Tournament #1: 2017 Lady Paladin Invitational
Date: September 22-24, 2017
Location: Furman University Golf Course (Par 72, 6,278 yards) | Greenville, S.C.
Host: Furman
No. of Teams: 17
Format: 54-holes of stroke play with 18 holes on each day
Defending Champion: Texas (871,-11)
2016 Kennesaw State Finish: 10th (912, +29)
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Tournament Preview
The Kennesaw State women's golf team begins the 2017-18 season with a trip to Greenville, S.C., for the 2017 Lady Paladin Invitational, hosted by Furman on Sept. 22-24 at the par-72, 6,278-yard Furman University Golf Course.
 
The tournament will consist of 54 holes, with 18 holes contested each day. Tee times for Friday and Saturday will begin at 9 a.m. ET off the first and 10th tees, while Sunday is a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
 
This is the Owls sixth visit to the Lady Paladin Invitational. KSU has placed in the top 10 as a team three times at this event.
 
Under the leadership of 11th-year head coach Rhyll Brinsmead, the Owls have their eyes set on a second ASUN Conference Championship and NCAA Regional appearance in the last four seasons, while also looking to make history as the first KSU women's golf team to advance to the NCAA Championship.
 
The Field
The 17-team field for the 2017 Lady Paladin Invitational includes Augusta, Chattanooga, Daytona State, East Tennessee State, Furman, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, James Madison, Kennesaw State, LSU, Memphis, Middle Tennessee State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss, UNC Wilmington, Virginia Tech, and Western Carolina

Lineup
1. Senior Henriette Nielsen
2. Junior Roanne Tomlinson
3. Junior Charlotte Charrayre 
4. Freshman Kwan Wongsinth 
5. Junior Madison Caldwell

 
Quotable
"With over five weeks of practice and qualifying under our belts, since the fall semester commenced, we are more than ready to start competing this week. The team played 11 qualifying rounds throughout the start of season and the standard of play has been exceptional. We have seen different players step up each round and the depth I anticipate from this squad is exciting. The Furman event is a regular on our schedule, and always one of my favorites to participate in. The course sets up well for us and the greens are similar to what we've seen in practice. There is an energy about this team that is contagious and I can't wait to tee up on Friday and get our 2017/18 campaign started."
- Head Coach Rhyll Brinsmead
 
Sverdloff and Thavong Lead Owls to Third-Place Finish at ASUN Championships
The Kennesaw State women's golf team posted the lowest team score of the tournament in the final round of the 2017 ASUN Conference Women's Golf Championships at the par-73 Legends Course at Chateau Elan to secure third place. The Owls posted a 2-over par 294 in the final round to finish at 34-over par 910. The 910 total set a school record on a par-73 course. Defending conference champion North Florida won the tournament with a total of 22-over par 898.


Next Up
The Owls will break for a week before returning to action at the Johnie Imes Invitational at the Club at Old Hawthorne, hosted by Missouri on Oct. 2-4 in Columbia, Mo.
 
KSU Team Notes
Last Time at the Lady Paladin Invitational
 Another solid round of golf helped the Kennesaw State women's golf team to a 10th place finish at the 2016 Lady Paladin Invitational on Saturday (Sept. 25) at the par-72, 6,313-yard Furman University Golf Course. As a team, the Owls wrapped up the three-day event with a 29-over par tournament total of 893 following a seven-over par 295 in their final round. Senior Laura Estefenn turned in the low KSU round of the day with an even-par 72 and wrapped the event in a tie for 34th with a five-over par total of 221.


A Season of Growth
The 2016-17 Kennesaw State women's golf campaign featured a very young competitive squad that featured four underclassmen and two upperclassmen. It was a campaign that highlighted many achievements for the Kennesaw State women's golf program, including nine top 10 finishes, to go with five top-five finishes and an ASUN Conference Player of the Year. The Owls 299.64 scoring average and nine top 10 finishes were good for second-best in program history. Medy Thavong was named both ASUN Women's Golfer of the Year and ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while head coach Rhyll Brinsmead collected the ASUN Coach of the Year Award. Senior Dulcie Sverdloff and Thavong were selections to the All-ASUN First Team and the ASUN All-Academic Team. Junior Henriette Nielsen was named to the All-ASUN Second Team.
 
Sverdloff and Thavong Earn Academic Honors
 Dulcie Sverdloff and Medy Thavong were named to the 2016-17 Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. Sverdloff was named to the WGCA All-American Scholar team for the fourth year in a row while graduating in May with a degree in sports management with a 3.77 GPA. Thavong, a Prachinburi, Thailand native carries a 4.0 GPA in Accounting. This is her second consecutive appearance on the WGCA All-American Scholar Team.  
 
Caldwell Advances to Round of 64 at US Women's Amateur
Kennesaw State's Madison Caldwell advanced to the match play portion of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at the at the 6,423-yard, par-72 San Diego Country Club on Tuesday.
Needing to place in the top 64 to advance, Caldwell posted rounds of 75-71 for a 2-over par total of 146 to finish tied for 23rd. The rising junior made nine pars and three birdies in her opening round o on Monday. She carded five birdies and 10 pars during her second round. She became the second player in program history to reach the match play portion of the U.S. Women's Amateur joining Ket Preamchuen who did it in 2011.


Tomlinson Wins Florida FSGA Amateur Championship
Incoming Kennesaw State women's golfer Roanne Tomlinson won the FSGA Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship on Sunday (July 9). Tomlinson shot rounds of 74-74-73 for a 5-over par total of 221 to win the event by one shot at the Sara Bay Country Club in Sarasota, Florida. Tomlinson made 35 pars and eight birdies in the three-day event. Tomlinson secured the title in the final round collecting 16 pars and a birdie to card a 1-over par 73.
 
Owls in the Rankings
Kennesaw State was ranked No. 81 by Golfweek and No.78 by Golfstat in their final 2016-17 rankings.
 
Head Coach Rhyll Brinsmead
Head coach Rhyll Brinsmead enters her 11th season at the helm of the Kennesaw State women's golf program. In her time as an Owl, she has led KSU to a pair of Atlantic Sun Conference titles and NCAA Regional Championship appearances, coming in 2011-2012 and 2014-15. A talented golfer in her own right, Brinsmead played collegiately at Texas State and graduated in 2004.

  
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