CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fighting 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. 24 through Tuesday, Feb. 25.
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 6,203 yards long.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
There will be 16 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 16-team field for The Chevron Collegiate will include Arkansas, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Maryland, Mississippi State, North Texas, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech, Tulsa and UTSA.
FIGHTING ILLINI LINEUP
No. 1: Anna Ritter
No. 2: Yurang Li
No. 3: Brielle Mapanao
No. 4: Lexanne Halama
No. 5: Victoria Zheng
ILLINI AT THE CHEVRON COLLEGIATE
This will be the fourth-straight year that the Illini will compete at The Chevron Collegiate. In last year’s event, the Orange and Blue finished in ninth, but Isabel Sy claimed co-champion honors thanks to a 7-under 65 in the second round and 4-under 68 in the third and final round.
Illinois’ second round team score of 12-under in the 2023 tournament 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 Scoreboad.Clippd.com. A recap and results will be posted on…
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