Trojans Return To Action at The Johnie Imes in Missouri

2021 The Johnie Imes
Dates	Monday, Sept. 27 - Wednesday, Sept. 29
Format	18 holes each day
Times	8 a.m. tee times each day from holes one and 10
Location	Columbia, Mo.
Course	The Club at Old Hawthorne
Teams (13)	Little Rock, Arkansas State, Bradley, Eastern Kentucky, Illinois State, Mercer, Missouri (host), Misssouri State, Northern Illinois, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, UAB, Wichita State
Scoring	GolfStat.com

Opening Tee
Little Rock gets set for its second tournament of the 2021-22 season, traveling to Columbia, Missouri, for the 2021 Johnie Imes, hosted by the University of Missouri.
 
Tournament Information
The 2021 Johnie Imes will be held at The Club at Old Hawthorne, a par-72, 6,161 course on the west side of Columbia, Missouri. The 54-hole tournament will be held over the course of three days with one round per day, getting underway with 8 a.m. tee times. Live scoring is available through GolfStat.com.
 
Tournament Field
Little Rock is one of 13 teams competing in this year's Johnie Imes and is one of just two Sun Belt schools, joined by Arkansas State. 11 of the 13 teams competing finished in the top-150 of the 2020-21 GolfStat rankings, including the Trojans at number 135. Mercer is the highest-ranked team in the field at number 56, followed by Missouri at number 76 and Arkansas State at number 100.
 
Trojan Lineup
Little Rock will shift its lineup slightly as it heads to Missouri. Viktoria Krnacova will once again be the number one position for the Trojans following her 11th-place showing at the season-opening USA Intercollegiate. Agatha Alesson and Katja Mueller will both be in the lineup for the second time this season with Malena Austerslaatt making her season debut and Anna Dawson playing her first collegiate event.
 
Last Time Out
Viktoria Krnacova's 4-under 68 tied the fifth-lowest round in program history as Little Rock shot an even-par 288 over the final round of the USA Intercollegiate, posting a 17-over 881. Little Rock etched its name into the program record book with its efforts over the weekend. The 881 is the fourth-lowest 54-hole tournament score in program history, and the lowest for Little Rock since the 10-over 874 at the 2014-15 Johnie Imes Invitational. 
 
Trojans at the Johnie Imes
Little Rock returns to the Johnie Imes after a one-year hiatus, competing in the event for the 12th time. The Trojans were regulars at the tournament every year from 2014 through 2019 and 2008 through 2012, tying for second in 2008 and fifth in both 2011 and 2014. Malena Austerslaatt is the lone Little Rock golfer in this week's lineup that has competed at The Club at Old Hawthorne, finishing at 11-over 227 in 2019.
 
Tournament For The Record Book
An impressive season-opening performance in Mobile put the season-opening event in the Trojan record books. As a team, Little Rock registered fourth-lowest 54 hole score at 17-over 881 while the final round even-par 288 is tied for the sixth lowest team round. Individually, Viktoria Krnacova's 4-under 68 is tied for the fifth-lowest individual round in program history and her 1-under 215 is tied for the 11th-best by an individual golfer.
 
The 2021-22 Trojans
Little Rock's 2021-22 roster will once again feature a completely international lineup as head coach Jenna Wylie will have eight players on the roster from eight different countries. This year's installment will represent the countries of Venezuela (Agatha Alesson), Norway (Malena Austerslaatt), Sweden (Tilde), Ireland (Anna Dawson), Kenya (Kellie Gachaga), Slovakia (Viktoria Krnacova), Germany (Katja Mueller) and Canada (Sydney Scraba). That total expands to nine when including England where coach Wylie is from.
 
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