ROCK HILL, SC—The seeds for the 2019 Big South Conference Women's Golf Championship presented by Musco Sports Lighting have been announced as Winthrop will be seeded fourth for this week's championship.

Event: Big South Conference Championship
Dates: Friday, Apr. 12, 2019 – Sunday, Apr. 14, 2019
Location: Ninety-Six, SC
Course: The Patriot Golf Club (Par 72 / 6,230 yards)
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (Thursday – practice round / Friday – 18 holes / Saturday – 18 holes / Sunday – 18 holes)
Tee Times: Friday – 8:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. off No. 1 hole | Saturday - 8:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. off No. 1 hole) | Sunday – TBD (set by leaderboard after 36 holes)
Tournament Field: Campbell, Charleston Southern, Hampton, High Point, Gardner-Webb, Presbyterian College, Radford, UNC Asheville, USC Upstate, Winthrop
Weather Forecast: Friday (Thunderstorms, 78 degrees, SSE 10mph) | Saturday (Thunderstorms, 80 degrees, S 6mph) | Sunday (Thunderstorms, 80 degrees, S 13mph)
Live Stats: (Golfstat.com)                      
 
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES

• Eagles are seeded 4^th for the championship with an official GolfStat ranking of 174
• Finished 2^nd at the 2018 Big South Conference Championship with a 54-hole team total of 914
• The 914 was the third lowest total in program history for a 54-hole conference championship
• This marks the 11^th time the Patriot Golf Club has hosted the women's championship
• Senior Julie Reinertsen finished third at the 2018 championship at 3-over par
• Senior Chelsea Dantonio along with Reinertsen have paced the Eagles this season
• Dantonio has a team-best scoring average of 75.33 while Reinertsen has a scoring average of 76.75
• Dantonio has finished in the Top 5 twice, Top 15 three times and the Top 25 five times this season
• Reinertsen has the lowest score for 18 holes this season when she fired a 69 in the second round of the Starmount Forest Fall Classic
• Both have the most championship experience on the team having played in each of their first three years
• Dantonio has two Top 10 finishes at the championship averaging 78.7 in the first round, 73.7 in the second round and 75.0 in the third round
• Dantonio's best championship finish is T7 in 2017 as she finished 1-over par
• Reinertsen has finished T24 or better (3^rd in 2018) in her three championships with an average score of 75.3 in the first round, 76.7 in the second and 75.3 in the final round
• Freshman Sarah Funderburg has the third lowest scoring average for the Eagles this season at 78.84
• Dantonio leads the team in birdies made this season with 37 followed by Funderburg (27) and Reinertsen (26)
• Morgan McClaugherty ranks 36^th nationally in fairways hit (.816) while Dantonio is 45^th (.811)
• As a team the Eagles rank 22^nd in fairways hit (.744)
• Dantonio also ranks 50^th in the country in putts per round (31.11)

WINTHROP LINEUP

1. Chelsea Dantonio
2. Julie Reinertsen
3. Morgan McClaugherty
4. Sarah Funderburg
5. Whitney Carter

Date - Time (ET) - Event (schedule and pairings subject to change)
Thursday, April 11 - 1:00pm - Practice Round (shotgun)

Friday, April 12 - 8:30am - First Round
     8:30-9:10am - #4 Winthrop, #5 Gardner-Webb, #6 Presbyterian (No. 1 hole)
     8:35-9:15am - #10 Longwood, #11 Hampton (No. 10 hole)
     9:20-10:00am - #1 Campbell, #2 High Point, #3 USC Upstate (No. 1 hole)
     9:25-10:05am - #7 Charleston Southern, #8 UNC Asheville, #9 Radford (No. 10 hole)

Saturday, April 13 - 8:30am - Second Round
     8:30-9:10am - #4 Winthrop, #5 Gardner-Webb, #6 Presbyterian (No. 10 hole)
     8:35-9:15am - #10 Longwood, #11 Hampton (No. 1 hole)
     9:20-10:00am - #1 Campbell, #2 High Point, #3 USC Upstate (No. 10 hole)
     9:25-10:05am - #7 Charleston Southern, #8 UNC Asheville, #9 Radford (No. 1 hole)

Sunday, April 14 - 8:30am - Final Round
     8:30-9:10am - 4th-place team, 5th-place team, 6th-place team (No. 1 hole)
     8:35-9:15am - 10th-place team, 11th-place team (No. 10 hole)
     9:20-10:00am - 1st-place team, 2nd-place team, 3rd-place team (No. 1 hole)
     9:25-10:05am - 7th-place team, 8th-place team, 9th-place team (No. 10 hole)

Meanwhile, the Big South Conference will announce its 2019 All-Conference Team, All-Freshman Team, All-Academic Team, All-Championship Team and the annual award winners on Sunday, April 14 as part of the post-Championship awards ceremony.