Huskies Set to Host Annual Edean Ihlandfeldt Invitational
October 05, 2015 | Women's Golf
The tournament includes 36 holes on Tuesday, Oct. 6, followed by an 18-hole final round on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The team will play the par-72 course at Sahalee, site of the 1998 PGA Championship.
The Dawgs, who won the event in 2014, welcome a great field this year in California, No. 15 Colorado, Colorado State, Gonzaga, Hawai'i, Kansas State, Oregon State, Seattle U, No. 37 TCU, Pepperdine, San Diego State and San Francisco.
The Huskies will have all seven players on the course this week. Their starting lineup will be Ying Luo, Charlotte Thomas, Sarah Rhee, Julianne Alvarez and Wenyung Keh, while Clementina Rodriguez and Chloe Corriveau will compete as individuals.
The Dawgs are coming off of an eighth-place finish at the prestigious ANNIKA Intercollegiate in Orlando last week which featured 12 of the top teams in the NCAA this year. UW, whose lineup included three freshmen and two seniors, was led by Thomas' 14th place finish.
About the Edean Ihlanfeld Invitational
The Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational is named for Washington's legendary coach that started the program. Mulflur played for Ihlanfeldt during her time as a Husky. Washington took the team title last year, running away with a 5-under 571 on the fog-shortened 36 hole event. Eventual national champion Stanford came in second, 20 strokes behind UW. SooBin Kim won the individual title last season, repeating her winning effort from 2012.
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