Tulsa hopes to defend title at Texas State Invitational
KYLE, Texas –– The Tulsa women’s golf team opens the spring season looking to defend its title at the Texas State Invitational, Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 7-8. The 54-hole, two-day event will take place at the par-72, 6,285-yard Plum Creek Golf Club.
Tulsa captured the team title at last year’s Texas State Invitational with rounds of 282-284-293 for a 5-under par 859 score and a two-stroke victory over second-place UTSA. The Hurricane had three golfers finish among the top-20. Lorena Tseng placed second with a 12-under par 204 score after turning in rounds of 65-69-70, while Haley Greb finished in fourth place with a 6-under par 210 score. Lilly Thomas shot a score of 221 for 16th place.
Participating teams include BYU, Idaho, Incarnate Word, Kennesaw State, Lamar, Little Rock, Sam Houston State, South Dakota, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M, Tulsa, UT Arlington, UTRGV, UTSA and host Texas State.
The junior Thomas and seniors Tseng and Greb will pace a Hurricane attack that also includes freshmen Sydney Seigel and Sophie Johnson. In addition, freshman Lovisa Gunnar will play the tournament as an individual.
In the fall season, Tulsa’s season-best finish was sixth place at the Samuel P. Golden Invitational. Thomas led the Hurricane in the fall with a 71.8 stroke average in 12 rounds, followed by Tseng’s 72.8 average.
Live stats will be available at Golfstat.com.