Renee Slone Head Coach | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Renee Slone Head Coach | University of Illinois Division of Intercollegiate Athletics Website
Illinois women's golf team is preparing to start their spring season at the Nexus Collegiate tournament. The event will take place from February 12 to February 14 at Albany Golf Club in New Providence, The Bahamas.
The tournament, hosted by Texas Tech, features a course designed by Ernie Els. It was opened in 2010 and is set for a par 72 over a length of 6,544 yards.
Eleven teams will participate in this 54-hole competition. Tee times are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday starting at 6:45 a.m. CT, with Wednesday's round beginning with a shotgun start at 7:00 a.m. CT.
Competing alongside Illinois are Boston College, Houston, Iowa State, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi State, North Texas, Texas Tech, Tulsa and UTSA.
The lineup for Illinois includes Isabel Sy as No. 1, followed by Erica Lee, Yurang Li, Lexanne Halama and Anna Ritter. Sophia Sulkar will compete as an individual participant.
This marks the first appearance of Illinois at the Nexus Collegiate and their first competition outside the contiguous United States since March 2016 when they played in Hawaii.
Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.com with daily recaps posted on FightingIllini.com.
Following this event, Illinois will continue their season on February 26 at the Chevron Collegiate in Humble, Texas.
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