Alabama Women’s Golf Returns to Action at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational Oct. 14-16
10/12/2016 1:29:00 PM | Women's Golf
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's golf team returns to action this weekend at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational, hosted by the University of North Carolina, Oct. 14-16 at Finley Golf Club in Chapel Hill, N.C. Through two tournaments, sophomore Cheyenne Knight and freshman Kristen Gillman are the Tide's top two golfers. Knight leads the team with a 68.17 scoring average, followed by Gillman at 69.50. Knight has first- and sixth-place finishes at the Mason Rudolph Championship and Schooner Fall Classic, respectively, to start the year, while Gillman has opened her college career with second- and eighth-place finishes.
Alabama Tops the National Rankings
The Crimson Tide's team score of 70.30 ranks No. 1 in the Golfstat statistical rankings released Oct. 11. USC (71.33), Florida State (71.37), Florida (72.00) and North Carolina (72.20) round out the top five. The Tide also tops the latest Golfweek ratings with a score of 69.22, followed by Stanford (70.09), USC (70.16), Florida State (70.37) and UCLA (70.48).
Knight Tops Golfstat Rankings, Tide Boasts Four of Nation's Top 15 Golfers
Sophomore Cheyenne Knight enters the weekend as the No. 1-rated golfer in the nation in the latest Golfstat statistical rankings released Oct. 11. Knight (68.17) is one of three Tide golfers in the Golfstat top 10 this week. Freshman Kristen Gillman (69.50) is fifth and sophomore Lauren Stephenson (69.83) is eighth. Junior Lakareber Abe (70.17) is 14th.
Knight (3rd), Gillman (10th), Stephenson (15th) and Abe (22nd) are also among the leaders in the Golfweek women's rankings released Oct. 10.
Last Outing: Alabama Finishes Second at Schooner Fall Classic
The Alabama women's golf team shot an even-par 284 in the final round and finished second at the 2016 Schooner Fall Classic, held Sept. 24-25 at the par-71, 5,939-yard Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla.
The Crimson Tide (275-282-284/841) finished 11-under par, 12 shots behind tournament champion Florida State after the Seminoles carded a four-under par 280 on Sunday to finish 23-under par for the tournament (270-279-280/829). Cheyenne Knight again led the Tide, finishing sixth at six-under par (66-69-72/207). Kristen Gillman tied for eighth at three-under par (67-73-70/210). Lakareber Abe (69-70-73/212) and Lauren Stephenson (73-70-69/212) tied for 12th at one-under par. Mia Landegren tied for 35th at nine-over par (74-73-75/222).
Up Next
Alabama will return to North Carolina for its final tournament of the fall at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington's Landfall Tradition, Oct. 28-30 at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C. Alabama finished fifth in its last appearance at the Landfall Tradition in 2015.
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