Women's Golf | 4/16/2017 10:23:00 AM

SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State University women's golf is set to begin the defense of its Sun Belt Conference championship starting Monday, April 17. The 2017 Sun Belt Championship will be contested April 17-19 over 54 holes at the Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals Club in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
 
THE COURSE: The 18-hole Fighting Joe Course at The Shoals Club in Muscle Shoals, Ala., is ranked as one of the top public courses in the state of Alabama by Golfweek. The links style layout may be long, but provides good straight-forward golf.
 
TOURNAMENT FORMAT: The 54-hole tournament will be played at a par-72 with a 6,203-yard track … The teams will play 18 holes Monday and Tuesday beginning with 8:00 a.m. (CT) tee times … The championship concludes Wednesday with 18 holes of play with the first group teeing off at 7:30 a.m. (CT).

THE FIELD: Texas State will face its nine conference mates with the champion earning the Sun Belt's automatic bid to an NCAA Regional … Conference newcomer Coastal Carolina is ranked 76th by Golfstat and will play from the one seed … No. 88 Texas State is the two seed followed by Troy (91), Georgia Southern (124), Georgia State (156), Arkansas State (160), Little Rock (163), Appalachian State (173), ULM (195) and South Alabama (198).


 
TEXAS STATE LINEUP: Sasikarn Somboonsup will play from the No. 1 slot, Anne-Charlotte Mora from the No. 2, Raksha Phadke from the No. 3, Sarah White from the No. 4 and Millie Saroha from the No. 5.
 
LAST TIME ON THE GREEN: Sasikarn Somboonsup claimed medalist honors at the weather-shortened Web.com Intercollegiate (April 3) with a 4-under 140 (68-72) … Anne-Charlotte Mora shot a 10-over 154 to tie for 26th, while Sean Yi Yip (158, +14) tied for 52nd, Raksha Phadke and Sarah White (161, +17) tied for 69th … Texas State tied for fifth of 16 teams at the event with a 613 (304-309) tally.

THIS YEAR'S BOBCATS: Sophomore Anne-Charlotte Mora leads the Bobcats and ranks third in the Sun Belt with a 74.69 scoring average … Sasikarn Somboonsup ranks seventh in the league with a 75.23 scoring average, followed by Raksha Phadke (75.92, 12th), Millie Saroha (77.80, 35th) and Sarah White (78.00, 36th). In addition, Sean Yi Yip, who has competed in two events this spring, has an 80.60 scoring average. Both Mora and Somboonsup have earned a Sun Belt Golfer of the Week honor.

COACHING STAFF: The 2016-17 season marks Lisa Strom's first season as the Bobcats' head coach … Strom came to San Marcos from Ohio State where she helped the Buckeyes to six straight NCAA Regional appearances, four showings at the NCAA Championships (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016) and nine tournament victories, including back-to-back-to-back Big Ten championships in 2014, 2015, and 2016 … Jenny Gleason is entering her first season as an assistant coach after logging nine years of professional experience on the LPGA Tour, while also garnering three victories on the Symetra Tour.

RESULTS: Live results will be available during tournament play at Golfstat.com … Tournament results will be posted at TXStateBobcats.com at the conclusion of each day of competition.
 
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