HOUSTON – Tennessee women’s golf is back on the road for its third tournament of the spring season, traveling to Houston, Texas, for the Chevron Collegiate.
Held at the Golf Club of Houston, the tournament will begin on Monday, Feb. 26 and feature two rounds on day one followed by a third and final round on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Previously the ICON Invitational, Tennessee competed in the tournament last spring season, finishing 11th with a score of 1-over (865). The Lady Vols will be looking for their third consecutive top three finish, the program’s first stretch since 2018, when they featured in the top-three on four straight occasions.
LADY VOLS LINEUP
Kayla Holden
Holden is coming off her second top-10 finish of her senior season, a seventh-place effort at the Sun Coast Invitational. The Port St. Lucie, Florida, native has placed in the top 30 in five of seven tournaments this season.
Bailey Davis
Playing the best golf of her junior campaign, Davis recorded her second straight top-15 finish to begin spring play. She currently leads the team in round average through two spring tournaments.
Angela Arora
Arora posted a strong spring debut, tying for 20th at the Sun Coast Invitational with a score of 2-over (146). The sophomore recorded a 69 in the second and final round of the shortened tournament, her fourth round in the 60s in just 11 collegiate tournaments.
Manassanan Chotikabhukkana
Chotikabhukkana narrowly missed out on her sixth straight top-20 finish, placing 30th with a score of 4-over (148). The Thailand native placed 13th at last year’s ICON Invitational with a 4-over (220).
Vanessa Gilly
The senior Gilly recorded her 32nd career round of par or better – the eighth-best figure in program history – at the Sun Coast Invitational. Her 12 such rounds this season lead the team and give her 23 in a two-year stretch, the most by a Lady Vol since Anna Newell from 2014-16.
THE FIELD
No. 14 Texas A&M, No. 29 Houston, No. 33 Oklahoma State, No. 34 SMU, No. 37 Tulsa, No. 38 Tennessee, No. 41 North Texas, No. 44 Maryland, No. 48 Iowa State, No. 54 Texas State No. 55 Furman, No. 57 Texas Tech, No. 60 UTSA, No. 62 UNLV, No. 68 Indiana, No. 71 Illinois, No. 73 TCU,
*Rankings updated by Scoreboard on Feb. 14, 2024
COURSE INFORMATION
Golf Club of Houston – Par 72 – 6,171 yards
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat and can be found here.
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