Women's Golf Closes Regular Season at LSU Tiger Golf Classic

OXFORD, Miss. – The sixth-ranked Ole Miss women's golf team will wrap up its regular season slate Tuesday and Wednesday as it travels to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to compete in the LSU Tiger Golf Classic.

The two-day event, hosted by LSU, will feature eight teams currently ranked in the top 25 by Golfstat. The tournament will consist of 36 holes on Tuesday, with the third and final round to be played on Wednesday.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

-- Tuesday, April 6 – 36 holes (Shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. CT)
-- Wednesday, April 7 – 18 holes (8:30 a.m. CT)

THE LINEUP

Kennedy Swann (Sr.)
-- No. 11 in the SEC with 72.74 stroke average this season
-- Ranked No. 18 individually in NCAA by Golfweek
-- Tied for third at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (76-69-75—218)
-- Finished third at Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate (68-69-73—210)
-- Registered co-medalist honors at the East Lake Cup to end fall season
-- Recently invited to USGA Curtis Cup practice session
-- Finished fifth 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur

Julia Johnson (Sr.)
-- Leads team and No. 4 in the SEC with 71.79 stroke average
-- Ranked No. 9 individually in NCAA by Golfstat and No. 14 by Golfweek
-- Has registered five straight top-10 finishes
-- Finished seventh at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (73-72-74—219)
-- Her 9-under, 207 in Sarasota tied for the third-lowest 54-hole score in program history
-- Been in lineup all 41 team tournaments since arriving on campus

Andrea Lignell (So.)
-- No. 16 in the SEC with 73.16 stroke average
-- Tied for 10th place at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (73-75-72—220)
-- Finished tied for eighth at Gators Invitational after career-best 67 during second round
-- Tallied a 15th place finish at both the Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate and the East Lake Cup
-- Registered an 11th place finish in first tourney of the season at The Blessings Collegiate
-- Three top-10 and nine top-20 finishes in 12 career tournaments
-- 2019-20 SEC All-Freshman Team

Ellen Hume (Jr.)
-- 74.15 stroke average this season
-- Won the Sally Amateur Championship over the winter break
-- 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.)
-- 74.50 stroke average this season
-- Tied career-low with a 69 during the second round at Heroes Ladies Intercollegiate
-- Registered third top 10 finish with a seventh finish at the East Lake Cup
-- Finished 20th at Gators Invitational (76-70-71—217)
-- Tied for team-best round of 70 (-2) during final round at The Ally
-- Has registered two top-five finishes in nine career tournaments

Ellen Hutchinson-Kay (Jr.) - Individual
-- Competing as an individual
-- 77.33 stroke average in one tournament this season
-- Tallied four rounds par-or-better, one in the 60s in 2019-20
-- Six career top-20 finishes

THE FIELD

#23 Alabama
#16 Arkansas
#9 Auburn
#24 Florida
#5 Florida State
#10 Georgia
Kentucky
#4 LSU
Mississippi State
#6 Ole Miss
Pepperdine
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt

THE COURSE

The University Club is a 6,350-yard par 72 championship caliber course designed by David Toms and Jim Lipe and is home to both the LSU men's and women's teams. It was designed to challenge the best while offering a course that members can enjoy daily. The design team took advantage of the natural topography keeping in mind the Louisiana Wetlands that surround this challenging design.

LAST TIME OUT

Three Rebels tallied top 10 finishes as Ole Miss earned runner-up honors at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Georgia, March 19-21. The Rebels finished just two shots back of tournament champion and top-ranked South Carolina. Kennedy Swann led Ole Miss with a third place showing (74-69-75—218) for her third top 5 finish of the season. Swann led the Rebels in birdies (9) and par-5 scoring (-4). Julia Johnson registered her fifth straight top 10 finish with a 219 (73-72-74) to finish in a tie for seventh. Sophomore Andrea Lignell tied for 10th individually (73-75-72—220).

REBELS IN THE POLLS

With just one regular season tournaments remaining until postseason play, Ole Miss sits No. 5 nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin College Rankings and No. 6 in the Golfstat Team Rankings. The Rebels have been ranked inside the top 10 all season long, ranking as high as a program-best No. 2 back in November.

LIGNELL EARNS CONFERENCE HONORS

After helping lead Ole Miss women's golf to a runner-up finish over the weekend at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, sophomore Andrea Lignell was named Southeastern Conference Newcomer of the Week by the league office on Wednesday. The Gothenburg, Sweden, native registered a 10^th place finish in the SEC heavy field, finishing with a 4-over, 220 (73-75-72). Lignell, who finished ahead of 19 players ranked in the Golfstat.com top 100 at the Georgia tournament, has carded a 73 or better in nine of her last 12 rounds.

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Players Mentioned

Ellen Hume

Ellen Hutchinson-Kay

Julia Johnson

Andrea Lignell

Kennedy Swann

Chiara Tamburlini

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