Fresno State Athletics
Thursday, March 21
Puerto Vallarta, Mex. (El Tigre Golf Club)
Fresno State
vs
Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational
Women’s Golf Preview: Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational [March 21-23]
3/19/2019 5:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
Fresno State Women's Golf - Tournament #8
Tournament: Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4 (18/daily)
Host: Iowa
Dates: March 21-23 (Thu.-Sat.)
Golf Course: El Tigre Golf Club (par 72, 6,085 yards)
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Fresno State Lineup:
1. Brigitte Thibault
2. Kristin Simonsen
3. Jessica Hall
4. Harriet Lynch
5. Dominika Gradecka
Participants-12:
Host – Iowa (133)
Arizona (10)
BYU (85)
Colorado State (83)
Fresno State (99)
Grand Canyon (115)
Idaho (84)
Kennesaw State (37)
Tennessee (38)
Troy (122)
UT Chattanooga (91)
UMKC (194)
(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's ranking by GolfStat as of March 19, 2019)
Schedule of Events:
Wednesday, March 20 – Practice round
Thursday, March 21 – First Round; tee time, 1 p.m. PT
Friday, March 22 – Second Round; tee time, 12 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 23 – Final Round; tee time, 12 p.m. PT
Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational Flashback:
2018 Team Champion: Arizona (875, +11)
2018 Medalist: Haley Moore, Arizona (210, -6)
Season Flashback:
• Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept. 10-11)
Team Finish - 16/16 (917), Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault, T-33rd (221)
• Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 1-3)
Team Finish - runner-up, 2/13 (875), Low Individual(s) - Kristin Simonsen and Jessica Hall, T-6th (217)
• Aggie Invitational (Oct. 8-10)
Team Finish - 3/16 (890), Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault, T-10th (220)
• Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23)
Team Finish – 7/17 (864), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, 2nd (205)
• The Rebel Beach (Feb. 18-19)
Team Finish – 7/16 (919), Low Individual – Jessica Hall, 12th (223)
• Gold Rush (Feb. 25-26)
Team Finish – 13/15 (908), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-13th (220)
• Wildcat Invitational (March 11-12)
Team Finish – 14/17 (931), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-11th (223)
Notes:
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – Follow the team on social media on Twitter at @FresnoStateWG or on its Facebook Page – Fresno State Women's Golf Team.
Tournament: Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational
Format: Stroke play/54 holes/5-count-4 (18/daily)
Host: Iowa
Dates: March 21-23 (Thu.-Sat.)
Golf Course: El Tigre Golf Club (par 72, 6,085 yards)
Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Live Scoring: Golfstat.com
Fresno State Lineup:
1. Brigitte Thibault
2. Kristin Simonsen
3. Jessica Hall
4. Harriet Lynch
5. Dominika Gradecka
Participants-12:
Host – Iowa (133)
Arizona (10)
BYU (85)
Colorado State (83)
Fresno State (99)
Grand Canyon (115)
Idaho (84)
Kennesaw State (37)
Tennessee (38)
Troy (122)
UT Chattanooga (91)
UMKC (194)
(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's ranking by GolfStat as of March 19, 2019)
Schedule of Events:
Wednesday, March 20 – Practice round
Thursday, March 21 – First Round; tee time, 1 p.m. PT
Friday, March 22 – Second Round; tee time, 12 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 23 – Final Round; tee time, 12 p.m. PT
Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational Flashback:
2018 Team Champion: Arizona (875, +11)
2018 Medalist: Haley Moore, Arizona (210, -6)
Season Flashback:
• Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational (Sept. 10-11)
Team Finish - 16/16 (917), Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault, T-33rd (221)
• Johnie Imes Invitational (Oct. 1-3)
Team Finish - runner-up, 2/13 (875), Low Individual(s) - Kristin Simonsen and Jessica Hall, T-6th (217)
• Aggie Invitational (Oct. 8-10)
Team Finish - 3/16 (890), Low Individual - Brigitte Thibault, T-10th (220)
• Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown (Oct. 21-23)
Team Finish – 7/17 (864), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, 2nd (205)
• The Rebel Beach (Feb. 18-19)
Team Finish – 7/16 (919), Low Individual – Jessica Hall, 12th (223)
• Gold Rush (Feb. 25-26)
Team Finish – 13/15 (908), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-13th (220)
• Wildcat Invitational (March 11-12)
Team Finish – 14/17 (931), Low Individual – Brigitte Thibault, T-11th (223)
Notes:
- The Bulldogs are headed to their first ever tournament on foreign soil this week. It is in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and is being hosted by the University of Iowa.
- All five Bulldogs competing in this week's event own passports from countries outside the United States.
- The El Tigre Golf Club will be challenging as it has hosted the PGA Tour's World Cup Qualifier for seven years straight, hosted the Ladies LPGA Symetra tour twice, the Canadian PGA Tour, the Mexican National Junior Championship, and many others.
- El Tigre Golf Club is a unique course in that it has five par 3's (including a true island green) and five par 5's.
- The Bulldogs enter the event ranked No. 99 by Golfstat. Seven of the 11 opponents are ranked inside the top 100 including No. 10 Arizona. The host Iowa is ranked No. 133.
- Of the season's seven tournaments played, sophomore Brigitte Thibault has been the Bulldogs' top finisher five times. She has earned six straight top 20 finishes.
- Thibault will not play in the Bulldogs' next tournament as she owns a special invitation to the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur, which will be held April 3-6 in Augusta, Ga.
- Thibault was ranked No. 139 nationally in the latest Golfstat poll. She is the only Bulldog ranked inside the Top 250 individual rankings. She vaulted to No. 146 from No. 176 from the March 5 poll to the March 12 poll, and now is up to No. 139.
- Thibault leads the team with a 72.95 scoring average over 21 rounds in four fall tournaments and three spring events. Jessica Hall is not far off as she owns a 74.38 average over 21 rounds.
- The trio of Thibault, Hall and Kristin Simonsen have appeared in all seven tournaments played so far this season. Those three are each set to be featured in the lineup this week.
- Dominika Gradecka enters the 'Dogs starting lineup for the second time this season. She last saw action in the starting five at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown on Oct. 21-23.
- Kelsi Stieler, not featured in this week's lineup, was named to the All-Mountain West SAAC Community Service team on March 15 - a top honor for one individual at each institution in the conference.
- Weather at the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational on Thursday (High 83F, Low 61F) is forecasted to have a zero percent chance of rain and 10-15 winds; Friday (High 83F, Low 61F) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 10-15 winds; Saturday (High 84F, Low 61F) is forecasted to have a zero percent chance of rain and 10-15 winds.
What's Ahead for Fresno State:
April 1-2: Fresno State Classic
Fresno, Calif. (Copper River Country Club)
April 15-17: Mountain West Championships
Rancho Mirage, Calif. (Mission Hills Country Club)
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – Follow the team on social media on Twitter at @FresnoStateWG or on its Facebook Page – Fresno State Women's Golf Team.
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
/ Women's Golf
Jessica Hall wins Fresno State Classic
Wednesday, March 23
Jessica Hall Interview
Tuesday, March 22
Fresno State Classic: Day 1
Monday, March 21