Rebels Head To Tennessee
9/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 20 UNLV women's golf team will continue its 2015-16 season this week, September 21-22, at the Mercedes-Benz Invitational.
The 54-hole event, which is hosted by Tennessee, will take place at the Cherokee Country Club par-71, 5,870-yard course with live scoring available at golfstat.com.
Play will begin on Monday at 5:30 a.m. PT with a shotgun start, where teams will play 36 holes. Pairings for the final 18-hole round on Tuesday will be determined by team score.
The Rebels will be part of a 14-team field that includes Florida, NC State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Dakota State, Kent State, Maryland, Illinois, Iowa State, College of Charleston and Chattanooga.
Competing for the Rebels this week will be sophomore Mackenzie Raim, junior Alexandra Kaui, freshman Kaylee Benton, sophomore Harley Dubsky and freshman Elizabeth Prior. Freshman Texie June Petchel will be playing as an individual.
Last week UNLV finished third at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational. Benton (4-uder-par 215), Raim (2-under-217) and Kaui (2-under-217) all finished in the top 15 to lead the Rebels. Prior will be making her collegiate debut on Monday.
