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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Sunday, February 4
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico | Grand Reserve Golf Club
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Puerto Rico Classic
Women’s Golf Opens Spring with Puerto Rico Classic
2/3/2024 | Women's Golf
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – No. 9 Ole Miss women's golf will be back in action for the Puerto Rico Classic to open the team's spring schedule, which is set to run Feb. 4-6 at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
The three-day, 54-hole affair, features 15 teams in the field, with seven being ranked within Clippd's latest Top 50 rankings. This will mark Ole Miss' first time playing at the esteemed tournament as the Rebels search for its third trophy of the season.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, Feb. 4 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 6:30 a.m. CT)
Monday, Feb. 5 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 6:30 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Feb. 6 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 5:30 a.m. CT)
THE LINEUP
Andrea Lignell (Sr.) – Gothenburg, Sweden
#3 Arkansas
#17 Auburn
Cincinnati
Furman
Georgia Southern
Kansas State
Louisiana-Monroe
LSU
Mercer
#50 Minnesota
#38 Oklahoma state
#9 Ole Miss
#22 Purdue
TCU
#12 Texas A&M
THE COURSE
The Grand Reserve Golf Club has hosted the Puerto Rico Open – the only PGA Tour event ever held on the island – annually since 2008. Stretching along the Grand Reserve beachfront peninsula, with El Yunque rainforest as a backdrop, fans experience an epic 18 holes of championship golf. The Grand Reserve is one of only two championship courses in the Caribbean. The course is a par 72 and spans across 6,305 yards.
REBELS IN THE RANKINGS
The Rebels are set to enter their spring campaign coming in at No. 9 in the most recent Scoreboard rankings powered by Clippd. The team is led by Macnab who sits in the 12 slot for individual rankings. Fournand is the other Rebel to crack the top 100 as she ranks 71st in the nation. Lignell, Host Husted, Johnson and Linder also all find themselves placed in the top 250 college golfers across the country, being ranked No. 108, No. 122, No. 193 and No. 219, respectively.
MACNAB NAMED TO ANNIKA AWARD FINAL FALL WATCH LIST
Macnab found herself amongst 20 of the nation's top collegiate women's golfers named to The ANNIKA Award Final Fall Watch List, presented by Stifel. The award is given annually to the most outstanding women's college golfer, as voted on by players, coaches and media. The Johannesburg, South Africa, native has lit up the golf course to open her junior campaign for the Rebels. She placed in the top-10 in all four tournaments this fall and notched her second collegiate medalist finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a score of 204 (-12). After Macnab's impressive showing at the Mason Rudolph Championship, the junior also earned her first SEC Golfer of the Week honors.
REBEL DUO RECEIVES INVITES TO ANWA
The Rebel pair of Lignell and Macnab received invitations to the 2024 installment of the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur, marking Macnab's third time and Lignell's second to receive an invitation to play at the ANWA. The tournament, taking place a week before The Masters, will feature 72 of the best women's amateur golfers in the world and will be held at the Champions Retreat Golf Club. Following the second round, the field will be cut to 30 with the final round to be played at Augusta National. Last year, the duo did exceptionally well as Lignell placed third overall with a score of 210 (-6) while Macnab tied for ninth at 217 (+1).
LINDER MAKES HISTORY
Even as a freshman, Linder has proved to be a vital contributor to the Rebels and continues to make history in her home state. After claiming the Women's Open title in domination fashion, the Carthage, Tennessee, native made Tennessee Golf Association (TGA) history by becoming the first person ever to win both the Tennessee Women's Open and Tennessee Junior Amateur in the same year. Linder also is the first person in TGA history to win the 2023 Tennessee Women's and Girl's Junior Player of the Year in the same year.
REBELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For all Ole Miss women's golf latest news and information, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWGolf, on Instagram at OleMissWGolf and on Facebook at Ole Miss Women's Golf. General athletic news can also be found at @OleMissSports on Twitter, Ole Miss Sports on Facebook, and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
The three-day, 54-hole affair, features 15 teams in the field, with seven being ranked within Clippd's latest Top 50 rankings. This will mark Ole Miss' first time playing at the esteemed tournament as the Rebels search for its third trophy of the season.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, Feb. 4 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 6:30 a.m. CT)
Monday, Feb. 5 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 6:30 a.m. CT)
Tuesday, Feb. 6 – 18 holes (Shotgun start scheduled for 5:30 a.m. CT)
THE LINEUP
Andrea Lignell (Sr.) – Gothenburg, Sweden
- Enters spring with season stroke average of 71.25, the seventh lowest in the SEC
- Invited to the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur
- Finished in the 20 individually in three of the Rebel's four fall tournaments
- Helped the Rebels secure the 2023 Cougar Classic title for the second consecutive year
- Shot a round score of 66 in the first round of the Mason Rudolph Championship, tying her career-low 18 score
- Leads team with stroke average of 69.08, the lowest in the SEC who have played minimum ten rounds
- Captured Mason Rudolph Championship Individual title in fall season, her second career medalist finish
- Finished top 10 individually of every fall tournament for the Rebels in the fall
- Invited to the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur
- Named to ANNIKA Award Final Fall Watch List
- Carries a 71.42 season stroke average, the ninth lowest in the SEC
- Secured eighth place at the Cougar Classic, marking second career top-10 finish
- Shot 3-under par (68) in all three rounds of Cougar Classic
- Represented Denmark at the IGF World Amateur Championships
- Helped the Rebels secure the 2023 Cougar Classic title for the second consecutive year
- Currently shooting a season stroke average of 70.92, the seventh lowest in the SEC
- Placed in the top 5 at the Cougar Classic and Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate
- At the Cougar Classic, recorded a career-low 54-hole total with a score of 203
- Tied her career-low round score of 67 (-4) in her first appearance as a Rebel
- Leads team with six rounds in the 60's
- Holds a 72.25 stroke average in the 2023 fall season
- Earned SEC Freshman Golfer of the Week honors on Oct. 18
- Named the 2023 Tennessee Women's and Girl's Junior Player of the Year
- In her collegiate debut, shot a career-low score of 212 (-1) at the Cougar Classic
- Clinched a career-high finish at the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate, as she tied for 14th
- Shot a stroke average of 71.33 in the 2023 fall season
- Holds the 12th lowest stroke average in the SEC of those who have played less than ten rounds
- Competed individually in two tournaments during the fall
- Tied for 20th at the Cougar Classic with a career-high score of 209 (-4)
- Carded a career-low 18-hole score of 67 at the Cougar Classic
- Prepared to make her season debut for the Rebels
- Helped lead the Rebels to the 2022 Cougar Classic title with a career-low 18 score of 68
- Posted a 75.56 stroke average during the 2022-23 season
- Achieved a third-place finish at The Ally in 2022 after shooting an even 216
- Finished the 2022 fall season with six of her 12 rounds being par or better
#3 Arkansas
#17 Auburn
Cincinnati
Furman
Georgia Southern
Kansas State
Louisiana-Monroe
LSU
Mercer
#50 Minnesota
#38 Oklahoma state
#9 Ole Miss
#22 Purdue
TCU
#12 Texas A&M
THE COURSE
The Grand Reserve Golf Club has hosted the Puerto Rico Open – the only PGA Tour event ever held on the island – annually since 2008. Stretching along the Grand Reserve beachfront peninsula, with El Yunque rainforest as a backdrop, fans experience an epic 18 holes of championship golf. The Grand Reserve is one of only two championship courses in the Caribbean. The course is a par 72 and spans across 6,305 yards.
REBELS IN THE RANKINGS
The Rebels are set to enter their spring campaign coming in at No. 9 in the most recent Scoreboard rankings powered by Clippd. The team is led by Macnab who sits in the 12 slot for individual rankings. Fournand is the other Rebel to crack the top 100 as she ranks 71st in the nation. Lignell, Host Husted, Johnson and Linder also all find themselves placed in the top 250 college golfers across the country, being ranked No. 108, No. 122, No. 193 and No. 219, respectively.
MACNAB NAMED TO ANNIKA AWARD FINAL FALL WATCH LIST
Macnab found herself amongst 20 of the nation's top collegiate women's golfers named to The ANNIKA Award Final Fall Watch List, presented by Stifel. The award is given annually to the most outstanding women's college golfer, as voted on by players, coaches and media. The Johannesburg, South Africa, native has lit up the golf course to open her junior campaign for the Rebels. She placed in the top-10 in all four tournaments this fall and notched her second collegiate medalist finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a score of 204 (-12). After Macnab's impressive showing at the Mason Rudolph Championship, the junior also earned her first SEC Golfer of the Week honors.
REBEL DUO RECEIVES INVITES TO ANWA
The Rebel pair of Lignell and Macnab received invitations to the 2024 installment of the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur, marking Macnab's third time and Lignell's second to receive an invitation to play at the ANWA. The tournament, taking place a week before The Masters, will feature 72 of the best women's amateur golfers in the world and will be held at the Champions Retreat Golf Club. Following the second round, the field will be cut to 30 with the final round to be played at Augusta National. Last year, the duo did exceptionally well as Lignell placed third overall with a score of 210 (-6) while Macnab tied for ninth at 217 (+1).
LINDER MAKES HISTORY
Even as a freshman, Linder has proved to be a vital contributor to the Rebels and continues to make history in her home state. After claiming the Women's Open title in domination fashion, the Carthage, Tennessee, native made Tennessee Golf Association (TGA) history by becoming the first person ever to win both the Tennessee Women's Open and Tennessee Junior Amateur in the same year. Linder also is the first person in TGA history to win the 2023 Tennessee Women's and Girl's Junior Player of the Year in the same year.
REBELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For all Ole Miss women's golf latest news and information, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWGolf, on Instagram at OleMissWGolf and on Facebook at Ole Miss Women's Golf. General athletic news can also be found at @OleMissSports on Twitter, Ole Miss Sports on Facebook, and OleMissAthletics on Instagram.
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