Fresno State Athletics
Monday, May 6
Opelika, Ala. (Saugahatchee Country Club)
Fresno State
vs
Auburn Regional
Women's Golf Preview: NCAA Regionals [May 6-8]
5/4/2019 1:00:00 PM | Women's Golf
Fresno State Women's Golf -Â Tournament #11
- Individual Participant: Brigitte Thibault
Tournament:Â NCAA Regionals
Format:Â Stroke play/54 holes (18 each day)
Host:Â Auburn
Dates:Â May 6-8
Golf Course:Â Saugahatchee Country Club (Par 72, 6,371 yards)
Location:Â Opelika, Ala.
Live Scoring:Â Golfstat.com
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Schedule of Events:
Monday, May 6 – First Round; Tee times begin at 6 a.m. PT from No. 1 and No. 10 tees.
Tuesday, May 7 – Second Round; Tee times begin at 6 a.m. PT from No. 1 and No. 10 tees.
Wednesday, May 8 – Final Round; Tee times begin at 6 a.m. PT from No. 1 and No. 10 tees.
Thibault will tee off at 7:40 a.m. PT on Monday and 6:50 a.m. PT on Tuesday and Wednesday
How Thibault can advance (format):
The low six teams and the low three individuals not on those teams will qualify for the NCAA Championships – meaning the three lowest 54-hole scores among the individuals from the teams that place seventh through 18th and the six individual qualifiers will vie for the three individual spots available for the final.
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Auburn Regional Teams:
1. Duke (3)
2. Vanderbilt (6)
3. Florida State (11)
4. Auburn (13)
5. Virginia (17)
6. Furman (22)
7. Clemson (27)
8. Houston (31)
9. Kennesaw State (35)
10. Alabama (38)
11. Tennessee (42)
12. California (46)
13. Maryland (52)
14. East Carolina (53)
15. Denver (74)
16. South Alabama (107)
17. Albany (149)
18. Murray State (165)
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(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's ranking by GolfStat as of April 30, 2019)
Auburn Regional Individuals:
1. Leonie Bettel – Kentucky (97)
2. Brigitte Thibault – Fresno State (115)
3. Hanley Long – Middle Tennessee State (118)
4. Monica San Juan – Tennessee-Chattanooga (152)
5. Anne-Charlotte Mora – Texas State (188)
6. Victoria Huskey – College of Charleston (195)
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(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the individual's ranking by GolfStat as of April 30, 2019)
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Notes:
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – Follow the team on social media on Twitter at @FresnoStateWG.
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- Individual Participant: Brigitte Thibault
Tournament:Â NCAA Regionals
Format:Â Stroke play/54 holes (18 each day)
Host:Â Auburn
Dates:Â May 6-8
Golf Course:Â Saugahatchee Country Club (Par 72, 6,371 yards)
Location:Â Opelika, Ala.
Live Scoring:Â Golfstat.com
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Schedule of Events:
Monday, May 6 – First Round; Tee times begin at 6 a.m. PT from No. 1 and No. 10 tees.
Tuesday, May 7 – Second Round; Tee times begin at 6 a.m. PT from No. 1 and No. 10 tees.
Wednesday, May 8 – Final Round; Tee times begin at 6 a.m. PT from No. 1 and No. 10 tees.
Thibault will tee off at 7:40 a.m. PT on Monday and 6:50 a.m. PT on Tuesday and Wednesday
How Thibault can advance (format):
The low six teams and the low three individuals not on those teams will qualify for the NCAA Championships – meaning the three lowest 54-hole scores among the individuals from the teams that place seventh through 18th and the six individual qualifiers will vie for the three individual spots available for the final.
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Auburn Regional Teams:
1. Duke (3)
2. Vanderbilt (6)
3. Florida State (11)
4. Auburn (13)
5. Virginia (17)
6. Furman (22)
7. Clemson (27)
8. Houston (31)
9. Kennesaw State (35)
10. Alabama (38)
11. Tennessee (42)
12. California (46)
13. Maryland (52)
14. East Carolina (53)
15. Denver (74)
16. South Alabama (107)
17. Albany (149)
18. Murray State (165)
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(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the team's ranking by GolfStat as of April 30, 2019)
Auburn Regional Individuals:
1. Leonie Bettel – Kentucky (97)
2. Brigitte Thibault – Fresno State (115)
3. Hanley Long – Middle Tennessee State (118)
4. Monica San Juan – Tennessee-Chattanooga (152)
5. Anne-Charlotte Mora – Texas State (188)
6. Victoria Huskey – College of Charleston (195)
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(All numbers in parenthesis indicate the individual's ranking by GolfStat as of April 30, 2019)
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2019Â NCAA DI Women's Golf Championship Sites:Â
May 6-8, 2019 NCAA Regionals (four sites)
May 6-8, 2019 NCAA Regionals (four sites)
- Saugahatchee Country Club – Opelika, Ala. [host: Auburn]
- Tumble Creek Golf Course – Cle Elum, Wash. [host: Washington]
- Forest Akers West Golf Course – Lansing, Mich. [host: Michigan State]
- Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club – Norman, Okla. [host: Oklahoma] Â
- Blessings Golf Club – Fayetteville, Ark. [host: Arkansas]
Notes:
- Thibault, a sophomore, will tee off her first career NCAA regional on May 6.
- Thibault is the seventh Bulldog to make an individual NCAA appearance in the program's 15-year history and seeks to be the first to make it past regional play; Fresno State has had an individual appearance in five of the last six postseasons under sixth-year head coach Emily Loftin.
- Thibault is the 2019 Mountain West Individual Champion.
- Thibault was named first team All-Mountain West on April 23. It was the second time in the seven years since joining the league that a Bulldog picked up All-MW first team honors.
- Thibault played in nine tournaments (27 rounds) during the 2018-19 season and owned a 72.93 scoring average.
- Thibault is ranked No. 115 in the Golfstat Individual rankings; the top 250 individuals are ranked nationally.
- Including her MW win, Thibault tallied three top 10 finishes her sophomore season and held top 20 finishes in all but one event she participated in.
- Thibault was one of 72 individuals in the world invited to the inaugural Augusta Women's National Amateur.
- Weather at the Auburn Regional on Monday (High 84F, Low 61F) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds; Tuesday (High 88F, Low 66F) is forecasted to have a 10 percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds; Wednesday (High 84F, Low 66F) is forecasted to have a 20 percent chance of rain and 5-10 mph winds.
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – Follow the team on social media on Twitter at @FresnoStateWG.
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