
PREVIEW: Eagles Conclude Fall Season at the Route 66 Invitational in Tulsa
10/18/2026 10:46:00 AM | Women's Golf
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern women's golf concludes the fall portion of their schedule this week, competing in the Route 66 Invitational, hosted by Tulsa, Oct. 19-20.Â
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The two-day event will be hosted at the Golf Club of Oklahoma in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, as the 16-team event features three rounds across two days. Monday features rounds one and two, with a shotgun start beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET. Tuesday the final round will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET.Â
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The 18-team field will consist of host No. 60 Tulsa, Cal Poly, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia, No. 69 Georgia Southern, Gonzaga, No. 66 Iowa, Montana State, No. 37 North Florida, No. 29 Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, No. 63 Rutgers, Seattle, No. 16 Texas A&M, and No. 62 Wisconsin.
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The two-day event will be hosted at the Golf Club of Oklahoma in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, as the 16-team event features three rounds across two days. Monday features rounds one and two, with a shotgun start beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET. Tuesday the final round will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET.Â
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The 18-team field will consist of host No. 60 Tulsa, Cal Poly, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Florida Gulf Coast, Georgia, No. 69 Georgia Southern, Gonzaga, No. 66 Iowa, Montana State, No. 37 North Florida, No. 29 Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, No. 63 Rutgers, Seattle, No. 16 Texas A&M, and No. 62 Wisconsin.
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- Georgia Southern women's golf continues to be on the rise this season, entering the first official rankings of the season at No. 69 in the country. The Eagles, led by first year Kathryn DeLoach, enter the final tournament of the Fall season on Monday. DeLoach is the highest ranked Eagle after the first individual rankings, checking in at No. 100 following a fourth-place finish at The Ally. DeLoach averaged five birdies per round at The Ally, posting consecutive under-par rounds for the first time in her career. Dating back to The Mason Rudolph, DeLoach has collected three consecutive under-par rounds, including a 69, 71, and 70.
- A native of Tralee, Kerry, Ireland, Lucy Grattan makes her Georgia Southern debut at the Route 66 Invitational in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The first-year student-athlete will compete as an individual, as Georgia Southern sends DeLoach, Lili Nelson, Haven Ward, Margaux Brejo, and Annie Jin to Oklahoma.
- Four Eagles have collected double-digit birdies this season entering the fourth and final Fall tournament of the season, as DeLoach leads the way with 25, followed by Nelson (17), Ward (17), and Brejo (15).
- Entering the week at the Route 66 Invitational, Georgia Southern has collected four top 20 individual finishes, as Kathryn DeLoach leads the way with two. Margaux Brejo and Lili Nelson have also notched one top 20 individual finish.
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