April 2, 2012

Old Hickory: Tech tees off Monday morning in Belmont Invitational

The Tennessee Tech women's golf team is in Nashville to begin play Monday morning in the Belmont Invitational. The 36-hole event will feature seven schools at the Old Hickory Country Club.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech women's golf team is in Nashville to begin play Moday morning in the second annual Belmont Women's Invitational. The event will be held Monday and Tuesday at Old Hickory Country Club in Old Hickory, Tennessee.

The tournament will be a two-day, 36-hole event and features seven schools from the states of Indiana, Tennessee and Alabama. This year's field includes: Austin Peay, Evansville, Lipscomb, Tennessee Tech, Trevecca, UAB, and host Belmont.

Old Hickory Country Club, established in 1926 and one of the oldest clubs in Middle Tennessee, will be the host course for the Belmont Invitational for the second straight year. The course has hosted numerous state and national golf events throughout its history. For this week's tournament, the course will play to a par 72 and a length of 5,983 yards.

The tournament begins Monday morning with a shotgun start at 10:00am. The teams will play 18 holes on Monday, followed by the final 18 holes on Tuesday.