Trojans Close Fall Hosting Little Rock Golf Classic

Little Rock Women's Golf Classic
Dates	Sunday, Oct. 28 - Tuesday, Oct. 30
Format	18 holes each day
Times	Sun. - 8:30 a.m. tee times (1&10) Mon. - 9:00 a.m. tee times (1&10) Tues. - 8:30 a.m. shotgun start
Location	Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Course	Diamante Country Club
Teams (16)	Little Rock, Arkansas State, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, Lamar, McNeese, Missouri State, Northern Iowa, South Alabama, Stephen F. Austin, ULM, UMKC, UT Arlington, Utah Valley, UTEP, Western Kentucky, Jacksonville State (Individuals)
Scoring	GolfStat
Fact Sheet	Little Rock Women's Golf Classic

Opening Tee
Little Rock closes out the fall portion of its schedule hosting the annual Little Rock Women's Golf Classic at Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs Village, taking place Sunday, October 28 through Tuesday, October 30.
 
2018 Little Rock Women's Golf Classic Fact Sheet
 
Tournament Information
The 2018 Little Rock Women's Golf Classic is a 54-hole event, being played over the course of three days at Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, a par-72 course measuring 6,076 yards. The event will play 18 holes each day, beginning with tee times off holes 1 and 10 on Sunday and Monday, starting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday's final round will be a shotgun start, getting underway at 8:30 a.m. as well. Live scoring of the tournament will be available at GolfStat.com.
 
Tournament Field
Little Rock will welcome 16 teams to central Arkansas for this year's event, one which has become a favorite during the fall season. Half of the field is currently ranked in the GolfStat Top-150, led by UTEP (No. 79), Western Kentucky (No. 103) and Houston Baptist (No. 111). Utah Valley (No. 126), Central Arkansas (No. 129), Jacksonville State (No. 130), Lamar (No. 131) and South Alabama (No. 137) all sit at 150 or better as the field will be comprised of five Sun Belt Conference teams with the Jaguars, Arkansas State, ULM and UT Arlington joining the Trojans.
 
Trojan Lineup
Head coach Bridgett Norwood will go with a very young lineup this week in Hot Springs Village, featuring a scorecard that consists of one senior (Emelie Blennow) and four true freshmen (Tilde Bocker, Malena Austerslaatt, Kellie Gachaga and Sydney Scraba). Little Rock's full roster will be present at Diamante as senior Lucy Owen and junior Thea Wakeford-Wesmann will compete as individuals.
 

Golfer	Rds.	Strokes	Avg.	Low	Par -	10/20
Emelie Blennow	12	895	74.58	69	3	1/1
Tilde Bocker	12	909	75.75	71	1	0/1
Malena Austerslaatt	9	707	78.56	72	1	0/0
Kellie Gachaga	9	727	80.78	74	0	0/0
Sydney Scraba	12	944	78.67	76	0	0/0

 
Little Rock Women's Golf Classic History
This week's tournament marks the 12th annual event in Hot Springs Village, dating back to the fall of 2007. It has become one of the most unique events in the country as the competitors stay with local residents in the community, allowing Hot Springs Village to truly embrace the tournament as their own. Little Rock has won the event three times (2007, 2009, 2010) with Missouri State winning it in both 2015 and 2017 to be the only other repeat winner. The Bears hold the team low tournament score, posting an 887 in 2015, while UTEP's Gerina Mendoza Piller, who now plays on the LPGA tour, holds the individual tournament record with a 207 at the inaugural event in 2007.
 
Last Time Out
Senior Emelie Blennow and freshman Tilde Bocker both notched top-20 individual showings as Little Rock finished sixth at the UT Arlington Invitational October 22-23. Blennow tied for 12th with a 14-over 227, including an even-par 71 in round two, while Bocker finished tied for 18th with a 16-over 229. The result in Texas marked the 10th top-20 individual finish for Blennow while Bocker registered her first career top-20 mark.
 
The 100 Club
With her competition in Texas last week, senior Emelie Blennow joined the 100-round club, having played 102 rounds during her Trojan career. She has a career scoring average of 77.35 with eight of those rounds at par-or-better and 10 top-20 individual showings. Blennow is seven rounds away from cracking the top-15 all-time, tying Emelie Westrup (2008-13) and Leisha Smith (1994-98) at 109.
 
Strong Start for Bocker
Freshman Tilde Bocker has posted a strong start to her Trojan career, playing the number two position in each of Little Rock's tournaments this season. The Hoganas, Sweden native ranks second on the team with a 75.75 scoring average, including a low round of 71 at the USA Intercollegiate. She recorded the first top-20 individual finish of her career last week, tying for 18th at the UT Arlington Invitational.
 
Looking Ahead
Following the conclusion of the event in Hot Springs Village, Little Rock will take a hiatus for the winter months. The Trojans resume their 2018-19 schedule February 11-12 in the Lone Star state, traveling to San Marcos, Texas for the Texas State Invitational at Plum Creek Golf Club.
 
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