Women’s Golf to Take on Sam Houston State’s Bearkat Invitational this Week

Monday, October 2

Huntsville, Texas (Raven Nest G.C.)

All Day

Stephen F. Austin

SHSU Bearkat Invitational

Women’s Golf to Take on Sam Houston State’s Bearkat Invitational this Week

10/1/2017 7:11:00 PM | Women's Golf

Competing in their third tournament this fall, the Ladyjacks travel to Huntsville, Texas, Monday and Tuesday for the Bearkat Invitational hosted by Sam Houston State

By: Luke Bolanos | Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations

Live Scoring

Throughout the 2017-18 season, SFAJacks.com will feature a women's golfer or coach with a Q&A leading up to each of the Ladyjacks' tournaments. Today, highlighting redshirt junior Jamee Jorgensen.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin women's golf team will compete in its third tournament of the fall season this week, taking on Sam Houston State's Bearkat Invitational Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2-3. The two-day, 54-hole tournament at the Raven Nest Golf Club will feature a par-71 course comprised of 6,067 yards of play with a 11-team field that includes a total of six Southland Conference teams.

In addition to SFA and host Sam Houston State, fellow league members Houston Baptist, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, McNeese and Incarnate Word will be joined by Alabama State, Texas Southern, McLennan Community College, Western Texas College and Oklahoma City University in competition.

Play will begin at 8:30 a.m. both Monday and Tuesday with shotgun starts as rounds one and two will take place Monday, followed by the final round Tuesday morning. The Ladyjacks have been paired with McNeese and Incarnate Word and will tee off from holes five through nine tomorrow morning.

SFA did not compete in the tournament last year but tied for seventh out of 15 teams in the 2015 version of the invitational. The Ladyjacks posted a three-round score of 66-over 928 and had a top-10 finisher in Jessie White, who tied for eighth with a two-day total of 8-over 221.

Live scoring of the Bearkat Invitational can be followed via Golfstat.com.

Getting to know Jamee Jorgensen

Jorgensen, a native of Boerne, Texas (Champion H.S.), returned to the links for competition this year after being forced to redshirt in 2016-17 due to recovering from a back injury. In her first two years as a Ladyjack, Jorgensen posted four top-20 finishes and averaged a score of 80.94 in 33 total rounds played. Jorgensen is coming off of a good showing at the Mark Allen ORU Shootout where she tied for 19th out of 89 total competitors with a three-round score of 13-over 229.

Why did you choose to come and play at SFA?
"I chose to come to SFA because of the campus size, the coaches and my future teammates. I was excited that classes would be small enough to know my professors and my peers. The coaching staff was energetic and inspiring, and I felt I would connect with them. My teammates were excited to meet me and I knew I would have them as a solid group of girls to not only call teammates, but also my friends."

Who is the most influential person in your life, and why?
"My dad is without question the most influential person in my life. He inspires and motivates me to not only be the best golfer I can be, but to be the best person, friend and teammate possible. When I am struggling, I know I can call him to find stability, comfort, and guidance."

What are your top three to five values in life?
"The most important values in my life have to be honesty, communication, empathy and hard work. Honesty is a major key to success because it holds yourself accountable, but also allows for others to know what is going on in your life. I believe communication and empathy go hand in hand because people will not know what you are dealing with if you do not explain, and it is important to be understanding when others are struggling. I believe hard work is without question one of the best values a person can have. I believe you can persevere through anything with drive and dedication."

What is your best life lesson learned in college and/or golf?
"The best life lesson I have learned in college is sometimes things get out of hand, but it is all about how you handle it."

What is your dream job that is not practical?
"My dream job that is not practical would be a coffee taster. I would love to travel the world and taste coffee from all over."

Who would play you in a movie/TV series?
"I don't keep up with actors and actresses, so I don't really know who would act as me in a movie/TV series."

What is your biggest fear? Is there a story behind it?
"My biggest fear would have to be heights. Ironically, my family loves to go hiking and every time I attempt to go with them it turns into a dramatic experience for me."

What is one thing that no one knows about Erica?
"One thing no one knows about me is that I am a Pinterest fanatic. I love finding recipes that I'll more than likely never cook, cute clothes I'll never buy, and home décor I will never find in person. I think of it as window shopping to the extreme, but would love to someday live the life I have on Pinterest."

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