TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES
COLUMBUS, Georgia – The LSU women’s golf team opens play in the inaugural Haskins Intercollegiate tournament at the par 72 Country Club of Columbus course of 6,158 yards.
The field features Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Augusta, Furman, Mercer, Middle Tennessee State, Ohio State, Pepperdine, SMU, UNC Wilmington and USC Upstate. The tournament is hosted by Golfweek.
LSU’s entire team will participate in the event with juniors Rocio Tejedo and Francesca Fiorellini, sophomores Lucia Iraola and Ryleigh Knaub and freshman Raegan Denton on the five-player team competition. Junior Josefin Widal and freshman Victoria Kristensen will play as individual in the field.
In LSU’s last tournament at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic in Wolcott, Colorado, last month Knaub posted a third-place finish, and Denton finished tied for fifth. Through two events, Knaub is averaging 70.50, while Tejedo is at 70.83 and Denton at 71.00.
The tournament began with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. Monday with 36 holes. The final round of 18 holes will be on Tuesday.
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