Monday, February 25
Corpus Christi, Texas (Corpus Christi C.C.)
Stephen F. Austin
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Islander Classic
Women’s Golf Heads to Corpus Christi for Islander Classic Monday and Tuesday
2/24/2019 8:01:00 PM | Women's Golf
Ladyjacks take on two-day 11-team tournament hosted by fellow Southland Conference member Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – After beginning spring championship tournament play two weeks ago in Kyle, Texas, at the Texas State Invitational, the SFA women's golf team returns to the links for competition this Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 25-26. The Ladyjacks will remain in the Lone Star State for their fourth tournament of 2018-19 within the state, taking on fellow Southland Conference member Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Islander Classic in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Format
The two-day, 54-hole event will get started Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start as the first day of play will feature two continual rounds of golf. Tuesday, a tournament champion will be determined following the third and final round, which is set to get underway at 8:30 a.m. once again with a shotgun start.
The Course
Held at the Corpus Christi Country Club, the par-72 18-hole championship course features 6,045 yards of greens. With a Robert Trent Jones designed course, the Corpus Christi Country Club sits on 156 acres of land and has a long history of tradition and heritage as the premier private country club in Corpus Christi.
The Tournament Field
A total of 11 teams will converge in Corpus Christi for the Islander classic with the tournament featuring three other Southland programs in host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the University of the Incarnate Word and Houston Baptist. Other participating teams include Southern Illinois, North Dakota, UT Rio Grande Valley, Cleveland State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Prairie View A&M and McLennan Community College.
The Lineup
Six SFA women's golfers will be competing in Corpus Christi with the Ladyjacks' lineup for the two-day tournament featuring junior Alexandra Batista, seniors Erica Lautensack and Jamee Jorgensen, junior Paola Cortes and sophomore Kelly Yang. Freshman Zayda Cedillo will participate as an individual competitor to complete SFA's travel party.
Tee Times
Paired with North Dakota and UT Rio Grande Valley, the Ladyjacks' scoring five will tee off of holes five through nine at 8:30 a.m. Monday for the opening round of play. Batista will get started off of hole five, followed by Lautensack starting on hole six, Jorgensen teeing off of hole seven, Cortes off of hole eight and Yang hole nine. Cedillo is paired with golfers from Prairie View A&M and McLennan Community College for Monday's first round and will tee off of hole 16.
Last Time on the Links
SFA began it's spring championship season two weeks ago at the Texas State Invitational (Feb. 11-12) on the Plum Creek Golf Club course in Kyle, Texas, shooting its two lowest rounds of 2018-19 thus far. The Ladyjacks carded a 14-over 298 in the opening round and a 15-over 299 on the second 18 holes of play, before rising a spot in the team standings during the final round. Posting a 12th-place finish among 16 total teams, SFA recorded a three-round total of 57-over 909. Jumping fellow league member Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the final round, the Ladyjacks finished ahead of a pair of Sun Belt Conference programs in Arkansas-Little Rock and UT Arlington. After carding a season-best 1-under 70 in the opening round, Batista climbed eight spots on the individual leaderboard in the third round by shooting a 3-over 74 to tie for 21st among 84 total golfers with a career-low three-round total of 7-over 220, which is the second-lowest 54-hole score of any Ladyjack this season. Likewise, Jorgensen turned in a career-best three-round score of 11-over 224, notching a 6-over 77 on the final 18 holes of play to tie for 31st.
Last Time in Corpus Christi
After a four-year hiatus, SFA returns to Corpus Christi for the Islander Classic as the Ladyjacks will be making their seventh appearance at the annual tournament. SFA's best result at the Islander Classic came during its last visit to Corpus Christi in 2015 when the Ladyjacks finished fourth in a 16-team tournament field. Shooting a 50-over 626 in the then two-round event, which tied for the fifth-lowest two-round score by SFA in program history, the Ladyjacks saw Lautensack share the individual title by tying for first place among 85 total golfers. She notched a 7-over 151 across the two rounds, tying the sixth-lowest two-round score by a SFA golfer en route to becoming the first Ladyjack to capture multiple tournament titles.
Up Next…
The Ladyjacks will have the next two weeks off from competition before returning to tournament action Monday and Tuesday, March 11-12 in Jacksonville, Florida, for Butler's Benbow Invitational held at the the Blue Sky Golf Club.
Stay tuned to SFAJacks.com, as well as SFA's social media platforms, for complete coverage of Ladyjack golf throughout the spring.
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