Women’s Golf Wraps Up Fall Season at East Lake Cup

ATLANTA, Ga. – The Ole Miss women's golf team is set to take part in the prestigious East Lake Cup beginning Monday morning looking to cap off their fall season in Atlanta, Georgia.

Television coverage of the East Lake Cup will be available for all three days of the tournament on the Golf Channel, with coverage beginning at 2 p.m. CT each day.

The tournament, in which the Rebels captured the team title last season, features the final four men's and women's teams from the 2020-21 NCAA Golf Championships.

Day one of the East Lake Cup includes an 18-hole round of stroke play to determine individual champion and seeding for match play, while day two and three will involve semifinal and championship rounds of match play to determine the team championship.

Joining Ole Miss this year in the women's field will be Arizona, Duke and Oklahoma State while on the men's side, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Pepperdine are set to square off.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Monday, Oct. 25 – 18 holes, Stroke Play (Rebels tee off starting at 9:55 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Oct. 26 – Match Play Semifinals
Wednesday, Oct. 27 – Match Play Finals

THE LINEUP

Julia Johnson (Sr.) - Teeing off Hole 1 at 10:43 a.m. CT
-- Carries season stroke average of 72.00 into Atlanta for the East Lake Cup
-- Started fall season off by capturing individual tournament championship at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate with a three-day score of 204 (-12)
-- Finished fourth individually at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup with a 54-hole score of 221 (+5)
-- 2020-21 WGCA First Team All-American
-- 2020-21 First Team All-SEC

Chiara Tamburlini (Jr.) - Teeing off Hole 1 at 10:31 a.m. CT
-- Holds a stroke average of 74.50 on the season so far
-- Currently ranked No. 63 in the nation according to Golfweek
-- Had the highest finish for the Rebels at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, finishing tied for 14th
-- Earned a new season-high individual finish at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, where her three-day score of 225 (+9) had her finish 13th
-- Is making her 14th career tournament start for Ole Miss at the East Lake Cup

Ellen Hume (Sr.) - Teeing off Hole 1 at 10:19 a.m. CT
-- Shot a 54-hole score of 225 (+9) in the team's season-opening ANNIKA Intercollegiate tournament
-- Was one of two Rebels to claim an individual tournament win in the 2020-21 season
-- Posted stroke average of 74.50 in the 2020-21 season
-- Nominated for the Tom Cousins Award, which is given out annually to one male and one female individual or group that best exemplifies civic, community and philanthropic qualities

Andrea Lignell (Jr.) - Teeing off Hole 1 at 10:07 a.m. CT
-- Currently posting a 76.00 stroke average on the fall season
-- Shot the best round for the Rebels on day three of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, firing a 68 (-4) on the day
-- Earned her best finish of the fall season at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, finishing tied for 14th (79-74-73–226)
-- 2019-20 SEC All-Freshman Team
-- Is appearing in her 19th career and 16th consecutive tournament for the Rebels

Natacha Host Husted (Fr.) - Teeing off Hole 1 at 9:55 a.m. CT
-- Currently holds a 75.67 stroke average after her first tournament with the team
-- Made her collegiate debut with Ole Miss at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup
-- Led the Rebels after round one of the Stephens Cup, posting an 18-hole score of 73 (+1)
-- Earned her first career Top 20 finish at the Stephens Cup, finishing tied for 18th after carding a 227 (+11) three-day score
-- Has been a member of the Danish Ladies National Team since 2019

THE FIELD

No. 3 Oklahoma State
No. 17 Arizona
No. 18 Duke
No. 26 Ole Miss

THE COURSE

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, East Lake Golf Club is the home course of legendary golfer Bobby Jones and is the oldest golf course in the city of Atlanta. The Club is not only historic, but philanthropic as well. Proceeds from operations – more than $20 million to date – support the East Lake Foundation, which has helped transform one of the nation's worst public housing projects into a thriving community. Since 2005, East Lake has been the permanent home of the TOUR Championship, the culminating event of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedEx Cup, with only the top 30 players on the points list qualifying each year.

TV COVERAGE

Golf Channel will provide live coverage every day from Atlanta from 2 until 5 p.m. CT. The broadcast team will be anchored by Bob Papa, Curt Byrum and Steve Burkowski in the broadcast booth. Billy Ray Brown also will contribute to coverage as an on-course reporter. Preceding live tournament coverage will be a special College Central show outlining top storylines each day from 1-2 p.m. CT. Cara Banks will host College Central and be joined in-studio by Tripp Isenhour and college insider Ryan Lavner. Burkowski will offer reports from onsite at East Lake Golf Club.

CUNNINGHAM HELPS REBELS UPSET ARKANSAS

In dramatic fashion, the Rebels were able to take down No. 2 ranked Arkansas in match play to claim third place at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup last week, defeating the Razorbacks by a score of 3-2. While big wins from Andrea Lignell and Chiara Tamburlini helped seal the win for Ole Miss, it was an upset tie by redshirt-freshman McKinley Cunningham against Cory Lopez, Golfweek's No. 5 ranked golfer in the nation, that helped the Rebels pull off the upset in match play.

ANOTHER TOP 5 FINISH FOR JOHNSON

Senior Julia Johnson continued her strong fall season by earning her second Top 5 finish of the season and 18th of her career at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, finishing in fourth individually following a 75-74-72–221 (+5) scorecard on the week. The weekend also marked the 37th time that Johnson has finished inside of the Top 20 of a tournament in her collegiate career, making her career Top 20 finish rate now sit at 80.43 percent.

HOST HUSTED DELIVERS IN DEBUT

Appearing in the first collegiate tournament of her career, Natacha Host Husted put together an impressive week in Roland, which included logging a team-best day one score of 73, while also finishing the tournament tied for the most birdies by an individual over the course of the week with 11 total. Host Husted ultimately went on to finish tied for 18th at the conclusion of stroke play, earning her first career Top 20 finish in her very first tournament appearance.

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Players Mentioned

McKinley Cunningham

Natacha Host Husted

Ellen Hume

Julia Johnson

Andrea Lignell

Chiara Tamburlini

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