FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Mizzou Women's Golf travels to Fayetteville this upcoming week to make its fall debut at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational. The 54-hole stroke play competition will feature all 14 Southeastern Conference golf programs from Oct. 5-7.
"Our team is so excited and I believe they are ready to get this season going," head coach Stephanie Priesmeyer said. "The five student-athletes that are traveling are playing well, and they play well together, which is going to be important with the tournament format having us compete as a group pairing. We are excited for our fans to tune in to the Golf Channel. We feel very grateful for the SEC and Mizzou to have a chance to compete this year and we're looking forward to the opportunity Monday."
WHERE: The tournament will take place at Blessings Golf Club (Par-72, 7,527 yards) in Fayetteville, Ark.
WHEN: The Blessings Collegiate Invitational will begin on Monday, Oct. 5 and end Wednesday, Oct. 7. The Tigers are set to tee off at 10:50 a.m. on Monday.
FOLLOW: The GOLF Channel will be broadcasting live coverage of the tournament each day from 3:30-6:30 (CT). Live results and scores will be available on www.Golfstat.com.
LINEUP: 1. Sophia Yoemans, 2. Jessica Yuen, 3. Brianne Bolden, 4. Noelle Beijer, 5. Julia Bower
Coming off a strong freshman season that featured four rounds under par, sophomore Sophia Yoemans holds the top spot in the Tigers' lineup this week. She finished her shortened freshman year with the third best season stroke average by a freshman in program history at 74.60.
Redshirt senior Jessica Yuen is taking advantage of her extra season of eligibility and making her comeback this week after a wrist injury sidelined her in 2019-20. Yuen was a 2018 NCAA Regional Qualifier.
After leading the Tigers with the team's lowest score in both of Mizzou's events during the shortened spring season, sophomore Brianne Bolden returns to hold the third spot in the lineup this week. Bolden started every tournament as a freshman and averaged 75.71 strokes per round.
Noelle Beijer sits in the fourth spot of Mizzou's lineup for the Blessings, entering her senior year after finishing the shortened spring season with a 72.75 season scoring average, the third best in program history. She racked up two Top-10 finishes and five Top-25 performances in her first year as a Tiger.
Redshirt junior Julia Bower is making her sixth career start this week, rounding out the Tigers' lineup. Her redshirt sophomore campaign was highlighted by a T-35 finish at the Johnie Imes Invite last fall.
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