Rock Hill, S.C.— Winthrop women's golf is back in action this week as it heads to Georgia for The Strutter Gus Invitational.
Event: The Strutter Gus Invitational
Dates: Sunday-Monday, Feb. 21-22, 2021
Location: Statesboro, Ga.
Course: Georgia Southern University Golf Course (Par 72 (36-36) / 6,111 yards)
Format: 54-Hole Tournament (Sunday – 36 holes / Monday – 18 holes)
Tee Times: Sunday – 8:30 a.m. shotgun / Monday – 8:30 a.m. shotgun
Tournament Field: Appalachian State, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, High Point, Illinois State, Marshall, Murray State, Seminole State, UNC Greensboro, Winthrop
Weather Forecast: Sunday (mostly sunny, 58 degrees, ESE 9mph) | Monday (Cloudy with developing rain, 63 degrees, SSW 12mph
Live Stats: Golfstat.com
A GLANCE AT THE EAGLES
- Eagles are back in action just a week after opening the season at the Amelia Island Collegiate
- Sarah Funderburg finished 9th in the event, earning her Big South Conference Golfer of the Week honors
- Freshman Valentine Savioz had the second-best finish at T28
- The Eagles finished 3rd in the field for total birdies with 25
- This week the same five Eagles qualified for the opener, just shuffled in a different order
- It is the first time the Eagles have competed in the state of Georgia since Mar. 31-Apr. 2, 2019 at the John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate
- Socially distances spectators will be allowed on the course
WINTHROP LINEUP
- Sarah Funderburg
- Valentine Savioz
- Alexis Brindley
- Carleigh Greene
- Whitney Carter
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