CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fighting Illini women’s golf is headed to the Bluegrass State to compete at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational at Champion Trace at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky., from Sunday, Sept. 8, through Tuesday, Sept.10.
THE SETTING
The Bettie Lou Evans Invitational is celebrating its 31st year with a new course. For the first time, Champion Trace at Keene Trace Golf Club is set to host this prestigious event. This course was designed by world-renowned golf course architect Arthur Hills and was built in 1987 by Tom Heilbron. Champion Trace also hosts the annual PGA Tour event, the ISCO Championship, formerly the Barbasol Championship. Consistently ranked among the top courses in Kentucky, Champion Trace promises to provide challenging and fresh dynamics to this year’s invitational. The course will be set up for a par 72 and will play 6,261 yards.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
This 54-hole stroke play event will feature 18 holes on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Tee times on Sunday and Monday start at 7:30 a.m. CT, with the final round shotgun on Tuesday also set for a 7:30 a.m. CT start.
THE FIELD
Along with the Illini, 11 team, 66 player event includes Akron, Eastern Kentucky, Houston, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Missouri, TCU and Washington State.
FIGHTING ILLINI LINEUP
No. 1: Victoria Zheng
No. 2: Yurang Li
No. 3: Lexanne Halama
No. 4: Brielle Mapanao
No. 5: Brielle Burns
Ind.: Anna Ritter
ILLINI AT BETTIE LOU EVANS INVITATIONAL
This will be the 14th time in program history that the Illinois women’s golf program has competed in the Bettie Lou Invitational, formerly known as the Wildcat/Lady Kat Fall Invitational. The Fighting Illini finished have finished fifth in each of the last two times it has competed in this tournament in 2017 and 2011. The Orange and Blue’s best finish at this event was fourth in 1992. Illinois head coach Renee Slone, formerly Heiken, earned medalist honors at this tournament in 1992.
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring for the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational will be available on Scoreboard.clipped.com. A recap and results will be posted on FightingIllini.com following each day of play.
UP NEXT
The Illini will next head to Charlottesville, Va., to compete in the Cavalier Regional Preview from Sept. 23-24.
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