University of Tennessee Athletics
Monday, October 4
Fayetteville, AR | Blessings Golf Club
Noon
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Blessings Collegiate Invitational
Women’s Golf Central: Blessings Collegiate Invitational
October 03, 2021 | Women's Golf
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – First-year Lady Vol head coach Diana Cantu and the Tennessee women's golf team are set to compete at the second annual Blessings Collegiate Invitational, scheduled to start Monday and run Oct. 4-6.
The field includes three SEC programs—Arkansas, Ole Miss and Tennessee—and five Golfweek top-25 teams. Each team will play in fivesomes, featuring all five of their participating student-athletes.
Golf Channel will provide live coverage of the event each day from 4-7 pm ET at the Blessings Golf Club.
LADY VOLS' LINEUP
Nicole Whiston
Last time out, Whiston concluded the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship in Knoxville tied for 20th, with a 54-hole score of 4-over, 217. This week will mark her second consecutive tournament in Tennessee's top lineup slot.
Kayla Holden
Holden, a sophomore, recorded the second top-20 finish of her career at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, shooting +4, 217 as an individual to finish T20.
Hadley Walts
Through six rounds this season, Walts has already logged four rounds of par or better. At the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, she finished tied for 32nd place.
Vanessa Gilly
Gilly is coming off the second-best finish of her Lady Vol career, after finishing tied for 16th (+3, 216) at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship.
Bailey Davis
Davis, a freshman from White Plains, Maryland, tied for 26th place (+5, 218) at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship two weeks ago at Cherokee Country Club.
THE FIELD
No. 5 Arkansas, No. 15 Arizona, No. 21 Ole Miss, No. 22 North Carolina, No. 24 Illinois, No. 26 Texas Tech, No. 30 UCLA, No. 35 Louisville, No. 50 Tennessee, No. 65 Houston.
(rankings according to Golfweek)
NOTES
• Through two tournaments of the 2021-22 season, four Lady Vols have recorded top-25 finishes.
• Six rounds into the season, Walts and Whiston lead Tennessee with an average of 72.67
COURSE INFORMATION
Blessings Golf Club – Par 72 – 6,455 yards
Blessings Golf Club was originally designed by architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. with a redesign recently completed by noted architect Kyle Phillips. The club is home to the University of Arkansas Men's and Women's Golf Teams.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat and can be found here.
TEE TIMES
Monday, Oct. 4 – First Round – Noon ET
Nicole Whiston– Noon ET (Hole 1)
Kayla Holden – Noon ET (Hole 1)
Hadley Walts – Noon ET (Hole 1)
Vanessa Gilly – Noon ET (Hole 1)
Bailey Davis – Noon ET (Hole 1)
Tuesday, Oct. 5 – Second Round – TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 6 – Third Round – TBD
UP NEXT
The Lady Vols return to action in two weeks, competing at the Jim West Challenge San Marcos, Texas, from Oct. 17-18.
The field includes three SEC programs—Arkansas, Ole Miss and Tennessee—and five Golfweek top-25 teams. Each team will play in fivesomes, featuring all five of their participating student-athletes.
Golf Channel will provide live coverage of the event each day from 4-7 pm ET at the Blessings Golf Club.
LADY VOLS' LINEUP
Nicole Whiston
Last time out, Whiston concluded the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship in Knoxville tied for 20th, with a 54-hole score of 4-over, 217. This week will mark her second consecutive tournament in Tennessee's top lineup slot.
Kayla Holden
Holden, a sophomore, recorded the second top-20 finish of her career at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, shooting +4, 217 as an individual to finish T20.
Hadley Walts
Through six rounds this season, Walts has already logged four rounds of par or better. At the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, she finished tied for 32nd place.
Vanessa Gilly
Gilly is coming off the second-best finish of her Lady Vol career, after finishing tied for 16th (+3, 216) at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship.
Bailey Davis
Davis, a freshman from White Plains, Maryland, tied for 26th place (+5, 218) at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship two weeks ago at Cherokee Country Club.
THE FIELD
No. 5 Arkansas, No. 15 Arizona, No. 21 Ole Miss, No. 22 North Carolina, No. 24 Illinois, No. 26 Texas Tech, No. 30 UCLA, No. 35 Louisville, No. 50 Tennessee, No. 65 Houston.
(rankings according to Golfweek)
NOTES
• Through two tournaments of the 2021-22 season, four Lady Vols have recorded top-25 finishes.
• Six rounds into the season, Walts and Whiston lead Tennessee with an average of 72.67
COURSE INFORMATION
Blessings Golf Club – Par 72 – 6,455 yards
Blessings Golf Club was originally designed by architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. with a redesign recently completed by noted architect Kyle Phillips. The club is home to the University of Arkansas Men's and Women's Golf Teams.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat and can be found here.
TEE TIMES
Monday, Oct. 4 – First Round – Noon ET
Nicole Whiston– Noon ET (Hole 1)
Kayla Holden – Noon ET (Hole 1)
Hadley Walts – Noon ET (Hole 1)
Vanessa Gilly – Noon ET (Hole 1)
Bailey Davis – Noon ET (Hole 1)
Tuesday, Oct. 5 – Second Round – TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 6 – Third Round – TBD
UP NEXT
The Lady Vols return to action in two weeks, competing at the Jim West Challenge San Marcos, Texas, from Oct. 17-18.
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