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Betsy Rawls Invitational
Women’s Golf preview: Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational
10.17.2015 | Women's Golf
The Longhorns will host the tournament at UT Golf Club on October 19 and 20.
AUSTIN, Texas –
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational
In 1977, the Texas Invitational was renamed to honor Betsy Rawls, a Texas graduate and one of the most prolific golfers of her day. Rawls won more than 50 tour championships between 1951 and 1975, including four U.S. Opens, and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1977 and into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
Where: UT Golf Club – Austin, Texas (par 72, 6,298 yards)
Format: 54 holes over two days (Oct. 19 – 36 holes & 20 – 18 holes)
Participating teams with top 25 Golfweek/Sagarin ranking as of Oct. 15:
No. 8 Kent State
No. 22 UNLV
No. 24 Houston
No. 25 New Mexico
Miami
Texas
Texas Tech
SMU
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Texas State
North Florida
UTSA
Tulsa
Annual Tournament Results
Year Team Champion (Score) Medalist (Score)
1974 TEXAS (27 holes – 472) Nancy Hager, Texas (153)
1975 TEXAS (27 holes – 461) Nancy Hager, Texas (151)
1976 Tulsa (27 holes – 479) Nancy Lopez, Tulsa (113)
1977 Tulsa (921) Beth Daniel, Furman (219)
1978 SMU (928) Therese Hession, SMU (224)
1979 Tulsa (932) Bari Brandwynne, Texas (225)
Carolyn Hill, Tulsa (225)
1980 Arizona State (894) Jeannette Kerr, Arizona State (222)
1981 Arizona State (925) Lisa Kluver, Arizona State (222)
1982 Tulsa (907) Val Skinner, Oklahoma State (221)
Shirley Furlong, Texas A&M (221)
1983 Tulsa (890) Rae Rothfelder, TCU (217)
1984 Tulsa (924) Jody Rosenthal, Tulsa (221)
1985 Tulsa (891) Jody Rosenthal, Tulsa (214)
Cindy Schreyer, Georgia (214)
1986 Tulsa (896) Martha Foyer, SMU (220)
Jennifer Wyatt, Lamar (220)
1987 Oklahoma State (926) Robin Hood, Oklahoma State (222)
Karen Davies, Florida (222)
1988 TEXAS (900) Michiko Hattori, TEXAS (219)
1989 TEXAS (892) Kate Golden, TEXAS (215)
1990 San Jose State (909) Ninni Sterner, San Jose State (220)
1991 Arizona (36 holes – 608) Mette Hageman, Arizona (147)
1992 Arizona (914) Annika Sorenstam, Arizona (225)
Sofie Erikkson, Tulsa (225)
Vicki Goetze, Georgia (225)
1993 TEXAS (36 holes – 640) Kristina Edfors, Texas A&M (153)
1994 Tulsa (944) Sofie Erikkson, Tulsa (227)
1995 Tulsa (917) Stephanie Neill, Wake Forest (225)
1996 Duke (909) Marisa Baena, Arizona (221)
1997 TCU (938) Marcy Newton, UNC (220)
1998 North Carolina (918) Anna Becker, Texas A&M (222)
1999 TEXAS (892) Kristin Dufour, TEXAS (218)
2000 San Jose State (923) Sarah Sasse, Nebraska (223)
Sasha Medina, New Mexico State (223)
2001 Tennessee (899) Young-A Yang, Tennessee (218)
2002 Duke (920) Janice Olivencia, TEXAS (218)
2003 Oklahoma State (896) Jessica Reese, TEXAS (212)
2004 Vanderbilt (936) Chris Brady, Vanderbilt (226)
2005 Duke (914) Stacey Lewis, Arkansas (224)
2006 Duke (907) Amanda Blumenherst, Duke (218)
2007 Purdue (907) Maria Hernandez, Purdue (217)
2008 New Mexico (36 holes – 623) Stacy Lewis, Arkansas (151)
2009 Purdue (872) Maria Hernandez (210)
2010 UCLA (884) Sarah Zwartynski, Texas A&M (213)
2011 TEXAS (880) Nicole Vandermade, TEXAS (214)
2012 Florida (863) Camilla Hedberg, Florida (208)
2013 UCLA (838) Alison Lee, UCLA (204)
2014 UNLV (895) Hayley Davis, Baylor (214)
Tulane (895)
Tournament Records
Individual
Low round: 65, Hayley Davis, Baylor (2014, 1st)
Low tournament score: 204, Alison Lee, UCLA (2013, 1st)
Team
Low round: 275, UCLA (2013, 1st)
Low tournament score: 838, UCLA (2013, 1st)
TEXAS LINEUP
1. Haley Mills
3. Julia Beck
5. Tezira Abe
Players Mentioned
