KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee women’s golf will play host to the 26th Annual Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championship at Cherokee Country Club, beginning Sunday, Oct. 15 to Tuesday, Oct. 17. The event is free to the public and will begin at 9:30 am ET on Sunday and Monday, with a 9:15 start on Tuesday.
Founded in 1907, Cherokee is Knoxville’s oldest and most prestigious country club. It has played host to this tournament from 2004-07 and 2013-23, as well as the U.S. Open Qualifier, the Tennessee Men’s Invitational Golf Tournament and numerous other state amateur events.
It is the Lady Vols’ fourth and penultimate tournament of their fall season. They most recently competed in the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they placed 7th of 14 schools, led by senior Kayla Holden’s career-best 5th place finish.
The Lady Vols will play two individuals in addition to the starting five named by head coach Diana Cantu.
LADY VOLS LINEUP
Gilly’s senior season has already seen both her lowest-ever score relative to par (-8) at the Cougar Classic and her best-ever finish (T-4th) at the Mary Fossum Invitational. At the 2021 Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championship, she golfed a 3-over (216) to place T-16th.
Kayla Holden
Fellow senior Kayla Holden is coming off of the best tournament of her collegiate career. She used a career-low 67 – thanks to eight birdies – in round two of the Tar Heel Invitational to place 5th of 80 participants. Her two rounds under 70 at that tournament matched her collegiate career total up to that point.
Manassanan Chotikabhukkana
Chotikabhukkana has returned to solid form after a rocky opening tournament; her last six rounds have netted a 72.33 average score, and she has placed 9th and 12th, respectively, in the last two tournaments.
Martina Lopez-Lanchares
The San Sebastián, Spain, native is making her first appearance in the Lady Vol starting five after making her collegiate debut at Chapel Hill. There, Lopez-Lanchares notched a 29th-place finish thanks to a 69 in round two and a 73 in round three.
Caroline Patterson
Patterson returns to competition this weekend after missing the Tar Heel Invitational. At the Cougar Classic, she used a 70 and 72 in rounds one and three, respectively, to place 64th. In last year’s MBCC – her second collegiate competition she carded a 6-over and placed tied for 32nd.
Bailey Davis*
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