Women's Golf Among 53 Teams Competing At Kiawah Island Classic

2/29/2020 3:37:00 PM

Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop women's golf will head to the southeast coast of South Carolina this weekend for one of the largest collegiate tournaments in the country as 53 teams will compete at the Kiawah Island Classic.

Event: 2020 Kiawah Island Classic
Dates: Sunday-Tuesday, Mar. 1-3, 2020
Location: Kiawah Island, S.C.
Courses: Kiawah Island Resort - Osprey Point (Par 72 / 5,984 yards) | Oak Point (Par 72 / 5,977 yards)
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (Sunday – 18 holes / Monday – 18 holes / Tuesday – 18 holes)
Tee Times: Sunday & Monday – Morning Wave starts at 8:45 a.m. / Afternoon Wave starts at 1:30 p.m.) / Tuesday – 8:45 a.m. shotgun start
Tournament Field: Alabama State, Austin Peay, Bethune-Cookman, Boston, Bucknell, Charleston Southern, College of Charleston (A), College of Charleston (B), Dayton, Delaware, Elon, Fairfield, Fairleigh Dickinson, Florida Gulf, Hampton, High Point, Hofstra, Indiana State, IUPUI, Jacksonville, Jacksonville State, James Madison, Lipscomb, Longwood, Merrimack, Missouri State, Monmouth, Murray State, Navy, North Alabama, Oakland, Omaha, Oral Roberts, Presbyterian College, Radford, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Samford, SCAD – Savannah, Saint Francis, Stetson, Tennessee Tech, Towson, The Citadel, UT Arlington, UNC Asheville, UNCG, USC Upstate, Western Carolina, William & Mary, Winthrop, Wofford and Youngstown State,
Weather Forecast: Sunday (partly sunny, 57 degrees, SW at 6mph) | Monday (sunny, 65 degrees, SW at 10mph) | Tuesday (mostly cloudy, 68 degrees, SSW at 14mph)
Live Stats: Golfstat.com

A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES

Whitney Carter is coming off a T35 finish to lead the Eagles at the Amelia Island Collegiate
Carter's event was highlighted by a hole-in-one during her second round and capped off by a 1-under 71 in the final round
Carter is second on the team in scoring average at 78.14
Sarah Funderburg leads the team in scoring average at 77.14
Sabrina Fonda returns to the lineup as she's third on the team in scoring average at 78.91
This is Winthrop's first time at the Kiawah Island Classic since 2012-13 when the team finished 13^th in a field of 32