Wildcats Dive Into The Reserve at Lake Keowee for Clemson Invitational
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Kentucky Women’s Golf team, ranked No. 26 in the nation, will travel to Lake Keowee for the Clemson Invitational. The tournament will begin on Friday with the final round of play taking place on Sunday.
The lineup for the Wildcats for the tournament will be Jensen Castle, Rikke Svejgård Nielsen, Marissa Wenzler, Laney Frye and María Villanueva Aperribay.
Kentucky will go up against 17 other programs including Southeastern Conference rivals No. 9 Florida, No. 18 LSU, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Other universities making up the participant pool includes, but is not limited to, host Clemson, No. 14 Florida State, Miami, Maryland, and Notre Dame.
UK will tee off at 9:09 Friday morning paired with Florida and Virginia Tech. Villanueva Aperribay will kick off the first round for the team.
The Cats are coming off a fourth-place performance at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Ariz. Castle was the top contender for Kentucky, placing fifth by completing the tournament at -7. Svejgård Nielson was the second Wildcat to place in the top-20 as her impressive performance concluded with her sitting at two-under-par for a total tally of 214.
Spanning 6,386 yards, The Reserve at Lake Keowee is comprised of Bermuda turf and green complexes, and is a par 72.
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This tournament is one of the final events of the regular season before looking to postseason competition next month.
BIRDIES FOR TORNADO RELIEF FUNDRAISER
Collectively, the team recorded 148 birdies since announcing the start of a new fundraiser to aid fellow Kentuckians in the Western region of the state who were devastated by an EF4 tornado in early December of last year. In partnership with the Kentucky Red Cross, the program is asking for monetary donations or pledges. For each birdie made, beginning with the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and throughout the rest of the 2022 spring season, money will be given to those impacted by the catastrophic disaster.
Those wishing to donate can do so by clicking here.
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