Alabama Gets First Look at 2017 NCAA Women's Golf Championships Course on Thursday
5/18/2017 4:15:00 PM | Women's Golf
Practice round wraps up preparations in advance of Friday's opening round
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – The Alabama women's golf team put the final touches on its preparations for the 2017 NCAA Women's Golf Championships with a practice round at the par-72, 6,343-yard Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., on Thursday. The Crimson Tide will open up in first round action on Friday.
"The whole key here is you have to play smart," Alabama head coach Mic Potter said following the round. "You have to drive the ball into play no matter what club you hit off the tee. If you have to be conservative, that's fine but you need to play from the fairway and control your distance into the greens. The rough is penal. You're going to have grass between your club and the ball if you're in there. The green speeds are very fair though and I think that rewards the best ball-strikers, which is all you can ask for."
Alabama will be paired with Stanford and Florida in Friday's opening round and will begin play at 12:30 p.m. CT from the 10th tee.
Alabama Tee Times
- 12:30 p.m. (CT): Mia Landegren
- 12:41 p.m.: Lakareber Abe
- 12:52 p.m.: Kristen Gillman
- 1:03 p.m.: Lauren Stephenson
- 1:14Â p.m.: Cheyenne Knight
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