Michigan
Valspar Augusta Invitational
Wolverines Set for Challenge at the Valspar Augusta Invitational
3/6/2024 2:07:00 PM | Women's Golf
SCHEDULE UPDATE (3/7/24 3:50 p.m.): The start of the Valspar Augusta Invitational will move to Friday (March 8) as inclement weather is expected to move into the Augusta area on Saturday (March 9). If Saturday's play is suspended, teams will use Sunday (March 10) to finish the event.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In one of its most challenging fields of the season, the University of Michigan women's golf team -- and 12 additional top-50 and six top-25 teams -- head to Augusta, Ga., on Saturday and Sunday (March 9-10) for the Valspar Augusta Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole event will be held at the Forest Hills Golf Club.
Notes
• There are 17 teams making up the stellar field at the Valspar Augusta Invitational including six of the top-25 and 13 of the top-50 in the nation. The field is comprised of No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 5 South Carolina, No. 11 Auburn, No. 13 Ole Miss, No. 15 Clemson, No. 22 Florida State, No. 28 Georgia, No. 32 Alabama, No. 38 South Florida, No. 42 Oklahoma State, No. 43 Louisville, No. 45 Virginia Tech, No. 49 Michigan, No. 55 Georgia Southern, No. 59 Furman, No. 70 Augusta and No. 81 Coastal Carolina.
• U-M will travel five starters to the prestigious Valspar Augusta Invitational. Senior Hailey Borja, freshman Sidney Yermish and senior Monet Chun head up the Wolverines squad, while sophomore sisters Sydney Sung and Lauren Sung round out the starting five.
• Borja is scheduled to make her 46th consecutive career start in Georgia, having not missed an event in her five-year career. Borja ranks tied for seventh all-time for career events and starts. She has the chance to catch U-M's all-time leader Laura Olin (50; 2002-05). Chun is set to make her 20th straight start.
• So far this season, Michigan has had a Wolverine finish among the top 10 in all six events. Borja and Chun have paced the Maize and Blue finishing as the top Wolverine in three events apiece. Borja has a season-best tie for fifth at the Stanford Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22), while Chun tied for runner-up honors at the Nexus Collegiate (Feb. 12-14). For their careers, Borja has 17 top-10 finishes (45 events), while Chun has 10 (36 events).
• Chun continues to hold the U-M scoring lead with a career-best 72.07 scoring average. She has carded five sub-par tallies, including a U-M season-best 67 (-5) twice -- at the Glass City Invitational (final round) and the Ruth's Chris Invitational (first round). Borja is close behind with her career-best pace of 73.00 per round. She leads U-M with six sub-par tallies and, like Chun, has fired a 67 (-3) in the final round of the Gators Invitational (March 1-2).
• Yermish is one of two Wolverines to start all six events, along with Borja. Yermish is averaging 74.78 per round with a pair of sub-70 tallies -- a career-low 68 (-4) in the final round of the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 9-10) and a 69 (-1) in the final round of the Gators Invitational.
• For the second time this season and sixth time in their careers, twins Sydney and Lauren Sung will be in U-M starting lineup together. In the fall, the sisters started at the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational. This season, Sydney has averaged 76.64, while Lauren has posted 75.07 per round.
• Over U-M's spring break training trip, Borja was invited to her second Augusta National Women's Amateur (April 3-6) at Island and Bluff Nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club. If she advances, she will play a final round at the prestigious Augusta National. In 2022, she advanced to the final round after posting a 147 (71-76) 36-hole total. Firing a 74 (+2) on Augusta National, she tied for 12th -- Full Release.
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