Purple and gold to visit Little Rock for Diamante Intercollegiate
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team continues its fall campaign with a trip to Arkansas and Little Rock's Diamante Intercollegiate presented by Simmons Bank, competing at Diamante Country Club from Sunday, Oct. 20 through Tuesday, Oct. 22.
By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team continues its fall campaign with a trip to Arkansas and Little Rock's Diamante Intercollegiate presented by Simmons Bank, competing at Diamante Country Club from Sunday, Oct. 20 through Tuesday, Oct. 22.
DIAMANTE INTERCOLLEGIATE: Oct. 20-Oct. 22, 2024 – 54 holes (18 Sunday, 18 Monday, 18 Tuesday), located at the par-72, 6,124-yard Diamante Country Club in Hot Springs Village, Ark. Play will open on Sunday with the Golden Eagles set to open their day with tee times starting at 10:06 a.m. CT.
GOLDEN EAGLE LINEUP:
1 - Chloe Griffith - SO
2 - Kailey Lane - FR
3 - Kaydi Rhodes - JR
4 - Sydney Branson - JR
5 - Lexus Julian - SO
THE COMPETITION: The 18-team field consists of host Little Rock, as well as Arkansas State, Ball State, Boston College, Bradley, Cal Baptist, Central Arkansas, FGCU, HCU, Missouri State, Oral Roberts, Southern Illinois, Stephen F. Austin, Tennessee Tech, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Commerce, UT Arlington, Wichita State.
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH AMANDA SMITH: "We have been looking forward to traveling to Little Rock for this well-run event. Whenever we can play against conference teams, it is a bonus for us as well. After a tough, first two rounds at Toledo, this team was able to turn it around the last round. They are coming off that momentum and are ready to compete again."
Photo by Jim Dillon
