Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders geared up for Conference USA Championship
4/17/2022 9:30:00 AM | Women's Golf
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee women's golf heads to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for the Conference USA Championship this week at the PGA National Resort. The 12-team tournament will take place on the par 72, 6,154-yard course.
The Blue Raiders are the fifth-ranked team in the conference by Golfstat at No. 109. North Texas leads the field at No. 44 entering the tournament.
MT is coming off a seventh-place finish at UTSA's Maryb S. Kauth Invitational. Sophie Burks tied for 15th at 227 (+11) to lead the Blue Raiders.
WEATHER FORECAST
The forecast for Palm Beach Gardens calls for highs in the low 80s all three days with thunderstorms likely on Monday and possible on Tuesday.
NOTES
"The conference is pretty deep this year, and we're right about in the middle of the pack as far as rankings go. But rankings are just a number, and when we play to our capabilities, we can compete with anybody. The golf course we're going to is a championship venue, and it's going to give everybody a chance, and so I think the biggest thing is that we know that it's a big golf course, it'll be in great shape, and I think we're looking forward to the challenge."
LINEUP
TOURNAMENT INFO
The Blue Raiders are the fifth-ranked team in the conference by Golfstat at No. 109. North Texas leads the field at No. 44 entering the tournament.
MT is coming off a seventh-place finish at UTSA's Maryb S. Kauth Invitational. Sophie Burks tied for 15th at 227 (+11) to lead the Blue Raiders.
WEATHER FORECAST
The forecast for Palm Beach Gardens calls for highs in the low 80s all three days with thunderstorms likely on Monday and possible on Tuesday.
NOTES
- Middle Tennessee's win at the Jackrabbit Invitational this spring was its first team title since the 2018-19 season.
- MT recorded a pair of top-10 finishes in the fall, including a third-place finish at the USA Intercollegiate and a fourth-place finish at the Ozarks National Invitational.
- The Blue Raiders opened the 2021-22 season by posting the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history, carding a collective 855 (-9) to finish third at the USA Intercollegiate in Mobile, Ala.
- Graduate student Sophie Burks set a program record of her own in Mobile, turning in a 205 (-11) to tie for third individually and earn Conference USA Player of the Week honors.
- The Blue Raiders enter the tournament at No. 105 in the latest Golfweek Women's Collegiate Team Rankings and No. 109 by Golfstat.
"The conference is pretty deep this year, and we're right about in the middle of the pack as far as rankings go. But rankings are just a number, and when we play to our capabilities, we can compete with anybody. The golf course we're going to is a championship venue, and it's going to give everybody a chance, and so I think the biggest thing is that we know that it's a big golf course, it'll be in great shape, and I think we're looking forward to the challenge."
LINEUP
- Caroline Caudill, Gr
- Sophie Burks, Gr
- Madison Smith, Sr.
- Molly Bebelaar, Jr.
- Catherine Caudill, Sr.
TOURNAMENT INFO
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Conference USA Championship |
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Dates |
Monday, April 18 - Wednesday, April 20 |
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Course |
Palm Beach Gardens, FL Par 72, 6,154 yards |
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Format |
18 holes each day |
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Teams (12) |
Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA, WKU
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Live Scoring |
Golfstat
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Players Mentioned
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