The South Alabama Jaguars women’s golf team is set to compete in the Fifth Annual Evie Odom Invitational, hosted by Old Dominion at the Princess Anne Country Club. The tournament will take place from October 16 to 18 and features a three-day, 54-hole format on a par-70 course measuring 5,824 yards.
Twelve teams are participating in this year’s event. Alongside South Alabama and host Old Dominion, the field includes Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Furman, Georgia, James Madison, Maryland, North Florida, Penn State, Richmond and UNC Greensboro. Tennessee will also have individuals competing. South Alabama will be paired with Richmond and Colorado State for Thursday’s opening round.
The tournament begins Thursday morning with split tee starts between 8:00 and 9:50 a.m. CT on holes No. 1 and No. 10. Play continues Friday and Saturday with second-round action starting at 8:00 a.m., again using split tees.
South Alabama’s lineup consists of Anna Behnsen (teeing off at 9:50 a.m.), Daniela Palmeros (9:40 a.m.), Katharina Schroll (9:30 a.m.), Mercedes Aldana (9:20 a.m.) and Katelyn Foster (9:10 a.m.), all beginning their rounds on hole 10 Thursday.
Behnsen has led the Jaguars through their first three tournaments this season. She has two Top-10 finishes so far—including a win at the Inverness Intercollegiate—and holds the team’s lowest scoring average at 71.22 strokes per round over nine rounds played. Behnsen has recorded five rounds under par—three of them below 70—and leads the team with thirty birdies this season. Aldana and Schroll currently rank second and third among Jaguar golfers in scoring averages at 75.57 and 75.89 respectively.
Live scoring for each round will be available on USAJaguars.com.
For more information or updates on South Alabama women’s golf, fans can follow @SouthAlabamaWGLF on Twitter or visit the official athletics website.
