SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State women's golf opens the 2024 season at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational, presented by Margaret Moses Branch and Annette Arrigoni. The two-day tournament, hosted Sept. 9-10, will be held at the UNM Championship Course in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Bobcats will compete alongside New Mexico, BYU, Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Chattanooga, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Kennesaw State, Long Beach State, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Pepperdine, UNLV and UTEP.
TXST Lineup
Mattingly Palmer
Yvonne Chamness
Carla Bourdeaux
Ella Salama
Allie Justiz
Course Information
UNM Championship Course | Albuquerque, New Mexico
Par 72 | 6,354 yards
Veterans Bourdeaux, Chamness and Palmer are joined by newcomers Salama and Justiz in the first tournament of the season.
The Bobcats captured the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Championship, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Bryan Regional. Head Coach
Par Nilsson was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year, while
Hailey Jones took home the league's newcomer of the year honor, and three Bobcats earned all-conference accolades including Jones,
Junia Gabasa and Chamness. Texas State posted five top-five tournament finishes during the 2023-24 season, including a pair of wins.