in the shotgun start. Tennessee will be paired with Georgia and Oklahoma.
The Lady Vols' Lineup
Nicole Whiston
The freshman comes into the final event of the fall as the Lady Vol leader in nearly every statistical category. Through 12 collegiate events, Whiston has counted for the team in every round and sports a team-low 70.67 scoring average.
Micheala Williams
The 2019 All-SEC selection is coming off her best tournament of the fall as she placed seventh at the Magnolia Invitational at Old Waverly Golf Club. She recorded under-par rounds in the second and third rounds to help her grab her 11th career top-10 finish.
Mariah Smith
Smith rejoins the lineup after counting in two of the three rounds during the Illini Invitational. In six rounds played this season, she has two rounds of par or better, which came in the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate and the second round of the Illini Invitational.
Mikayla Bardwell
Bardwell comes into the White Sands Invitational ranked second on the team in stroke average with a mark of 73.16. She has three top-25 finishes in four events this season while having four rounds of par or better.
Waverly Whiston
The junior is in the lineup for the third time this season and thus far this season has counted in all six rounds she has been in the lineup. She is coming off a season-best 21st finish at the Magnolia Invitational earlier this month.
Individual
Hadley Walts
Walts is set to play in her fourth event of the season and her second as an individual. She is coming off her highest finish of the season when she tied for 37th on the Magnolia Invitational leaderboard.
Participating Teams (15) – Rankings via Golfstat (Oct. 22)
#3 Texas, #17 Arkansas, #21 Mississippi State, #24 Houston, #25 Ohio State, #27 Baylor, #30 Auburn, #31 Clemson, #34, Georgia, #41 Oklahoma, #48 Tennessee, New Mexico, North Texas, SMU, Tulane
Course Information
Ocean Club – Nassau, Bahamas – Par 72 – 6,415 yards
Live Scoring
GolfStat.com
Tee Times
Monday, October 28 – First Round – Play starts at 8:00 a.m. ET in a shotgun-start format
Tuesday, October 29 – Second Round – Play starts at 8:00 a.m. ET in a shotgun-start format
Wednesday, October 30 – Third Round – Play starts at 8:00 a.m. ET in a shotgun-start format
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