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March 10, 2019 | Women's Golf

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Texas Tech begins the first of two tournaments this week at the BYU Invitational Monday morning

By: Texas Tech Athletics Communications

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech women's golf team kicks off Spring Break with its first of two tournaments this week as the Red Raiders tee off Monday at the BYU Invitational in Utah.

The Red Raiders, who are coming off a ninth-place showing a few weeks ago at the ICON Invitational in Houston, will be more than familiar with the Snow Canyon Country Club layout after finishing in a tie for third at the event a year ago.

Mami Yamamoto was Tech's highest individual finisher at the 2018 event as she finished 1-over-par for the tournament. Amy Taylor added a top-25 showing as well thanks in part to a 4-under 68 final round that marked the lowest of her career. She closed the two-day tournament in a tie for 23rd overall.

This will be the third event this spring for the Red Raiders, who head to Georgia later this weekend for the Valspar Augusta Invitational. Following this week, Tech will only have a match play event hosted by San Diego State on March 25-27 and the Bruzzy Challenge in Dallas on April 1-2 as its final preparations for the Big 12 Championships. The conference tournament is slated for April 14-16 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

In addition to the event in Utah, freshman Destiny Arenas will take part in the Midwestern State Invitational hosted Monday and Tuesday in nearby Wichita Falls. It is the second tournament appearance of Arenas' career as she previously took part in the Betsy Rawls Invitational this past October.

THE LINEUP
Sofia Garcia will headline head coach JoJo Robertson's lineup this week as she will be joined by Cecilie Nielsen, Louisa Brunt, Anna Dong and Yamamoto. Taylor will also participate in the event as an individual.

Garcia has ranked among the top players in the country this season after averaging below par over her first six tournaments. She is currently averaging 71.5 strokes per round with five top-11 finishes, which places her at No. 36 in the Golfstat individual rankings.

THE FIELD
The Red Raiders enter this week at No. 45 in the latest Golfstat poll, making Tech the second-highest ranked school in the 15-team field, which also includes No. 12 Kent State. Tech will also face the likes of host BYU, Boise State, Colorado State, Idaho, Oral Roberts, Portland State, San Francisco, Southern Utah, Utah Valley, UTSA and Wyoming during the two-day tournament.

THE COURSE
The Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club will play at 6,082 yards this week as part of its par 72 layout. It is the home course for both the BYU men's and women's golf programs.

THE FORMAT
The BYU Invitational will feature a 54-hole format played over Monday and Tuesday. The field will play 36 holes Monday following by a final 18 on Tuesday. Both days will begin with a 9:30 a.m. CT start. The Red Raiders will be paired with Kent State and BYU over the first two rounds Monday.

LIVE RESULTS
Live results will be available throughout the tournament at Golfstat.com.

UP NEXT
The Red Raiders will see both sides of the country this week as Tech will depart Utah on Tuesday for a quick stay in Las Vegas. Tech will then head to Georgia for the 3M Augusta Invitational that begins Saturday at the Forest Hills Golf Club.