By: By Hunter McKay
Tournament #4: Ladies Fall Intercollegiate Invitational
Date: October 27-29, 2017
Location: Atlanta Athletic Club – Highlands Course – Johns Creek, Ga. – Par 72 - 6,210 yards
Host: Louisville
No. of Teams: 12
Format: 54-holes of stroke play with 18 holes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
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The Kennesaw State women's golf team returns to action to closeout the fall season with a trip to Johns Creek, Georgia for the Ladies Fall Intercollegiate Invitational, hosted by Louisville on Oct. 27-29 at the par-72 Highlands Course at Atlanta Athletic Club.
The tournament will consist of 54 holes, with 18 holes contested each day. Tee times for Friday, Saturday and Sunday will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET off the first and 10th tees.
Kennesaw State was ranked No.52 by Golfstat and No.57 by Golfweek in this week's rankings.
Under the leadership of 11th-year head coach
Rhyll Brinsmead, the Owls have their eyes set on a second ASUN Conference Championship and NCAA Regional appearance in the last four seasons, while also looking to make history as the first KSU women's golf team to advance to the NCAA Championship.
The Field
The 12-team field includes No.33 Lousiville, No.87 Georgia, No.52 Kennesaw State, No.104 Georgia State, No.15 Illinois, No.41 East Carolina, No.79 Indiana, No.80 Augusta, No.69 Coastal Carolina, No.205 Dartmouth, No.72 Iowa and No. 112 Minnesota.
Lineup
1. Junior
Madison Caldwell
2. Junior
Roanne Tomlinson
3. Senior
Henriette Nielsen
4. Freshman
Kwan Wongsinth
5. Junior
Charlotte Charrayre
Quotable
"It's a real treat to be playing Atlanta Athletic Club this weekend. The rich history of the club and the events they've hosted will make for a special tournament. We're riding a wave of confidence right now, and this field really gives us a chance to solidly us as one of the top 50 teams in the nation."
- Head Coach
Rhyll Brinsmead
Owls Take Second at Palmetto Intercollegiate
The Kennesaw State women's golf team took second place after the third and final round of the Palmetto Intercollegiate on Tuesday (Oct. 24) at the par-72, 5,981-yard Turtle Point Golf Course. The Owls recorded a 13-over par 301 in the final round to finish the tournament with a three-round total of 27-over par 891. Four Owls finished in the top 18 individually to help the Owls secure a runner-up finish.
Next Up
The Owls will return to action at the Amelia Island Collegiate at Amelia National Golf and Country Club, hosted by Jacksonville University on Feb. 19-20 in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
KSU Team Notes
A Season of Growth
The 2016-17 Kennesaw State women's golf campaign featured a very young competitive squad that featured four underclassmen and two upperclassmen. It was a campaign that highlighted many achievements for the Kennesaw State women's golf program, including nine top 10 finishes, to go with five top-five finishes and an ASUN Conference Player of the Year. The Owls 299.64 scoring average and nine top 10 finishes were good for second-best in program history.
Medy Thavong was named both ASUN Women's Golfer of the Year and ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while head coach
Rhyll Brinsmead collected the ASUN Coach of the Year Award. Senior
Dulcie Sverdloff and Thavong were selections to the All-ASUN First Team and the ASUN All-Academic Team. Junior
Henriette Nielsen was named to the All-ASUN Second Team.
Sverdloff and Thavong Earn Academic Honors
Dulcie Sverdloff and
Medy Thavong were named to the 2016-17 Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. Sverdloff was named to the WGCA All-American Scholar team for the fourth year in a row while graduating in May with a degree in sports management with a 3.77 GPA. Thavong, a Prachinburi, Thailand native carries a 4.0 GPA in Accounting. This is her second consecutive appearance on the WGCA All-American Scholar Team.
Caldwell Advances to Round of 64 at US Women's Amateur
Kennesaw State's
Madison Caldwell advanced to the match play portion of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at the at the 6,423-yard, par-72 San Diego Country Club on Tuesday.
Needing to place in the top 64 to advance, Caldwell posted rounds of 75-71 for a 2-over par total of 146 to finish tied for 23rd. The rising junior made nine pars and three birdies in her opening round o on Monday. She carded five birdies and 10 pars during her second round. She became the second player in program history to reach the match play portion of the U.S. Women's Amateur joining Ket Preamchuen who did it in 2011.
Tomlinson Wins Florida FSGA Amateur Championship
Incoming Kennesaw State women's golfer
Roanne Tomlinson won the FSGA Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship on Sunday (July 9). Tomlinson shot rounds of 74-74-73 for a 5-over par total of 221 to win the event by one shot at the Sara Bay Country Club in Sarasota, Florida. Tomlinson made 35 pars and eight birdies in the three-day event. Tomlinson secured the title in the final round collecting 16 pars and a birdie to card a 1-over par 73.
Head Coach Rhyll Brinsmead
Head coach
Rhyll Brinsmead enters her 11th season at the helm of the Kennesaw State women's golf program. In her time as an Owl, she has led KSU to a pair of Atlantic Sun Conference titles and NCAA Regional Championship appearances, coming in 2011-2012 and 2014-15. A talented golfer in her own right, Brinsmead played collegiately at Texas State and graduated in 2004.
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