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Mason Rudolph Championship
Houston Tees Off in Mason Rudolph Championship
9/20/2018 8:42:00 AM | Women's Golf
Two-time American Athletic Conference champions open in Tennessee for third straight season
| Live Scoring | Golfstat |
| Lineup | Tatiana Pineda Yuka Kajiki Hannah Screen Amanda Elich Leonie Harm |
| Time | Friday, Sept. 21 – 18 Holes 8:30 a.m. split-tee start • Harm - 9:20 a.m. off No 1 • Elich - 9:30 a.m. • Screen - 9:40 a.m. • Kajiki - 9:50 a.m. • Pineda - 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 – 18 holes 8:30 a.m. split-tee start Sunday, Sept. 23 – 18 holes 8:30 a.m. split-tee start |
| Location | Vanderbilt Legends Club Franklin, Tenn. 6,430 yards par 72 |
FRANKLIN, Tenn. – American Athletic Conference champions in two of the last three years, the University of Houston Women's Golf program begins its 2018-19 season when it tees off Friday morning at the Mason Rudolph Championship
Competing on the 6,430-yard, par-72 course at Vanderbilt Legend Club, the Cougars will play 18 holes each day with the Final Round on Sunday. Teams will compete in split-tee starts each day, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Mason Rudolph Championship by visiting Golfstat.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete against Arizona State, Auburn, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Clemson, Louisville, LSU, Mercer, Michigan State, Middle Tennessee, Missouri, North Carolina, Wake Forest and host Vanderbilt.
THE LINEUP
Under the direction of Head Coach Gerrod Chadwell, the Cougars will compete with seniors Tatiana Pineda, Yuka Kajiki and Leonie Harm, junior Amanda Elich and freshman Hannah Screen.
Harm enjoyed a record-setting season with the Cougars in 2017-18. The Gerlingen, Germany, native earned WGCA All-America Honorable Mention and American Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors after posting a 72.84 scoring average with 17 rounds of par or better.
She fired a 64 in the Final Round at the NCAA Austin Regional to set a school record and qualified for a playoff from which she advanced to compete at the NCAA Championships for the second time in her career.
During the summer, Harm captured the Ladies British Amateur Championship title in late June and earned a place in the Ricoh Women's British Open in early August, becoming the first Cougar to compete in a major championship.
Kajiki was a two-time All-American Athletic Conference student-athlete in 2015 and 2016. The Hiroshima, Japan, native sat out 2017 as a redshirt and played sparingly a year ago.
Elich is a two-time member of the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team, while Pineda is one of four three-year letterwinners on the 2018-19 team. Screen will make her collegiate debut this weekend after an award-winning junior career in her native England.
PAIRINGS
For Friday's First Round, the Cougars will compete in groups with student-athletes from North Carolina and Michigan State.
Harm leads the way for Houston at 9:20 a.m., off No. 1 with Elich (9:30 a.m.), Screen (9:40 a.m.), Kajiki (9:50 a.m.) and Pineda (10 a.m.) following.
UP NEXT
Following the Mason Rudolph Championship, the Cougars compete at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational on Oct. 14-16 at TPC San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas.
From there, the team will tee off at the Jim West Challenge at Kissing Tree Golf Course in San Marcos, Texas, on Oct. 28-29.
JOIN THE P.A.R. 4 CLUB
Fans are invited to join The P.A.R. 4 Club to support Houston Women's Golf. P.A.R. 4 Club members provide financial support directly to Houston Women's Golf for needs beyond the program's operating budget.
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.
STAY CONNECTED
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