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Blessings Collegiate
Women's Golf Continues Fall Season with Blessings Collegiate Invitational
10/3/2021 | Women's Golf
All Three Rounds to be Televised on Golf Channel
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Ole Miss women's golf team is set to travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas, to take part in the annual Blessings Collegiate Invitational Monday through Wednesday.
The tournament, which will take place at the Blessings Golf Club, will feature a total of 10 programs including the Rebels and will be broadcast on the Golf Channel from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. CT during each day of play.
| TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE |
Monday, Oct. 4 – 18 holes (Rebels tee off 9:45 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Oct. 5 – 18 holes
Wednesday, Oct. 6 – 18 holes
| THE LINEUP |
Julia Johnson (Sr.)
-- Started fall season off by capturing individual tournament championship at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate with a three-day score of 204 (-12)
-- Finished ANNIKA Intercollegiate as the highest par-5 scorer in the tournament (-8)
-- Was the only Rebel to make an eagle in the previous tournament
-- 2020-21 WGCA First Team All-American
-- 2020-21 First Team All-SEC
-- 71.34 stroke average during 2020-21 season
Chiara Tamburlini (Jr.)
-- Finished the 2020-21 season ranked No. 100 by Golfweek and No. 103 by Golfstat as an individual
-- Recorded a stroke average of 73.73 for 2020-21
-- Earned her highest finish on the season by placing 7th at the East Lake Cup (72)
-- Shot her best three-day score of the 2020-21 season (216) at the NCAA Championships
Andrea Lignell (Jr.)
-- Shot the best round for the Rebels on day three of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, firing a 68 (-4) on the day
-- Finished with a three-day score of 226 at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, finishing tied for 47th
-- 2019-20 SEC All-Freshman Team
-- Posted a 73.17 stroke average in 2020-21
Smilla Sonderby (So.)
-- Finished tied for 20th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, her highest individual finish in her collegiate career
-- Set a new career low three-day score of 219 as well at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate
-- Tallied 10 birdies at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, the second-highest of the team over the course of the week
-- 75.22 stroke average in 2020-21
McKinley Cunningham (R-Fr.)
-- Made her collegiate debut with the Rebels at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate
-- Tallied a total of five birdies in the third round of the previous tournament
-- Ranked as the No. 2 recruit coming out of the state of Tennessee
-- 2019 Tennessean Sports Award Women's Golf Nominee
| THE FIELD |
Arizona
Arkansas
Houston
Illinois
Louisville
North Carolina
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Texas Tech
UCLA
| THE COURSE |
The Blessings Golf Club stretches to over 6,100 yards and plays as a par 72. The course was originally designed by architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. with a redesign recently completed by noted architect Kyle Phillips. In 2019, Blessings hosted both the NCAA Men's and Women's Golf Championships.
| JOHNSON OPENS SEASON WITH ANNIKA TITLE |
Senior Julia Johnson started her 2021 fall campaign with a bang by capturing the ANNIKA Intercollegiate individual crown in Lake Elmo, Minnesota three weeks ago. Johnson shot 12-under on the week, with a pair of 67 rounds (-5) on both Monday and Tuesday to claim what was her fourth individual tournament win with the Rebels.
| CEMENTED IN HISTORY |
With her 2021 ANNIKA Intercollegiate individual title win, Julia Johnson moved into a tie for first with Sarah Britt (1989-93) for the most individual tournament wins in Rebels women's golf history with four all-time. Johnson is now either tied or in sole possession of every possible individual record for Ole Miss women's golf.
| A PROMISING START FOR SONDERBY |
After earning a career-high finish tied for 20th at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, sophomore Smilla Sonderby is off to a solid start for Ole Miss to kick off her second season with the Rebels. Sonderby saw herself log a new career low 54 hole score of 219 (+3) in the tournament, alongside tying her career low 18 hole score of 72 (E) in the second round. Sonderby also tallied 10 birdies in her three rounds in Lake Elmo, which finished as the second highest on the team behind only tournament winner Julia Johnson.
| CARRYING MOMENTUM INTO FAYETTEVILLE |
The Rebels saw a strong finish in their final rounds at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate that has them poised to carry some momentum into the Blessings Collegiate Invitational. Junior Andrea Lignell was able to put together her best round of the tournament on day three, shooting a 68 (-4), while redshirt-freshman McKinley Cunningham logged her best round of the week in the final round with a three-over score of 75. Both Lignell and Cunningham saw five birdies each in their final rounds in Lake Elmo.
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