Tech Women's Golf To Host First Home Event
September 22, 2004 | Women's Golf
Sept. 22, 2004
Lubbock, TEXAS- The Texas Tech women's golf team prepares to host the Jeannine McHaney Invitational this weekend, Sept. 24-26, at the Rawls Course in Lubbock. This will be the first collegiate tournament the Rawls Course has been host to and the first tournament the Lady Raiders have hosted since 1999.
The Lady Raiders are coming off a 12th-place finish at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. Senior Megan Hull and freshman Valerie Tan were Tech's top finishers in the team's Top 15 finish, both tied for 44th. Hull ended the tournament with a three-round score of 230, while Tan finished the three-day competition 11-over-par (230).
Jeannine McHaney, the namesake of the event, was one of the most influential persons in the development and history of Texas Tech women's athletics. A native of Northeast Arkansas, McHaney came to Tech in 1966 as a physical education professor, director of women's intramurals and coach for the volleyball team (1966-75). The Texas Tech Women's Athletic Department was established in 1975 with McHaney serving as director and she was the first woman inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Honor. McHaney lost a decade-long fight with cancer October 16, 1994.
The Lady Raiders will play host to 18 teams this weekend, with nine of the women's squads ranked in the top 50 in the nation. Leading the top ranked field are No.1 Missouri, No. 15 Oklahoma, No.16 Iowa State and No. 19 Arkansas. This weekend's event will also serve as a preview for the NCAA Central Regional as the Rawls Course will play host to that event May 5-7, 2005. The last time Tech hosted the Jeannine McHaney Invitational, the Red Raiders placed first out of 13 teams.
The Lady Raiders are set for an 8:00 a.m. tee time on Fri., Sept. 24, with tee times running from 8 a.m. to Noon (in eight-second intervals). The remainder of the weekend will be shotgun starts on Saturday and Sunday starting at 8 a.m., with each team's start depending on their place on the leader board. 18 holes will be played everyday of the 54-hole event. The tournament champion will be crowned on Sun., Sept. 26. The event is open to the public, free of charge, and fans are encouraged to come out and see the first time the Lady Raiders are in action on their home course.
Results can be found after each day of competition on the Texas Tech website at www.texastech.com.