No. 8 Women’s Golf Opens Spring with Collegiate Invitational

GUADALAJARA, Mexico. – Ole Miss women’s golf will be back in action for the annual Collegiate Invitational to open the team’s spring schedule, which is set to run Feb. 5-6, at Guadalajara Country Club, in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Featuring two, 27-hole days of stroke play, the tournament features a field entirely made up of teams ranked within Golfstat’s Top 50 NCAA Rankings with the Rebels leading the way as the No. 8 team in the country.  

Sunday, Feb. 5 – 27 holes of stroke play

Monday, Feb. 6 – 27 holes of stroke play  

Andrea Lignell (Sr.*)

— Leads the team with a stroke average of 69.50 in 2022-23

— Currently ranks third in the SEC in stroke average this season

— Captured her first two career medalist finishes for the Rebels in the fall at the Cougar Classic and The Ally

— Shot a 204 (-9) at the Cougar Classic, marking a new career-low 54-hole score and tying her for the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history

— Finished in the top 3 individually of every fall tournament for the Rebels in the fall

— Received invitation to play in the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

— Named to ANNIKA Award Final Fall Watch List



Chiara Tamburlini (Sr.*)

— Carries a 72.11 season stroke average into the Rebels’ spring season

— 2021-22 WGCA First-Team All-American

— 2022 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award winner

— Currently holds a streak of seven straight top 10 finishes dating back to last season’s 2022 Gator Invitational

— Also riding a 15-tournament streak of top 20 finishes that dates back to the 2021 NCAA National Championships

— Named to ANNIKA Award Preseason Watch List

— Named to ANNIKA Award Final Fall Watch List



Ellen Hume (Sr.*)

— Holds a season stroke average of 72.83 through three tournament appearances in 2022-23

— Earned a third place finish at The Ally, shooting an even 216 on the week

— Started season off with a 13th place finish at the Cougar Classic

— Six career top 20 finishes for the Rebels since joining the team for the 2020-21 season

— Co-Champion of the 2020 East Lake Cup after shooting a round of 69 (-3)

— Finished the fall season with six of her 12 rounds being par or better, including having two rounds in the 60s



Elle Johnson (Sr.*)

— Currently shooting a season stroke average of 73.89 in 2022-23

— Made her Rebel debut at…