ROCK HILL, SC— Winthrop women's golf is set to host the 2019 Winthrop Invitational at Waterford Golf Club on Monday, Oct. 7. The 36-hole, one day event will feature nine teams from the region.
Event: Winthrop Invitational
Dates: Monday, Oct. 7, 2019
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Course: Waterford Golf Club (Par 72 / 6,057 yards)
Format: 36-Hole Tournament (Monday – 36 holes)
Tee Times: Monday – 9 a.m. shotgun
Tournament Field: Appalachian State, Carson-Newman, Gardner-Webb, North Carolina A&T, Presbyterian College, Western Carolina, Winthrop, Wofford College, USC Upstate
Weather Forecast: Monday (partly cloudy, 84 degrees, SSE 3mph)
Live Stats: none
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES
- Winthrop is competing for a third straight week
- The last tournament the Eagles hosted was 2017 at Rock Hill Country Club (Winthrop Intercollegiate) and the Eagles finished second at +15
- Winthrop's Ashley Sloup captured medalist honors after a school record 67 in the final round to finish 3-under
- Sabrina Fonda and Sarah Funderburg are coming off Top 25 finishes at the Starmount Forest Fall Classic
- Fonda had a career-best finish of 12th while Funderburg finished T22
- Fonda posted her collegiate low 54-hole total of 228 (+12)
- Funderburg now has four Top 25 finishes in her collegiate career
WINTHROP LINEUP
- Sabrina Fonda
- Sarah Funderburg
- Whitney Carter
- Alexis Brindley
- MaKenna Brindley
Individuals –
Carleigh Greene,
Lisa Lied
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