University of Houston Athletics
Thursday, May 20
Whirlwind Golf Club – Chandler, Ariz.
University of Houston
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Let Them Play Classic
Houston to Compete in Barstool Sports’ LTP Classic
5/18/2021 7:12:00 PM | Women's Golf
Two-day, 54-hole addition to spring schedule begins Thursday at Whirlwind Golf Club
UPDATE (3:48 p.m., Thursday, May 20): Houston will compete with four student-athletes as a team and be eligible for the Let Them Play Classic team championship. We regret this mistake and any confusion.
CHANDLER, Ariz. – Although its season was abruptly cut short due to rainy weather at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, the University of Houston Women's Golf program will compete in its final tournament as a group this week during Barstool Sports' Let Them Play Classic.
The two-day, 54-hole event will begins with 36 holes Thursday and continues with the final 18 holes Friday at Whirlwind Golf Club's The Cattail and Devil's Claw courses.
The NCAA Baton Rouge Regional was canceled after three straight days of rainy weather on May 10-12. Schools received a waiver from the NCAA providing an exception in the competition rules, allowing those participating schools impacted by the Regional cancellation to play in an additional season-evening event, like the LTP Classic.
Houston will compete in the LTP Classic for Assistant Coach Lydia Gumm with four student-athletes. Sophomore Karen Fredgaard – who was in the Cougars' starting lineup in Baton Rouge – will be playing in the NCAA Championships as an individual at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., with Head Coach Gerrod Chadwell, beginning Friday as well.
Fredgaard became the second Cougar to qualify for the NCAA Championships based on her individual national ranking when the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional was canceled. She joined All-American Leonie Harm in qualifying for the nation's premier collegiate event.
The Cougars earned their way into the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional as an at-large team after finishing at No. 31 in the Golfstat national rankings.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Let Them Play Classic by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Under Gumm's leadership, the Cougars will be represented by freshman Zoe Slaughter, freshman Delaney Martin, junior Maria Jose Martinez and senior Ariana Saenz.
Slaughter has been a leader for the Cougars in her first collegiate season out of Houston's Memorial Senior High School. She ranks second on the team with a 73.33 average and nine rounds of par or better and has posted Top-10 finishes in each of her last three events, including a seventh-place showing at the American Athletic Conference Championships.
For her impressive efforts, she was honored as The American's Freshman of the Year, a first in program history, and was named to the All-Conference Team.
Martin has enjoyed a pair of Top-10 showings during her freshman season, including a fifth-place finish at The Bruzzy after a career-best 67 in the Final Round.
Martinez has competed in six tournaments this season. The Alvarado, Mexico, native set a school record with a score of 14-under 202 on the way to the individual championship at the Lone Star Invitational on April 12, 2021, opening that tournament at 67-66.
Saenz has appeared in seven tournaments in 2020-21, finishing fifth at the Lone Star Invitational. The Porter, Texas, native opened that event with back-to-back 70s and closed with a 69.
THE FIELD
The Cougars will compete against student-athletes from South Alabama, Jacksonville State, Mississippi State, Oregon State, East Carolina, North Texas, Purdue, Tulsa, South Dakota State, Sam Houston State, East Tennessee State and Quinnipiac.
PAIRINGS
Complete pairings can be found when finalized by clicking here.
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 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
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
CHANDLER, Ariz. – Although its season was abruptly cut short due to rainy weather at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, the University of Houston Women's Golf program will compete in its final tournament as a group this week during Barstool Sports' Let Them Play Classic.
The two-day, 54-hole event will begins with 36 holes Thursday and continues with the final 18 holes Friday at Whirlwind Golf Club's The Cattail and Devil's Claw courses.
The NCAA Baton Rouge Regional was canceled after three straight days of rainy weather on May 10-12. Schools received a waiver from the NCAA providing an exception in the competition rules, allowing those participating schools impacted by the Regional cancellation to play in an additional season-evening event, like the LTP Classic.
Houston will compete in the LTP Classic for Assistant Coach Lydia Gumm with four student-athletes. Sophomore Karen Fredgaard – who was in the Cougars' starting lineup in Baton Rouge – will be playing in the NCAA Championships as an individual at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., with Head Coach Gerrod Chadwell, beginning Friday as well.
Fredgaard became the second Cougar to qualify for the NCAA Championships based on her individual national ranking when the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional was canceled. She joined All-American Leonie Harm in qualifying for the nation's premier collegiate event.
The Cougars earned their way into the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional as an at-large team after finishing at No. 31 in the Golfstat national rankings.
LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Let Them Play Classic by clicking here.
THE LINEUP
Under Gumm's leadership, the Cougars will be represented by freshman Zoe Slaughter, freshman Delaney Martin, junior Maria Jose Martinez and senior Ariana Saenz.
Slaughter has been a leader for the Cougars in her first collegiate season out of Houston's Memorial Senior High School. She ranks second on the team with a 73.33 average and nine rounds of par or better and has posted Top-10 finishes in each of her last three events, including a seventh-place showing at the American Athletic Conference Championships.
For her impressive efforts, she was honored as The American's Freshman of the Year, a first in program history, and was named to the All-Conference Team.
Martin has enjoyed a pair of Top-10 showings during her freshman season, including a fifth-place finish at The Bruzzy after a career-best 67 in the Final Round.
Martinez has competed in six tournaments this season. The Alvarado, Mexico, native set a school record with a score of 14-under 202 on the way to the individual championship at the Lone Star Invitational on April 12, 2021, opening that tournament at 67-66.
Saenz has appeared in seven tournaments in 2020-21, finishing fifth at the Lone Star Invitational. The Porter, Texas, native opened that event with back-to-back 70s and closed with a 69.
THE FIELD
The Cougars will compete against student-athletes from South Alabama, Jacksonville State, Mississippi State, Oregon State, East Carolina, North Texas, Purdue, Tulsa, South Dakota State, Sam Houston State, East Tennessee State and Quinnipiac.
PAIRINGS
Complete pairings can be found when finalized by clicking here.
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 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
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarWGolf on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarWGolf or on the team's Instagram page at UHCougarWGolf.
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