WGOLF Preview: Eagles Compete in Valspar Augusta Invitaional this Weekend

Saturday, March 12

Augusta, Ga.

Georgia Southern University

Valspar Intercollegiate

Mia Kness and the Eagles play at the Valspar Augusta Invitational this weekend.

WGOLF Preview: Eagles Compete in Valspar Augusta Invitaional this Weekend

3/10/2022 1:18:00 PM | Women's Golf

Live Leaderboard Pairings

The tournament starts Saturday.

Tournament Name: Valspar Augusta Invitational
Dates: March 12-13
Host: Augusta
Course: Forest Hills Golf Club - Par 72, 6,244 yds.
Location: Augusta, Ga.
Format: 36 holes Saturday (8 a.m. shotgun start), 18 holes Sunday (9 a.m. shotgun start)
Participating Teams (17): Augusta, Alabama, Coastal Carolina, Florida State, Furman, Georgia Southern, Memphis, Miami, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Purdue, San Diego State, South Carolina, South Florida, Tennessee and Virginia Tech

Georgia Southern Lineup (scoring average)
Sarunchana Rattanasin (18 rds, 72.44)
Abby Newton (18 rds, 74.78)
Alexandra Stevenson (18 rds, 74.89)
Mia Kness (18 rds, 75.17)
Kaysie Harrelson (6 rds, 75.67)

The Eagles play in the Valspar Augusta Invitational for the first time. Georgia Southern was scheduled to play in the event in 2020, but it was canceled becuase of COVID.

Georgia Southern is coming off a fifth-place outing at the UNF Collegiate Tuesday after posting an even-par 288 in the final round and charging four spots up the leaderboard. Sarunchana Rattanasin fired a bogey-free 67 in the final round, tying for the lowest round of the event, and finished sixth. Sparked by posting even-par 72s in the last two rounds, Alexandra Stevenson tied for 11th.

Georgia Southern will start the same lineup as last week. Abby Newton makes her 15th start in the lineup for the Eagles. Stevenson, Rattanasin, Mia Kness and Kaysie Harrelson will be playing in the lineup for the seventh time in their careers.

Follwing the tournament in Augusta, Georgia Southern is scheduled to compete in the Liz Murphey Collegiate, hosted by Georgia, March 25-27, at UGA Golf Course.