Women's Golf Takes Part in Jim West Challenge

NORMAN – Oklahoma women's golf is back in action on Sunday when it tees off in the Jim West Challenge at the 6,185-yard, par-72 Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas.

The Sooners will play two rounds of the 54-hole tournament on Sunday, beginning with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.

"We're very excited to play at the Jim West Challenge this weekend," said OU head coach Veronique Drouin-Luttrell. "We are playing at a brand new golf course that opened about a month ago and we're eager to play it. This event is always a great one and we look forward to competing this week."

Oklahoma is joined in the 15-team field by No. 21 Florida State, Houston, Memphis, No. 22 Miami, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Southern Mississippi, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech and UNLV.

The Sooners are coming off of back-to-back third place finishes at the Schooner Fall Classic and Magnolia Invitational.

Live scoring throughout the tournament will be available on BirdieFire.com.

OU LINEUP

1. Kaitlin Milligan, sophomore: Enters the Jim West Challenge with back-to-back top-six finishes…Carded a 2-under 142 to tie for sixth at the 36-hole Magnolia Invitational…Tied for fifth in the Schooner Fall Classic, posting a 205 (-8) and finishing her last two rounds with a 66 (-5) and 68 (-3)…Competed in every event her freshman season…Her 117 birdies were the second most in the 2017-18 by a Division I freshman and ranked in the top 20 among all DI golfers...Owns the program and Big 12 record for lowest round, firing a 62 (-10) in the first round of the 2018 Westbrook Invitational…Took second place at the Westbrook Invitational after shooting a 54-hole total of 199 (-17), good for the lowest individual tournament score in school history.

2. Libby Winans, freshman: Back-to-back top-ten finishes at the Schooner Fall Classic and Magnolia Invitational…Carded a 206 (-7) and finishing tied for seventh at the Schooner Fall Classic...Opened her career with a 222 (+6) at the Minnesota Invitational and tied for 29th place...Won the 2018 Texas 6A State Championship while also capturing district and regional crowns at Plano East High School...Advanced to the match play portion of the 2018 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and the round of 32 in the 2018 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship.

3. Julienne Soo, senior: Closed out the Schooner Fall Classic with a 6-under 66, tying her career 18-hole low…Qualified for stage 1 of Q-School…A Golfweek All-America Team Honorable Mention…Finished her junior season with a stroke average of 72.27 - tied with Chirapat Jao-Javanil's 2012-13 campaign for the lowest in program history (both golfers took exactly 2,457 shots in 34 rounds)...Claimed 19th place in the 2018 NCAA Championships – the second-highest finish by a Big 12 golfer in the field…Named to the All-Big 12 Team in 2017 and 2018...Also named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team and Academic All-Big 12 Team.

4. Mikhaela Fortuna, freshman: Made her collegiate debut at the Magnolia invitational, claiming 45th place…Competed as an individual at the Schooner Fall Classic and posted two rounds in the 60's, finishing in a tie for 14th place…A freshman from Manila, Philippines...Captured second place in the 2018 Philippine Ladies Open...Took second in the 2016 Women's Western Amateur Championship.

5. Sydney Youngblood, sophomore: Carded a career-low 64 (-7) at the Schooner Fall Classic…Competed in all postseason events in 2018, including the NCAA Championships…Finished in 24th place at the NCAA Austin Regional, shooting a 219 (+3) ...Best finish of the year was a ninth-place showing at the Jim West Challenge with a career-low 209 (-4).