University of Houston Athletics
Teeing Off at Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate
2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
| ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP | |
|---|---|
| Live Scoring | Golfstat |
| Lineup | Leonie Harm Megan Thothong Allie Andersen Ivon Reijers Courtney Tibiletti |
| Time | Sunday, Feb. 19 • 18 holes 9 a.m. split-tee start
Tuesday, Feb. 21 • 18 holes |
| Location | English Turn Golf & Country Club New Orleans 6,239 yards • Par 72 |
| Season Stats | Season Statistics |
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NEW ORLEANS â€" The University of Houston Women's Golf program opens the team portion of its 2017 spring schedule this weekend when it tees off at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship at English Turn Golf & Country Club.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament begins at 9 a.m., Sunday and continues with 18 holes each day through Tuesday on the 6,239-yard, par-72 course.
While this will be the first team-scoring tournament in which the Cougars will compete in 2017, it isn't the team's first action this semester. Earlier this week, the Cougars sent four student-athletes to compete at the Texas State Invitational at The Bandit Golf Club in New Braunfels, Texas.
Battling wind, overcast skies and cool temperatures, sophomore Leonie Harm enjoyed a steady effort and captured the first individual tournament title of her collegiate career with a three-round score of 218. She was joined among the top-20 leaders by junior Megan Thothong.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will face an elite field with seven of the nation's top 25 and nine of the top 50 program. That group includes No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 Florida, No. 11 Miami (Fla.), No. 19 UCF, No. 20 Oklahoma State, No. 21 Texas, No. 23 Arizona, No. 39 Oregon, No. 43 Clemson, Denver, Virginia, Mississippi State, UTSA and LSU.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Texas State Invitational by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Leonie Harm â€" 73.83 average with two three of par or better in 2016-17… Captured first title of her career with a score of 218 at the Texas State Invitational on Feb. 13-14 at The Bandit Golf Club in New Braunfels, Texas… Led the Cougars at the season-opening Mason Rudolph Championships, tying for 15th… Was Houston's first NCAA Championships participant in school history after tying for seventh at the 2016 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional... Native of Gerlingen, Germany, and product of Privatgymnasium St. Leon Rot.
Megan Thothong â€" 74.92 average… 2016 All-American Athletic Conference honoree… Posted a 71 at the Jim West Challenge on Oct. 9-10 and tied for 48th at that event… Competed in U.S. Amateur Championship in August 2016 for the second straight season… Native of Dallas and product of Plano West Senior High School.
Allie Andersen â€" Third on team with 74.20 average but leads the Cougars with four rounds of par or better… Fired three straight rounds of par or better to lead the Cougars and tie for 11th at the Jim West Challenge on Oct. 9-10 at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas… Joined Cougars in 2016-17 after competing for first two years at Colorado State… Native of The Woodlands, and product of The Woodlands High School.
Ivon Reijers â€"74.80 average and tied for second on team with three rounds of par or better… Made her collegiate debut at season-opening Mason Rudolph Championships on Sept. 16-18… Opened and closed that tournament with even-par rounds of 72… Joined Cougars at semester break in January but sat out 2016 spring season as redshirt… Native of Barcelona and product of Maristes and Redlands Community College.
Courtney Tibiletti â€" 75.33 average… Tied for 11th at the Bearkat Invitational on Oct. 3-4, 2016, with a score of Native of Huntsville, Texas, and product of Huntsville High School.
PAIRINGS
For Sunday's First Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from Virginia and Denver, beginning at 9 a.m., off No. 10
Tibiletti will begin the day at 9 a.m., with Reijers (9:09 a.m.), Andersen (9:18 a.m.), Thothong (9:27 a.m.) and Harm (9:36 a.m.) following.
LAST TIME OUT
In their last team-scoring tournament, the Cougars closed out the fall season and tied for seventh at the rain-shortened Trinity Forest Invitational presented by Vic Salvino on Nov. 7, 2016, in Dallas.
Reijers led the Cougars with an 18-hole total of 74 to tie for third, while freshman Amanda Elich â€" making her collegiate debut â€" tied for 20th at 77.
UP NEXT
Following the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Championship, the Cougars return to Houston to play host to their first tournament in program history.
The Cougars welcome teams to The Dickson on Feb. 27-28 on the Tournament Course at The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands, Texas. Admission is free, and all fans are invited to attend.
JOIN THE P.A.R. 4 CLUB
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Fans who join the P.A.R. 4 Club can begin receiving benefits for as little as $100 annually.
To join the P.A.R. 4 Club, fans can call 713-743-9417 or email gchadwel@central.uh.edu. For more information about the P.A.R. 4 Club, levels of giving and benefits, fans can click here.
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