Northwestern University Athletics
Friday, March 8
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Northwestern
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Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Wildcats To Face Loaded Field at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
3/7/2019 2:37:00 PM | Women's Golf
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern will face its toughest test of the spring season thus far when it travels to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, for the 2019 Darius Rucker Intercollegiate this weekend.
The 17-team field features 12 teams in the top 25 in the current GolfStat rankings, including No. 3 Duke, No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Arkansas, No. 7 Vanderbilt, No. 10 South Carolina, No. 11 Auburn, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 14 Virginia, the 15th-ranked Wildcats, No. 16 Alabama, No. 19 Florida State and No. 23 Furman.
Individually, the field features 16 of the top-30 players in the country, including seven of the top 10.
The Wildats will be paired with Alabama and Duke in the opening round and will tee off Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. CT.
DARIUS RUCKER INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM LEADERBOARD
DARIUS RUCKER INTERCOLLEGIATE INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
The tournament will be played at the Par-71, 6,266-yard Long Cove Club. Alabama has claimed the team title at the tournament each of the last three years.
The Wildcats finished fifth at last year's event and were led by Brooke Riley's sixth-place finish at 4-over par.
Head Coach Emily Fletcher's lineup this weekend will include Riley, senior Stephanie Lau, senior Janet Mao, first year Kelly Sim and first year Jane Lu. First year Kelly Su will compete as the NU's individual.
LAST FIVE TEAM CHAMPIONS
2018 – Alabama, 866 (+14)
2017 – Alabama, 859 (+7)
2016 – Alabama, 868 (+16)
2015 – Duke, 858 (+6)
2014 – Duke, 862 (+10)
LAST FIVE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
2018 – Maria Fassi, Arkansas, -3
2017 – Cheyenne Knight, Alabama, -8
2016 – Cheyenne Knight, Alabama, E
2015 – Leona Maguire*, Duke, -6
2014 – Yu Liu*, Duke, -2
*Won in a playoff
The 17-team field features 12 teams in the top 25 in the current GolfStat rankings, including No. 3 Duke, No. 4 UCLA, No. 6 Arkansas, No. 7 Vanderbilt, No. 10 South Carolina, No. 11 Auburn, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 14 Virginia, the 15th-ranked Wildcats, No. 16 Alabama, No. 19 Florida State and No. 23 Furman.
Individually, the field features 16 of the top-30 players in the country, including seven of the top 10.
The Wildats will be paired with Alabama and Duke in the opening round and will tee off Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. CT.
DARIUS RUCKER INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM LEADERBOARD
DARIUS RUCKER INTERCOLLEGIATE INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
The tournament will be played at the Par-71, 6,266-yard Long Cove Club. Alabama has claimed the team title at the tournament each of the last three years.
The Wildcats finished fifth at last year's event and were led by Brooke Riley's sixth-place finish at 4-over par.
Head Coach Emily Fletcher's lineup this weekend will include Riley, senior Stephanie Lau, senior Janet Mao, first year Kelly Sim and first year Jane Lu. First year Kelly Su will compete as the NU's individual.
LAST FIVE TEAM CHAMPIONS
2018 – Alabama, 866 (+14)
2017 – Alabama, 859 (+7)
2016 – Alabama, 868 (+16)
2015 – Duke, 858 (+6)
2014 – Duke, 862 (+10)
LAST FIVE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
2018 – Maria Fassi, Arkansas, -3
2017 – Cheyenne Knight, Alabama, -8
2016 – Cheyenne Knight, Alabama, E
2015 – Leona Maguire*, Duke, -6
2014 – Yu Liu*, Duke, -2
*Won in a playoff
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