University of North Carolina Athletics
The UNC Women's Golf Team Hosts The Tar Heel Invitational
October 7, 2009 | Women's Golf
Oct. 7, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The University of North Carolina women's golf team will play host to the 34th annual Tar Heel Invitational October 9-11 at UNC Finley Golf Course, which features a par 72, 6,285-yard layout. Tee times begin at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday with teams starting off both the #1 and #10 tees. There will be a shotgun start at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday. The public is invited to attend and there is no admission fee.
The field of 18 teams includes nine which are ranked in the top 25 and 14 in the top 50 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin rankings. In addition to host North Carolina which is ranked 33rd, the field includes Auburn (#2), Michigan State (#10), Alabama (#12), Duke (#13), Texas A&M (#19), Florida State (#20), Virginia (#21), Louisville (#22), South Carolina (#25), Kent State (#28), Wake Forest (#30), Tennessee (#35) and Vanderbilt (#36).
"It is exciting for our women's golf program to be hosting the Tar Heel Invitational at UNC Finley Golf Course," says Tar Heel head coach Jan Mann. "This year's tournament has an exceptionally strong field. We look forward to giving our Carolina fans the opportunity to come out and watch our team along with many other top collegiate golfers in the country."
Tar Heel sophomore Catherine O'Donnell, from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., grabbed a share of the individual championship at last year's Tar Heel Invitational. She fired a two-under-par 70 in the final round for an even-par 216 total to capture a share of the title with a pair of Wake Forest players, Jean Chua and Natalie Sheary. O'Donnell was an All-ACC performer last year and was selected the ACC Freshman of the Year.
Carolina has played in two tournaments so far this fall. The Tar Heels finished third at the Duramed Cougar Classic played Sept. 13-14 in Hanahan, S.C. Three Tar Heels, Catherine O'Donnell, Kate Thomas and Margaret Pentrack, posted top-25 finishes. O'Donnell tied for seventh place at two-under-par 214 after firing rounds of 69-72-73. Thomas, a senior from Murwillumbah, Australia, tied for 16th place at two-over 218 and Margaret Pentrack, a junior from Pittsburgh, Pa., tied for 25th with a 220 total. O'Donnell tied for third place at the NGCA Collegiate Match Play Championship, the first event of the fall campaign. The Tar Heels tied for 11th place in the 36-hole medal qualifier.
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