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Lady Puerto Rico Classic
No. 6 Wildcats Tee Off Spring Season At Lady Puerto Rico Classic
2/11/2016 12:28:00 PM | Women's Golf
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico - Northwestern women's golf will tee off the 2016 spring campaign on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (Feb. 14-16) at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, hosted by Purdue University at Rio Mar Country Club.
This marks the Wildcats eighth consecutive trip to the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. The team is coming off its two best performances on The River Course by Greg Norman, a 22-under 886 that secured a third-place finish in 2014, and an identical score in 2015 for a fourth-place result. Northwestern has carded five consecutive rounds under 300 as a team dating back to the 2014 event.
2016 Lady Puerto Rico Classic - LIVE RESULTS
Last season, reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Hannah Kim was the Wildcats top finisher at Rio Mar, firing a tournament record-tying 68 in the third round to card a 2-under 214 for the event to finish in second-place.
Northwestern, No. 6 in the current Golfweek Women's Team Collegiate Rankings, will be joined in Puerto Rico by an elite field that includes three additional Top-10 programs, two more ranked in the Top-20, and 12 total in the Top-50.
The leaderboard will feature No. 5 Georgia, reigning tournament champion No. 8 Arkansas, No. 9 Kent State, No. 18 Iowa State, No. 19 Purdue, No. 27 North Carolina, No. 28 Clemson, No. 29 Louisville State, No. 40 Michigan, No. 45 TCU, No. 49 Augusta State, Auburn and Maryland.
Head coach Emily Fletcher, the reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year, will field a lineup in the five-count-four format that will feature two freshmen and three All-Big Ten performers from a year ago.
1. Stephanie Lau, FR
2. Sarah Cho, SO
3. Kacie Komoto, JR
4. Hannah Kim, SO
5. Janet Mao, FR
Individual: Kaitlin Park, SR
Individual: Suchaya Tangkamolprasert, SR (tentative)
The tournament will tee off with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 14 and Monday, Feb. 15, followed by a 7:30 a.m. ET shotgun start for Tuesday's final round.
The Wildcats aim to carry the momentum generated in a sparkling fall season during which they finished in the Top-4 as a group in all four tournaments, including a win at the 2015 Windy City Collegiate Classic. Northwestern (849) and Stephanie Lau (206) carded the lowest 54-hole scores in program history at the Mason Rudolph Championship in September, and three different Wildcats (Lau, Kacie Komoto, Sarah Cho) were recognized as the Big Ten Golfer Of The Week during the fall. Be the first to know what's going on with the 'Cats -- Follow @NU_Sports on Twitter, become a fan of Northwestern Athletics on Facebook, check us out on Instagram, visit our Social Media page and download our mobile app from the Apple Store and Google Play! To get involved with the #B1GCats, become a season-ticket holder or join the Wildcat Fund!
This marks the Wildcats eighth consecutive trip to the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. The team is coming off its two best performances on The River Course by Greg Norman, a 22-under 886 that secured a third-place finish in 2014, and an identical score in 2015 for a fourth-place result. Northwestern has carded five consecutive rounds under 300 as a team dating back to the 2014 event.
2016 Lady Puerto Rico Classic - LIVE RESULTS
Last season, reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Hannah Kim was the Wildcats top finisher at Rio Mar, firing a tournament record-tying 68 in the third round to card a 2-under 214 for the event to finish in second-place.
Northwestern, No. 6 in the current Golfweek Women's Team Collegiate Rankings, will be joined in Puerto Rico by an elite field that includes three additional Top-10 programs, two more ranked in the Top-20, and 12 total in the Top-50.
The leaderboard will feature No. 5 Georgia, reigning tournament champion No. 8 Arkansas, No. 9 Kent State, No. 18 Iowa State, No. 19 Purdue, No. 27 North Carolina, No. 28 Clemson, No. 29 Louisville State, No. 40 Michigan, No. 45 TCU, No. 49 Augusta State, Auburn and Maryland.
Head coach Emily Fletcher, the reigning Big Ten Coach of the Year, will field a lineup in the five-count-four format that will feature two freshmen and three All-Big Ten performers from a year ago.
1. Stephanie Lau, FR
2. Sarah Cho, SO
3. Kacie Komoto, JR
4. Hannah Kim, SO
5. Janet Mao, FR
Individual: Kaitlin Park, SR
Individual: Suchaya Tangkamolprasert, SR (tentative)
The tournament will tee off with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 14 and Monday, Feb. 15, followed by a 7:30 a.m. ET shotgun start for Tuesday's final round.
The Wildcats aim to carry the momentum generated in a sparkling fall season during which they finished in the Top-4 as a group in all four tournaments, including a win at the 2015 Windy City Collegiate Classic. Northwestern (849) and Stephanie Lau (206) carded the lowest 54-hole scores in program history at the Mason Rudolph Championship in September, and three different Wildcats (Lau, Kacie Komoto, Sarah Cho) were recognized as the Big Ten Golfer Of The Week during the fall. Be the first to know what's going on with the 'Cats -- Follow @NU_Sports on Twitter, become a fan of Northwestern Athletics on Facebook, check us out on Instagram, visit our Social Media page and download our mobile app from the Apple Store and Google Play! To get involved with the #B1GCats, become a season-ticket holder or join the Wildcat Fund!
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