Blue Raiders Return to Tennessee for Mason Rudolph Championship

Friday, September 20

Franklin, Tenn.

Middle Tennessee

Mason Rudolph Championship

9/19/2024 4:52:00 PM | Women's Golf

Live Stats

By: Logan Hasselbach

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Fresh off the first team victory in the Wamsley era at the Cardinal Cup this past weekend, the Middle Tennessee women's golf program is set to return to Tennessee to take part in the Mason Rudolph Championship. The annual tournament takes place at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn. from September 20-22. This will be the fourth consecutive season that the Blue Raiders will take part in the tournament, hosted by Vanderbilt.

THE FIELD
Middle Tennessee will be joined by 15 additional schools in the field of 17 teams. Host Vanderbilt will field two teams – an "A" and a "B". Additionally, Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Chattanooga, Clemson, Georgia Southern, Kentucky, Lipscomb, Mississippi State, Northwestern, South Carolina, Texas and Texas A&M will be competing on the North Course of the Vanderbilt Legends Club.

THE BLUE RAIDERS
The Blue Raiders are set to field the same team members as the championship winning team from the Cardinal Cup, with a few shifts along the way. For the first time this season, Ella Manley will be the top golfer in the MTSU lineup. The sophomore recorded her best finish of the season at the Cardinal Cup, a T7 after shooting 219 to be the low finisher for Middle Tennessee.

Kendall Maynard earned her second consecutive top-10 finish at the Cardinal Cup after a challenging third round for the senior. She placed T9 at her second tournament back from injury and carded a 220 (+4) through the three rounds.

Lanie Campbell secured a top-15 finish at the Cardinal Cup after shooting her lowest round of the weekend in the final round. Turning in a two-under-par in the final 18 holes, Campbell ended at T13 for her highest finish of her junior fall season.

Abbie Lee remains in the lineup after a standout first tournament of the season. She fought hard through the three rounds to place in the top-20 at the previous tournament. Nicole Johnson was able to tally a round under par in her final round at the Cardinal Cup to finish at T38 in Kentucky.

THE COURSE
The Vanderbilt Legends Club is the home course for the Commodores and has two 18-hole courses. This year's competition will take place on the North Course, a par 72, which will play for 6,491 yards. The course was designed by Hall of Fame golfer Tom Kite and world-renowned golf course architect Bob Cupp, with a variety of holes playing through lush fields and around lakes and streams. The Club as a whole has served as the host of many local, regional and national amateur and professional competitions.

THE TOURNAMENT
The Mason Rudolph Championship runs from Sept. 20th through the 22nd. One round of 18 holes will be played each day for three rounds for a 54-hole tournament. Tee times will be utilized for the tournament, starting at roughly 8:30 a.m. CT at holes 1 and 10. To start the competition, Middle Tennessee will be paired with Kentucky and Alabama at hole 10, with the first golfer going off at 10:05 a.m. CT.

The weather for the tournament is set to be beautiful, with no chance of rain any of the three days of competition. All three rounds will have a high of 89 degrees, with a low on Friday of 65, Saturday 66 and Sunday 68.