Georgia Southern University
Leadership and Golf Invitational
Women’s Golf Heads to Leadership and Golf Invitational
9/17/2023 2:15:00 PM | Women's Golf
Tournament Name: Leadership and Golf Invitational
Dates: Sept. 18-19
Host: Seattle and Washington
Course: Chambers Bay Golf Course
Location: University Place, Washington
Format: 36 Monday (11 a.m. (ET) shotgun start), 18 Tuesday (11 a.m. (ET) shotgun start)
Participating Teams (19): Brigham Young, Cal Poly, Colorado, Fresno State, Georgia Southern, Gonzaga, Minnesota, Northern Arizona, Sac State, Oregon State, San Diego State, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Seattle, South Alabama, Southern California, UC Riverside, Washington, Washington State
Georgia Southern Lineup (scoring average)
Abby Newton (3 rds, 76.67)
Louise Reau (3 rds, 74)
Emma von Hoffmann (3 rds, 73.33)
Haley Yerxa (3 rds, 71.67)
Regina Plascencia (season debut)
Georgia Southern women's golf returns to action at the Leadership and Golf Invitational. It is the Eagles first time playing at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Washington.
The team is coming off a top-six finish at the Boilermaker Classic Sept. 8, the first event of the season for the Eagles. 5th-year Haley Yerxa finished competition at 1-under par for a top-ten individual finish shooting 73-71-71 (215) for the tournament.
During the tournament, Yerxa, Louise Reau, and Emma von Hoffmann each posted a 1-under round. Von Hoffmann shot 71-77-72 (220) to finish 21st and Reau shot 76-71-75 (222) for a top-30 finish.
Regina Plascencia starts in the lineup for the first time this season, Newton makes her 32 career start in the Eagle lineup, while Yerxa makes her 12th start, and von Hoffmann and Reau enter their second tournament as Eagles.
GS is paired with Oregon State, Sac State, and Northern Arizona for Monday's first round.
Quotable from Head Coach Mimi Burke
"We are excited to get to Washington and continue to build off our last event at Purdue. We have another tough test playing Chambers Bay against a great field and are excited for the opportunity. Hail Southern!"
Along with live scoring, GameKastlive will provide live video coverage of the tournament.
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