CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illini women’s golf is set to compete in The Chevron Collegiate at the Golf Club of Houston, in Humble, Texas, hosted by the University of Houston. The two-day tournament will be played on Monday, Feb. 26 through Tuesday, Feb. 27.
THE SETTING
The Chevron Collegiate, formerly known as the ICON Invitational, is held at the Golf Club of Houston. The event will be played on the Tournament Course, which was designed by architect Rees Jones and former PGA Tour professional David Toms in 2005. The course will be set up for a par 72 and will play 6,125 yards long.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
There will be 17 teams competing in the 54-hole tournament. Both days will feature 8:00 a.m. CT shotgun starts, with 36 holes of continuous play on Monday and 18 holes on Tuesday.
THE FIELD
Along with the Illini, the 17-team field for The Chevron Collegiate will include Furman, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, Maryland, North Texas, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UNLV and UTSA.
FIGHTING ILLINI LINEUP
No. 1: Isabel Sy
No. 2: Yurang Li
No. 3: Erica Lee
No. 4: Anna Ritter
No. 5: Lexanne Halama
ILLINI AT THE CHEVRON COLLEGIATE
This will be the third-straight year that the Illini will compete at The Chevron Collegiate. In last year’s event, the Orange and Blue finished in 10th, but Isabel Sy finished fifth overall and fired a career-low 9-under 63 during the second round, which set the program record for lowest single round score. Illinois’ second round team score last season of 12-under is the program’s second-lowest team round.
The Illini also found team and individual success in the 2022 edition, finishing second out of 15 teams carding a 54-hole total of 850 (-24), the lowest 54-hole tournament score in program history. The team also set a single-round program record by going -15 (273) in the final round. Crystal Wang’s -8 (64) on the final day was then the lowest round in program history, surpassing the previous record by two strokes, and her tournament score of -13 (203) was also the second-lowest in school history. Both Wang and Kornkamol Sukaree recorded Top 10 finishes in the tournament.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for The Chevron Collegiate will be available on Golfstat.com. A recap and results will be posted on FightingIllini.com following…
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