Women’s Golf Opens Spring Season at Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss women's golf team begins their springs season Sunday as the Rebels travel to Sarasota, Florida, to compete in the Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate.

The three-day event, hosted by Purdue, will be held at the Founders Golf Club and will feature 14 other women's NCAA Division I teams from the Big 10, Big 12, SEC and ACC. The tournament will benefit the Army Ranger Lead the Way Fund and will be playing 6,264 yards and par 72.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Sunday, Feb. 7 – 18 holes (Shotgun start at 7 a.m. CT)
Monday, Feb. 8 – 18 holes (Shotgun start at 6:30 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Feb. 9 – 18 holes (Shotgun start at 7 a.m. CT)

THE LINEUP

Kennedy Swann (Sr.)
-- On the ANNIKA Award watch list
-- 72.71 stroke average this season
-- Ranked No. 11 individually in NCAA by Golfweek and No. 14 by Golfstat
-- Earned co-medalist honors at the East Lake Cup to end fall season
-- Finished 11th at Blessings Collegiate to begin 2020-21 season
-- Tallied a 22nd place showing at The Ally
-- Will participate in the 2021 Augusta National Women's Am
-- Recently invited to USGA Curtis Cup practice session
-- Finished fifth 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur

Julia Johnson (Sr.)
-- Averaged stroke average of 73.29 in the fall
-- Ranked No. 24 individually in NCAA by Golfstat and No. 40 by Golfweek
-- Registered an eighth place finish at the East Lake Cup in October
-- Tallied an 11th place finish at Blessings Collegiate to open the season
-- Finished tied for 22nd at The Ally in second fall tournament in 2020
-- Been in lineup all 37 team tournaments since arriving on campus
-- Will participate in the 2021 Augusta National Women's Am

Ellen Hume (Jr.)
-- On the ANNIKA Award watch list
-- 73.43 stroke average this season
-- Ranked No. 18 individually in NCAA by Golfweek and No. 26 by Golfstat
-- Recently won the Sally Amateur Championship
-- Including amateur tourneys, has tallied 13 straight rounds in which she has shot 73 or better
-- Earned co-medalist honors at the East Lake Cup to end fall team season
-- Led team with 12th place finish at The Ally (70-73-73—216)

Chiara Tamburlini (So.)
-- Leads team with 72.50 stroke average this season.
-- Ranked No. 32 individually in NCAA by Golfweek and No. 33 by Golfstat
-- Registered third top 10 finish with a seventh finish at the East Lake Cup
-- Finished 22nd in first appearance of 2020 (76-72-70—218)
-- Tied for team-best round of 70 (-2) during final round at The Ally
-- Has registered two top-five finishes in four career tournaments

Andrea Lignell (So.)
-- 74.29 stroke average this season
-- Ranked No. 58 individually in NCAA by Golfstat
-- Tallied a 15th place finish at the East Lake Cup in October
-- Registered an 11th place finish in first tourney of the season at The Blessings Collegiate
-- One top-10 and five top-20 finishes in six career tournaments
-- 2019-20 SEC All-Freshman Team

THE FIELD

Augusta
Clemson
No. 6 Georgia
Illinois
No. 33 Iowa State
Minnesota
NC State
Northwestern
Notre Dame
No. 10 Oklahoma State
No. 3 Ole Miss
No. 25Purdue
No. 11 Tennessee
No. 14 Texas Tech
Virginia Tech

THE COURSE

Following the ancient contours of traditional Scottish Links courses, the Founders Golf and Social Club's 18-hole championship course takes its cues from the gently rolling terrain. Set against a backdrop of centuries-old oaks, pines and palms and highlighted by a natural buffer of lush, untamed landscape, par 72 layout offers a dynamic route along groomed fairways, tranquil lakes and unspoiled wetlands. Each hole is sculpted in harmony with the natural beauty of the landscape to elevate the challenge and exhilaration of play. The course is a "core" design, where golfers cross no roads during play and where homes are carefully set back from the field of play.

REBELS RANKED TOP 5 IN BOTH POLLS

The Rebels rank No. 3 in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings and No. 4 in the Golfstat Team Rankings. Ole Miss won both the individual and team title at the prestigious East Lake Cup in October and finished fourth in its other two fall tournaments. It's the first time in program history that the Rebels have been ranked inside the top 5 by both organizations.

BUILDING A POWERHOUSE

Kory Henkes took over the Ole Miss program in 2015 and has turned the Rebels into a top-tier program. Henkes has led the Rebels to two straight NCAA Championship berths and a No. 11 final ranking in the WGCA Coaches Poll last season. The Rebels were one of only two teams nationally to have four or more wins in 2019-20. Ole Miss also won its first SEC Championship in school history under Henke's guidance in 2019.

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Players Mentioned

Ellen Hume

Julia Johnson

Andrea Lignell

Kennedy Swann

Chiara Tamburlini

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