Women's Golf Heads to the Tar Heel Invitational
10/6/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 6, 2011
CONWAY - The Coastal Carolina women's golf team will compete in the 36th annual Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 7-9 at the UNC Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C. On Friday and Saturday, golfers will tee off at 8:51 a.m. from both the first and 10th tees. There will be a shotgun start at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday for the final round.
Coastal will face some of the top competition in the country at the par 72, 6,285-yard course. Of the 18 teams slated to compete, 13 are in the top 25 according to the latest Golf World/Coaches' poll released Sept. 28. Six teams are in the top 10, including second-ranked South Carolina, LSU (No. 3), Alabama (No. 4), North Carolina (No. 5), Virginia (No. 6), and Georgia (No. 10). The remaining ranked teams are Duke (No. 11), Arkansas (No. 13), Tennessee (No. 14), Auburn (No. 16), Michigan State (No. 21), NC State (No. 23) and Wake Forest (No. 24). Also competing for the title will be Chattanooga, Louisville, Notre Dame and Tulane.
"We are excited for the event to start tomorrow," said head coach Katie Quinney. "This tournament will be a great challenge and a true test of our abilities. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to see where we stand among some of the best teams in college golf. The ladies are excited and well prepared for the next three days and ready for a great finish."
The Chanticleers enter the event on the heels of a ninth place finish at the Golfweek Conference Challenge. Kaitlin Higginbotham was the low Chanticleer in the tournament finishing in a tie for 11th, after firing scores of 69-81-75 (225). Jessica Alexander finished ten spots behind Higginbotham in a tie for 21st place with a three-round total of 228. Freshman Frida Castillo continued to impress as she shot three rounds in the 70s (79-78-75) to finish in a tie for 39th place. Brittany Henderson had the highlight of the tournament for the Chants as she recorded a hole-in-one on the 145-yard par 3 ninth hole, her final hole of the tournament.
Keep an eye on GoCCUSports.com for regular coverage of the Chanticleers during the fall season.
