2022 LITTLE ROCK WHITE SANDS
BAHAMAS INVITATIONAL |
| Dates |
Friday, Oct. 21 - Sunday, Oct. 23 |
| Format |
18 holes each day |
| Times |
7 a.m. CT shotgun start each day |
| Location |
Atlantis Island Resort, Bahamas |
| Course |
The Ocean Club Course |
| Teams (8) |
Little Rock, Arkansas State, Central Arkansas, Florida Gulf Coast, Lipscomb, Memphis, South Dakota State, UNC Greensboro |
| Scoring |
GolfStat.com |
2022-23 Little Rock Women's Golf Statistics (PDF)
Opening Tee
Little Rock closes out the fall portion of its schedule serving as the host school for the 2022 Little Rock White Sands Bahamas Invitational Friday through Sunday at Atlantis Paradise Island.
Tournament Information
The 2022 Little Rock White Sands Bahamas will be held Friday, October 21 through Sunday, October 23 at the Ocean Club Course – a par-72, 6,415-yard course on Atlantis Paradise Island. The 54-hole event will be held over three days, beginning with a 7 a.m. CT shotgun start each day. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
Tournament Field
Little Rock is one of eight teams that will make the trek to the Bahamas, joined by Natural State rivals Arkansas State and Central Arkansas. Memphis (No. 83) and Lipscomb (No. 96) lead the field, sitting among the GolfStat Top-100 with Florida Gulf Coast, UNC Greensboro and South Dakota State rounding out the field.
Trojan Lineup
Head coach
Jenna Birch will utilize the same lineup for the Trojans in the Bahamas, led by
Agatha Alesson and her team-best 73.75 scoring average and reigning Ohio Valley Conference Golfer of the Week
Anna Dawson.
Viktoria Krnacova,
Katja Mueller and
Kellie Gachaga will round out the Trojan lineup with
Malena Austerslaatt competing as an individual.
Last Time Out
Little Rock finished tied for sixth among the 16-team field at the yearly Little Rock Golf Classic at Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs Village. The Trojans posted a 28-over 892, highlighted by a 3-over 291 in round one, finishing four shots out of fifth. The Little Rock effort was led by
Anna Dawson, who notched her first top-10 individual showing with a 1-over 217, including a 4-under 68 in round one.
Golfer of the Week
Sophomore
Anna Dawson earned her first conference weekly honors after finishing tied for 10th at the Little Rock Golf Classic, her first career top-10 finish. Dawson posted a 1-over 217, as well as a 4-under 68 in round one, both of which set new career-bests for the Waterford, Ireland native. Dawson became the second Trojan to earn OVC Golfer of the Week honors, joining
Agatha Alesson on September 7.
Closing in on 100
When they tee off Friday morning in the Bahamas, graduate students
Malena Austerslaatt and
Kellie Gachaga will reach an impressive career milestone as the duo will each play in their 100th rounds in a Trojan uniform. Austerslaatt has a career scoring average of 77.34 with eight top-20 individual finishes while Gachaga has a 77.62 scoring mark and five top-20 individual showings. The duo has combined for 14 par-or-better rounds as the duo are competing in their fifth seasons as Trojans.
World Representation
Once again, Little Rock will represent a handful of nations across the globe as seven different countries are represented on this year's Trojan roster: Germany (
Katja Mueller), Ireland (
Anna Dawson), Kenya (
Kellie Gachaga), Norway (
Malena Austerslaatt), Slovakia (
Viktoria Krnacova), and Venezuela (
Agatha Alesson). Head coach
Jenna Birch hails from England, bringing the grand total to seven different countries.
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