Kent State University
UCF Challenge
Flashes Open 2021 Season With UCF Challenge
1/30/2021 3:27:00 PM | Women's Golf
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State women's golf team is set to tee off the 2021 campaign as the Flashes will compete in the UCF Challenge from Jan. 31- Feb.2. The 54-hole tournament will be played at Eagle Creek Golf Club.
Kent State will compete in a 17-team field that features four Top-50 teams, including No. 7 Arkansas, No. 17 Kentucky, No. 24 Mississippi State, and No. 33 Iowa State.
Competing for the Flashes will be Caley McGinty, Chloe Salort, Emily Price, Marissa Kirkwood, and Valentina Albertazzi. A season ago, McGinty was ranked No. 34 in the country, played in the lineup for every event and finished with a 70.86. She led the nation in final round scoring average (68.86) and led the team in Par-5 scoring (4.70). She completed the season with five top 10 finishes. Salort competed in six events and averaged a 72.50 score.
Price and Albertazzi will be competing for the first time as Golden Flashes. Price, a transfer from South Carolina, won the English Women's Amateur, and ranks third among English players and No. 64 in WAGR. Albertazzi, a transfer from Nova Southeastern University, was named the Division II WGCA Freshman of the Year.
UCF CHALLENGE
Host: University of Central Florida
Dates: Jan. 31- Feb.2
Site: Orlando, Florida
Course: Eagle Creek Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,349
Format: 18-18-18
THE FLASHES
1. Caley McGinty *
2. Chloe Salort
3. Emily Price
* Will Carry Folds of Honor Bag
THE FIELD
Arkansas (7)
UCF
Charleston
Houston
Iowa State (33)
Kentucky (17)
Kennesaw State
Miami
Michigan State
Mississippi State (24)
UNCW
ODU
Penn State
Purdue
Virginia
Wake Forest
Live Scoring will be available at golfstat.com. Kent State will tee off at 8 a.m. and be paired with Miami and Virginia.
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