The UNLV women’s golf team is set to compete in the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2015, teeing off Friday at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (Par 72, 6,330 yards). Taking the course for UNLV will be seniors Mayumi Umezu, McKenzi Hall, and Hina Matsui, along with sophomore Zi Yu Foong and freshman Amber Chen.
The field includes Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Cal State Fullerton, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Southern, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, South Carolina, Stanford, Texas, Tennessee, Purdue, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wake Forest.
The format of the tournament is the top 15 teams and top nine individuals not on those teams through three rounds of stroke play will advance to Monday’s additional day of stroke play. Following 72 holes, the top eight teams will advance to match play and the individual champion will be determined. Match play will begin Tuesday and a team champion will be decided in Wednesday’s finale.
TEE TIMES:
Friday, May 16: 7:47 a.m. PT – Amber Chen; 7:58 a.m. PT – Zi Yu Foong; 8:09 a.m. PT – Hina Matsui; 8:20 a.m. PT – McKenzi Hall; 8:31 a.m. PT – Mayumi Umezu.
Saturday, May 17: Tee times begin at 1:07 a.m. PT.
Sunday, May 18: To be determined according to 36-hole standings.
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