The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
University of Texas
Mason Rudolph Championship
No. 4 Women’s Golf preview: Mason Rudolph Championship
09.19.2024 | Women's Golf
Longhorns travel to Franklin, Tenn., for Mason Rudolph Championship hosted by Vanderbilt.
When: Friday, September 20 – Sunday, September 22
Format: 18 holes of stroke play on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where: Vanderbilt Legends Club – North Course (Par 72, 6,491 Yards)
LiveScoring: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=participants&tid=29227
Tee Times: Texas will tee off hole 1 starting at 8:30 AM CT on Friday.
Tournament Notes
The Tourney Field: The 12-team field at the Mason Rudolph Championship includes (rankings reflect the preseason WGCA I Coaches poll): Alabama, No. 17 Arizona, No. 12 Arizona State, Baylor, Chattanooga, No. 18 Clemson, Georgia Southern, Kentucky, Lipscomb, Middle Tennessee State, No. 16 Mississippi State, No. 11 Northwestern, No. 4 South Carolina, No. 4 Texas, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 19 Vanderbilt.
The Texas Lineup: UT will be represented by the following five players at the Folds of Honor Collegiate:
Farah O'Keefe (So.)
Lauren Kim (So.)
Cindy Hsu (Jr.)
Alisa Inprasit (Fr.)
Angela Heo (Jr.)
Team Rankings: Texas is No. 4 in the preseason Mizuno/WGCA poll. The Longhorns are tabbed No. 3 by Golfweek and No. 2 by Golf Channel.
2023-24 in Review: The Longhorns advanced to the NCAA Championship for the eighth straight season and 32nd overall appearance in 2024 and finished T11. Texas earned their fifth conference championship in the last seven seasons.
Farah O'Keefe earned All-America honors from the Women's Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek in her freshman season. O'Keefe, the Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year, had four top-five finishes in collegiate events in the 2023-24 season and had a scoring average of 71.1. She carded rounds of par or better in 20 of her 28 stroke play rounds and had a 3-0 record in match play. At the NCAA Champion at Omni La Costa, O'Keefe carded a round of 6-under 66 in her second round to tie the UT women's golf program record for low round in an NCAA Championship. Over the summer O'Keefe was part of Team USA for the Palmer Cup and won the Western Amateur.
Lauren Kim earned All-America honorable mention honors in the 2023-24 season and was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 Team. Kim shot 15 rounds at par or better this season and had an adjusted stroke average of 70.5. Kim was the individual medalist at the Jackson T Stephens Cup and finished T3 at the Big 12 Championship. Kim qualified and played in the 2022 and 2023 U.S. Open and was the 2023 Canadian Women's Amateur Champion. Kim competed at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur. Kim won the Peloton Glencoe Invitational over the summer.
Players Mentioned
