💬 Women's Golf in National Championships-

[UA Press Release]

Link to Golfstat Live Scoring > Participants - NCAA Womens Medal Championship

The Alabama women's golf team put the final touches on its preparations for the 2017 NCAA Women's Golf Championships with a practice round at the par-72, 6,343-yard Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., on Thursday. The Crimson Tide will open up in first round action on Friday.

"The whole key here is you have to play smart," Alabama head coach Mic Potter said following the round. "You have to drive the ball into play no matter what club you hit off the tee. If you have to be conservative, that's fine but you need to play from the fairway and control your distance into the greens. The rough is penal. You're going to have grass between your club and the ball if you're in there. The green speeds are very fair though and I think that rewards the best ball-strikers, which is all you can ask for."

Alabama will be paired with Stanford and Florida in Friday's opening round and will begin play at 12:30 p.m. CT from the 10th tee.



Alabama Tee Times

12:30 p.m. (CT): Mia Landegren

12:41 p.m.: Lakareber Abe

12:52 p.m.: Kristen Gillman

1:03 p.m.: Lauren Stephenson

1:14 p.m.: Cheyenne Knight

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[252BAMA]

So the top 3 teams will begin play from the 10th tee and the next three will begin play from the first tee. Makes sense.

 

[252BAMA]

Weather delay? They did not start at 7:30 as scheduled.

Team - NCAA Womens Stroke Play

 

[BamaFan334]

Appears to be pretty tough sledding so far. Hope our girls come out hot.

 

[TerryP]

Weather delay? They did not start at 7:30 as scheduled.

Cortana: Severe Weather Alert through Sunday. 44 with light rain right now. Wind 14.

Those double digits make a lot of sense now.

 

[TerryP]

This tweet caught my eye. I was curious if GolfWeek had a reporter on the course. Kevin Casey wrote the lead up article to this years tournament and also tweeted this yesterday.



Are you wondering what school Ringler is? Or if that's the same Nichols who gave UGA football a run for their money last season?

According to that tweet, Bama has the second longest--active--streak of NCAA Women's Finals appearances. I may have read that before, but it didn't click until now. Potter has built a strong program.

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[252BAMA]

 

[bamachine]

Yeesh, those are some ugly scores all around

 

[UA Press Release]

Alabama Struggles on Day 1 of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships


SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – The Alabama women's golf team battled high winds, rain and bone-chilling temperatures on Friday and finds itself in 21st place at 40-over par after the first round of the 2017 NCAA Women's Golf Championships at the par-72, 6,343-yard Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill.

Steady rain throughout much of the round, coupled with temperatures hovering in the mid-40s and winds gusting up to 20 mph, resulted in a tough day for the entire field on Friday. Northwestern (300) leads at 12-over par. Kent State (303) is second at 15-over par. Ohio State (311), Arizona State (311), Stanford (311) and Baylor (311) are tied for third at 23-over par.

"This golf course would be a lot of fun to play on a nice day," head coach Mic Potter said after the round. "It was not fun today. It was grind and we didn't do a good job of grinding. Sometimes you just have to take bogey and go about your business. We made too many doubles. We came up here three weeks ago and played in pretty similar conditions in a tournament in Chicago so I felt we were well-prepared for a day like this. But this is a very challenging golf course and we've got to do a better job of managing ourselves. We have a lot of holes left and typically we get better as the tournament goes along."

Sophomore Cheyenne Knight (78) and freshman Kristen Gillman (78) shared the low round for the Crimson Tide on Friday as they both finished at six-over par and are tied for 34th place, six shots off the individual lead, entering Saturday's second round. Sophomore Lauren Stephenson (85) is tied for 110th at 13-over par. Junior Lakareber Abe (87) is tied for 117th at 15-over par. Senior Mia Landegren (89) finished at 17-over par and is tied for 126th.

Alabama will again be paired with Stanford and Florida in Saturday's second round and will begin play at 7:30 a.m. CT from the first tee.



2017 NCAA Women's Golf Championships

Rich Harvest Farms

Sugar Grove, Ill. (Northern Illinois University)



Alabama Results

34t. Cheyenne Knight- 78 (+6)

34t. Kristen Gillman- 78 (+6)

110t. Lauren Stephenson- 85 (+13)

117t. Lakareber Abe- 87 (+15)

126t. Mia Landegren- 89 (+17)



Team Standings

1. Northwestern- 300 (+12)

2. Kent State- 303 (+15)

3t. Ohio State- 311 (+23)

3t. Arizona State- 311 (+23)

3t. Stanford- 311 (+23)

3t. Baylor- 311 (+23)

21. Alabama- 328 (+40)



Alabama Saturday Tee Times

7:30 a.m. (CT): Mia Landegren

7:41 a.m.: Lakareber Abe

7:52 a.m.: Lauren Stephenson

8:03 a.m.: Kristen Gillman

8:14 a.m.: Cheyenne Knight

Alabama Struggles on Day 1 of the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships

 

[252BAMA]

Again today!

"We are currently in a weather delay. Once severe weather has cleared the area, tee times will be determined."

Team - NCAA Womens Stroke Play

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[BamaFan334]

I understand playing in the elements, as I loved football in the slop, but golf was not meant for blistering winds, almost freezing temperatures, and rain. By the scores, are they not inclined to wait till more ideal weather. Ain't no fun, and spare me the strong survive stuff here.

 

[bama alum]

I understand playing in the elements, as I loved football in the slop, but golf was not meant for blistering winds, almost freezing temperatures, and rain. By the scores, are they not inclined to wait till more ideal weather. Ain't no fun, and spare me the strong survive stuff here.

Unless you're watching the British Open

 

[TerryP]

I understand playing in the elements, as I loved football in the slop, but golf was not meant for blistering winds, almost freezing temperatures, and rain. By the scores, are they not inclined to wait till more ideal weather. Ain't no fun, and spare me the strong survive stuff here.

I mean no offense with this statement, but I feel you don't understand playing in the elements. We're literally talking about a game that was invented in a country that is known for more rain, more wind, and cooler temperatures than others.

I can't spare you the strong survive stuff here because that is exactly the case with the game of golf. Exactly--to a "T."

If there's one thing that deserves some critique here one might possibly point to the location chosen by the NCAA for the tournament. They picked the month with the most rain and wind out of the calendar year. But, we're getting away from the game of golf.

 

[TerryP]

Unless you're watching the British Open

...or playing the European Tour.

 

[BamaFan334]

I mean no offense with this statement, but I feel you don't understand playing in the elements. We're literally talking about a game that was invented in a country that is known for more rain, more wind, and cooler temperatures than others.

I can't spare you the strong survive stuff here because that is exactly the case with the game of golf. Exactly--to a "T."

If there's one thing that deserves some critique here one might possibly point to the location chosen by the NCAA for the tournament. They picked the month with the most rain and wind out of the calendar year. But, we're getting away from the game of golf.

I completely understand the history of golf and where it came from, but that's wasn't where I was trying to go with this. You make a good point about the site of the event and that's where I was going because no one wants to watch or play in that element. Sure, golf is 99% mental, so the strong will survive from that standpoint, but I think we can all agree the game of golf wasn't created to survive these elements. Almost like making them putt through a clown's mouth, that's how crazy it is to me. Hitting boomerrangs into the green is not fun.

 

[TerryP]

You make a good point about the site of the event and that's where I was going because no one wants to watch or play in that element.
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Hitting boomerrangs into the green is not fun.

You likely won't find a lot of casual golfers who enjoy watching the game in this type of weather--a few more avid golfers will, but not necessarily relish the experience.

Playing in these elements? You'll find a lot that do--me, being one.

There are a lot of shots in golf people should practice but rarely do--a hooded iron as one example. There are conditions players aren't able to practice in frequently. That is this tournament in a nutshell, so far.

There are a number of courses here that require playing in these types of conditions, albeit a little warmer this time of the year. Heck, I had a shot this week that was a little over 150 from the tips (from the tee) and I had to use a hooded down 5i to make the island. I L.O.V.E. playing golf in conditions like that!!! (It was nice having 150 left on the 5 par, fourth, with the wind at my back as well.)

 

[BamaFan334]

You likely won't find a lot of casual golfers who enjoy watching the game in this type of weather--a few more avid golfers will, but not necessarily relish the experience.

Playing in these elements? You'll find a lot that do--me, being one.

There are a lot of shots in golf people should practice but rarely do--a hooded iron as one example. There are conditions players aren't able to practice in frequently. That is this tournament in a nutshell, so far.

There are a number of courses here that require playing in these types of conditions, albeit a little warmer this time of the year. Heck, I had a shot this week that was a little over 150 from the tips (from the tee) and I had to use a hooded down 5i to make the island. I L.O.V.E. playing golf in conditions like that!!! (It was nice having 150 left on the 5 par, fourth, with the wind at my back as well.)

I don't mind a challenge, but I'm not saying it's must see tv. I'd rather watch the Masters on a beautiful day in April over a rain and mushy day. +40 on the first day doesn't create much fun for me. To each their own.