LEXINGTON, Ky. ? The University of Kentucky women?s golf team will host its only home event of the season this weekend, Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at the University Club?s Big Blue Course. Play in the 15-team tournament will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. both days.
Participating teams in the annual event include: Augusta State, Birmingham Southern, Central Florida, East Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Mississippi State, Murray State, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Ole Miss and Richmond.
The Wildcats return to the links after an eighth place finish in the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup hosted by the University of Louisville Sept. 18-19. Junior Beth Felts and senior Katie Johnson led UK as they each tied for 27th place. The duo shot a three-round total 17-over-par 233. Felts? second round one-under-par 71 was the highlight of the tournament.
At last season?s Wildcat Fall Invitational, Kentucky earned a fourth place finish. Felts led the Cats, placing in a tie for seventh place. Senior Erin Faulkner also placed in the top ten, with a tie for 10th. It was the first time during the season that two Wildcats earned a top-10 finish.
Florida claimed the tournament crown, shooting a 17-over-par 881 over the three rounds. Gator Mallory Blackwelder, a Kentucky native, led the individual scoring carding a four-under-par 212.
Kentucky has won its home event 10 times since its inception in 1979, but has not achieved the feat since 1997.
Complete recaps and results of the Wildcat Fall Invitational will be available at ukathletics.com.