Canes Golf Tees Off at Jim West Challenge
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The No. 26-ranked University of Miami women’s golf team returns to action on Sunday at 10 a.m. CST at the 2015 Jim West Challenge in Boerne, Texas. The 54-hole event will be held at the par 72, 6,373-yard Tapatio Spring Golf Resort.
THE BASICS
-Texas State – Tournament Host
-54-hole tournament.
-Round One (Sunday, Oct. 4) | Shotgun start at 10 a.m. CST
-Round Two (Monday, Oct. 5) | Shotgun start at 10 a.m. CST
-Final Round (Tuesday, Oct. 6) | Shotgun start at 10 a.m. CST
-Play 5, count 4
SIX RANKED TEAMS
Six of the 13 teams in this week’s tournament field are ranked in the Golfweek Top 40 poll. Listed below are the ranked teams in this year’s field.
#9 Kent State
#18 Texas A&M
#21 Illinois
#22 Houston
#26 Miami
#27 Missouri
COMPETING TEAMS – 13 Teams
Florida State, Houston, Illinois, Kent State, Miami, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech and UTSA.
THE LINEUP
Daniela Darquea
-Tied for third at the Dick McGuire Invitational to open the season.
-Closed out the Dick McGuire Invitational with a final round 68.
-Posted a team-best 73.29 scoring average during the 2014-15 campaign.
Delfina Acosta
-Tied for eighth at the Dick McGuire Invitational.
-Posted a second round total of 66 at the Dick McGuire Invitational.
-Owned a 74.74 scoring average in 31 rounds last season.
Dewi Weber
-Tied for 18th at the Dick McGuire Invitational.
-Made her collegiate debut at the Dick McGuire Invitational.
-Played on the 2013 and 2014 European Ladies’ Amateur Championship.
Kailey Walsh
-Will make her season debut on Sunday.
-Posted a season average of 75.82 during the 2014-15 season.
Laura Hendee
-Competed in 11 rounds as a freshman
-Did not play last spring.
RECAPPING LAST WEEK
Miami finished eighth at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational to open its 2015-16 campaign. The Hurricanes finished the tournament with a three-round score of seven-over-par, 883.
The two-day event was held at the par 73, 6,315-yard UNM Championship Course.
Juniors Daniela Darquea and Delfina Acosta led the way for the Hurricanes as both posted Top 10 finishes. Darquea finished the tournament tied for third (six-under-par, 213), while Acosta tied for eighth (four-under-par, 215).
UP NEXT
The Hurricanes return to action on Monday, Oct. 19 at the 2015 Betsy Rawls Invitational in Austin, Texas.
