Northwestern University Athletics
Monday, February 29
Coral Gables, Fla. (Biltmore Golf Course)
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Hurricane Invitational
Two-Time Defending Champion 'Cats Tee Off Hurricane Invite Monday
2/28/2016 4:37:00 PM | Women's Golf
CORAL GABLES, Florida – The two-time defending champion Wildcats aim to retain their crown when the 2016 Hurricane Invitational tees of Monday at Biltmore Golf Course (Par 71; 6,080yds), a Donald Ross course. Northwestern has turned in two of the six-lowest 54-hole team scores in program history in its last two visits to south Florida.
2016 HURRICANE INVITATIONAL – TEAM LEADERBOARD
2016 HURRICANE INVITATIONAL – INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
Northwestern is ranked No. 7 in the nation in both the Golfweek and Golfstat rankings this week, the top-ranked team in a Hurricane Invitational field that features two other Top-20 teams (No. 16 Iowa State, No. 17 Purdue) and four more in the Top-40 (No. 30 Louisville, No. 34 East Carolina, No. 36 Purdue and No. 40 Miami), along with Baylor, FIU, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Florida, Texas State, Tulane and Virginia Tech.
The Wildcats will be paired with the host Hurricanes and Tulane University in Monday's opening round. Freshman Stephanie Lau will tee off first for Northwestern at 7:30 a.m. CT on hole No. 1, followed by Suchaya Tangkamolprasert making her spring competition debut (7:38), sophomore Sarah Cho (7:46), sophomore Hannah Kim (7:54) and junior Kacie Komoto, the reigning Big Ten Golfer of the Week, at 8:02. Freshman Janet Mao will compete as an individual and tee off at No. 10 at 9:06 paired with golfers from Baylor and Virginia Tech.
Northwestern won last year's event by six strokes, finishing with a 7-over 859, the fourth-lowest tournament score in program history. The 'Cats were led by then-freshman Hannah Kim, who fired a 1-over 214 to share second-place, and senior Hana Lee, who tied for eighth at 3-over. Komoto, Tangkamolprasert and Kaitlin Park all finished inside the Top-21.
Two weeks ago in their first tournament of the spring, the Wildcats carded an 886 in the 5-count-4 format to earn a share of fifth-place at the 2016 Lady Puerto Rico Classic. Komoto led Northwestern with a 3-over 219 to tie for eighth-place, a performance that earned her weekly Big Ten honors for the second time this season.
Northwestern – PL/16 • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL -- Kacie Komoto • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL -- Hannah Kim • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL – Sarah Cho • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL – Stephanie Lau • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL – Suchaya Tangkamolprasert • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL – Janet Mao* • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
* - Competing as an individual
2016 HURRICANE INVITATIONAL – TEAM LEADERBOARD
2016 HURRICANE INVITATIONAL – INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
Northwestern is ranked No. 7 in the nation in both the Golfweek and Golfstat rankings this week, the top-ranked team in a Hurricane Invitational field that features two other Top-20 teams (No. 16 Iowa State, No. 17 Purdue) and four more in the Top-40 (No. 30 Louisville, No. 34 East Carolina, No. 36 Purdue and No. 40 Miami), along with Baylor, FIU, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Florida, Texas State, Tulane and Virginia Tech.
The Wildcats will be paired with the host Hurricanes and Tulane University in Monday's opening round. Freshman Stephanie Lau will tee off first for Northwestern at 7:30 a.m. CT on hole No. 1, followed by Suchaya Tangkamolprasert making her spring competition debut (7:38), sophomore Sarah Cho (7:46), sophomore Hannah Kim (7:54) and junior Kacie Komoto, the reigning Big Ten Golfer of the Week, at 8:02. Freshman Janet Mao will compete as an individual and tee off at No. 10 at 9:06 paired with golfers from Baylor and Virginia Tech.
Northwestern won last year's event by six strokes, finishing with a 7-over 859, the fourth-lowest tournament score in program history. The 'Cats were led by then-freshman Hannah Kim, who fired a 1-over 214 to share second-place, and senior Hana Lee, who tied for eighth at 3-over. Komoto, Tangkamolprasert and Kaitlin Park all finished inside the Top-21.
Two weeks ago in their first tournament of the spring, the Wildcats carded an 886 in the 5-count-4 format to earn a share of fifth-place at the 2016 Lady Puerto Rico Classic. Komoto led Northwestern with a 3-over 219 to tie for eighth-place, a performance that earned her weekly Big Ten honors for the second time this season.
Northwestern – PL/16 • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL -- Kacie Komoto • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL -- Hannah Kim • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL – Sarah Cho • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL – Stephanie Lau • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL – Suchaya Tangkamolprasert • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
PL – Janet Mao* • R1-R2-R3=TOT (E)
* - Competing as an individual
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