Baylor women’s golf is headed to Austin, Texas, for the Betsy Rawls Invitational, which runs Friday through Sunday at University of Texas Golf Club.
The 54-hole tournament is played on a par-72, 6,491-yard course. No. 28-ranked Baylor is part of a 13-team field that includes No. 1 Alabama, No. 40 Colorado, No. 7 Florida, No. 16 Kent State, New Mexico, North Texas, No. 49 SMU, tournament-host No. 6 Texas, No. 41 Texas A&M, Texas State, No. 38 Texas Tech and Tulane.
The Bears are playing in the Betsy Rawls for the 14th time. BU tied for 11th place in a 15-team field last season, and Baylor’s best results in the event were in 1999, 2007 and 2014, when the Bears took third place.
Baylor’s lineup is led by sophomore Gurleen Kaur, who is playing in the No. 1 spot for the first time in her collegiate career. Senior Maria Vegsa is at No. 2, followed by sophomore Laila Hrindova, freshman Amelia McKee and sophomore Diane Baillieux. McKee is making her collegiate debut, while Hrindova at No. 3 is playing two spots higher than any previous tournament. Additionally, junior Fiona Liddell and sophomore Jordan Shackelford will compete as individuals.
Baylor is paired with Texas A&M and Colorado for Friday’s first round, and they will be the first teams to tee off at 8 a.m. CT. Baillieux is first off the tee at 8 a.m., and she’ll be followed in nine-minute intervals by McKee, Hrindova, Vesga and Kaur, respectively.
Saturday’s second round is also scheduled for tee times beginning at 8 a.m., while Sunday’s final round is a shotgun start.
