University of Oklahoma Athletics

OU Continues Spring Slate in Florida
March 13, 2014 | Women's Golf
NORMAN, Okla. -- The seventh-ranked University of Oklahoma women's golf team returns to the course this weekend for the SunTrust Gator Invitational. The 14-team tournament will be played Friday-Sunday (March 14-16) at the Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla.
The Sooners are coming off a tie for third place at last weekend's Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head Island, S.C. OU recorded a three-round 885 (+33) at the 15-team event, which featured 13 teams ranked in Golfweek's top 30. Senior Anne-Catherine Tanguay led the Sooners, logging a 54-hole 216 (+3) and finishing in eighth place.
Sooners head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell said she is excited to see how her team measures up in another strong field.
“This is a quick turnaround for us, but when we get invited to a great event like this it's hard to turn it down,” Drouin-Luttrell said. “It definitely helps that the girls are great students. We have a tough tournament schedule this semester and this is the best way for us to compare ourselves with other teams. This event is also another good one for us. We played here last year and enjoyed it.”
Teams will start play at 8 a.m. CT Friday.
TOURNAMENT FIELD (GOLFWEEK/SAGARIN RANKINGS)
Oklahoma (7)
Arizona (10)
Florida (18)
Texas A&M (27)
Virginia (29)
Ohio State (30)
Miami (34)
Florida State (35)
Kent State (38)
UTSA (63)
Penn State (75)
Furman (79)
Old Dominion (87)
USF
OU LINEUP
1. Anne-Catherine Tanguay, Senior: Finished in eighth place at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate … No. 48 in the Golfweek individual rankings.
2. Chirapat Jao-Javanil, Senior: Finished tied for 15th place at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate … 2012 NCAA individual champion … Has finished in the top 40 in all six season events … No. 46 in the Golfweek individual rankings.
3. Emily Collins, Senior: Finished tied for 49th place at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate … No. 119 in the Golfweek individual rankings.
4. Alexandra Kaui, Freshman: Finished tied for 54th place at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate … Holds the OU single-round record 65 (-7) … Has finished in the top 20 in five of six career events … No. 24 in the Golfweek individual rankings.
5. Kaitlyn Rohrback, Senior: Finished tied for 54th place at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate … No. 121 in the Golfweek individual rankings.
INDIVIDUAL – Maggie Neece, Freshman: Coming off an 86th-place finish at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge … Played as an individual at the Schooner Fall Classic last October and tied for 48th place.
THE COURSE
The 6,002-yard, par-70 Mark Bostick Golf Course is the host site for the 2014 SunTrust Gator Women's Golf Invitational.
FORMAT
Teams will compete in 54 holes of stroke play over three days (18 holes each Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Play will begin at 8 a.m. CT Friday and Saturday at holes 1 and 10, and at 8 a.m. CT Sunday with a shotgun start.
OU AT THE SUNTRUST GATOR INVITATIONAL
Last season, the Sooners finished in second place in the event after carding an 868 (+28). Chirapat Jao-Javanil won medalist honors, recording a career-low 206 (-4).
WEATHER FORECAST
Friday: High of 61 degrees with no chance of rain and ENE winds at 5-10 mph.
Saturday: High of 74 degrees with a 20 percent chance of rain and south winds at 5-10 mph.
Sunday: High of 72 degrees with a 70 percent chance of rain and south winds at 5-10 mph.
LIVE STATS
Live scoring will be available at GolfStat.com.


















