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Saturday, March 12
Augusta, Ga. | Forest Hills Golf Club
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Valspar Augusta Invitational
Women’s Golf Central: Valspar Augusta Invitational
March 11, 2022 | Women's Golf
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Tennessee women's golf team is geared up for its third tournament of the spring, the Valspar Augusta Invitational, which is set to run Saturday-Sunday, March 12-13.
The tournament marks the first time since March 2017 in which the Lady Vols have competed in Augusta. That week, Tennessee posted a second-place finish in the 14-team field. This year's 16-team field includes five Golfweek top-25 teams and a pair of top-10 opponents.
LADY VOLS' LINEUP
Mikayla Bardwell
At the Gators Invitational last week, Bardwell finished tied for 38th with a three-day score of +11, 221. Earlier this spring, Bardwell earned the 10th top-10 finish of her collegiate career, finishing the ICON Invitational in her home-state of Texas tied for sixth place (-7, 209).
Hadley Walts
At the Gators Invitational last weekend, Walts posted the fifth round of par or better this season. The Valspar Augusta Invitational will serve as the senior's 15th career tournament appearance for the Lady Vols.
Kayla Holden
Holden, a sophomore from Coral Springs, Florida, posted a career-best round of 69 this season in round two of the ICON Invitational to open the spring. She is coming off a T45 finish (+12,222) at the Gators Invitational.
Vanessa Gilly
In last week's action at the Gators Invitational, Gilly finished the 54-hole event tied for 52nd (+15, 225). In the fall, Gilly recorded the second-best finish of her Lady Vol career, at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, where she finished tied for 16th (+3, 216).
Bailey Davis
Davis enters her eighth tournament with Tennessee having logged seven rounds of par or better this season, along with two top-25 finishes. The freshman from White Plains, Maryland, owns a low round of 67 this season, which she carded in round three of The Ally in the fall.
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Nicole Whiston (individual)
This week, Whiston will surpass the 70-round mark for her Tennessee career, currently standing at 69. The weekend in Augusta will also serve as the seventh tournament appearance of Whiston's junior campaign.
THE FIELD
No. 4 South Carolina, No. 9 Alabama, No. 15 Florida State, No. 22 Ole Miss, No. 23 Virginia Tech, No. 37 Purdue, No. 43 Furman, No. 45 Miami, No. 55 San Diego State, No. 63 Augusta, No. 66 Tennessee, No. 70 South Florida, No. 71 Coastal Carolina, No. 91 Georgia Southern, No. 92 Minnesota, No. 134 Memphis
(rankings according to Golfweek)
COURSE INFORMATION
Forest Hills Golf Club – Par 72 – 6,244 yards
Forest Hills is a classic Donald Ross design that opened in 1926 and is consistently voted the "Best Public Golf Course" by Augusta Magazine. Forest Hills is located just a few miles from Augusta National Golf Club.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat and can be found here.
TEE TIMES
Saturday, March 12 – First and Second Rounds – 8 a.m. shotgun start
Hadley Walts – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 7A)
Mikayla Bardwell – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 7B)
Kayla Holden – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 8)
Bailey Davis – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 9A)
Vanessa Gilly – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 9B)
Nicole Whiston– 8 a.m. ET (Hole 18A)
Sunday, March 13 – Third Round – 9 a.m. ET
UP NEXT
Following the Valspar Augusta Invitational, Tennessee concludes the regular season with a three-day tournament in South Carolina at the Clemson Invitational, scheduled to run March 25-27.
The tournament marks the first time since March 2017 in which the Lady Vols have competed in Augusta. That week, Tennessee posted a second-place finish in the 14-team field. This year's 16-team field includes five Golfweek top-25 teams and a pair of top-10 opponents.
LADY VOLS' LINEUP
Mikayla Bardwell
At the Gators Invitational last week, Bardwell finished tied for 38th with a three-day score of +11, 221. Earlier this spring, Bardwell earned the 10th top-10 finish of her collegiate career, finishing the ICON Invitational in her home-state of Texas tied for sixth place (-7, 209).
Hadley Walts
At the Gators Invitational last weekend, Walts posted the fifth round of par or better this season. The Valspar Augusta Invitational will serve as the senior's 15th career tournament appearance for the Lady Vols.
Kayla Holden
Holden, a sophomore from Coral Springs, Florida, posted a career-best round of 69 this season in round two of the ICON Invitational to open the spring. She is coming off a T45 finish (+12,222) at the Gators Invitational.
Vanessa Gilly
In last week's action at the Gators Invitational, Gilly finished the 54-hole event tied for 52nd (+15, 225). In the fall, Gilly recorded the second-best finish of her Lady Vol career, at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, where she finished tied for 16th (+3, 216).
Bailey Davis
Davis enters her eighth tournament with Tennessee having logged seven rounds of par or better this season, along with two top-25 finishes. The freshman from White Plains, Maryland, owns a low round of 67 this season, which she carded in round three of The Ally in the fall.
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Nicole Whiston (individual)
This week, Whiston will surpass the 70-round mark for her Tennessee career, currently standing at 69. The weekend in Augusta will also serve as the seventh tournament appearance of Whiston's junior campaign.
THE FIELD
No. 4 South Carolina, No. 9 Alabama, No. 15 Florida State, No. 22 Ole Miss, No. 23 Virginia Tech, No. 37 Purdue, No. 43 Furman, No. 45 Miami, No. 55 San Diego State, No. 63 Augusta, No. 66 Tennessee, No. 70 South Florida, No. 71 Coastal Carolina, No. 91 Georgia Southern, No. 92 Minnesota, No. 134 Memphis
(rankings according to Golfweek)
COURSE INFORMATION
Forest Hills Golf Club – Par 72 – 6,244 yards
Forest Hills is a classic Donald Ross design that opened in 1926 and is consistently voted the "Best Public Golf Course" by Augusta Magazine. Forest Hills is located just a few miles from Augusta National Golf Club.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat and can be found here.
TEE TIMES
Saturday, March 12 – First and Second Rounds – 8 a.m. shotgun start
Hadley Walts – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 7A)
Mikayla Bardwell – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 7B)
Kayla Holden – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 8)
Bailey Davis – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 9A)
Vanessa Gilly – 8 a.m. ET (Hole 9B)
Nicole Whiston– 8 a.m. ET (Hole 18A)
Sunday, March 13 – Third Round – 9 a.m. ET
UP NEXT
Following the Valspar Augusta Invitational, Tennessee concludes the regular season with a three-day tournament in South Carolina at the Clemson Invitational, scheduled to run March 25-27.
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