MOBILE, Ala. – South Alabama women's golf will open its spring schedule on Monday when it hosts the Tchefuncta Invitational at Tchefuncta Country Club Feb. 27-28 in Covington, La.

The two-day, 54-hole tournament will kick off with 36 holes on Monday, followed by the final 18 on Tuesday. The Jaguars will compete against UAB, Southern Miss, Little Rock, IUPUI, Troy, Georgia State and Toledo for the tournament title.

TCC will play at par 71 from 6,044 yards. South Alabama's lineup will feature Carlota Garcia playing in the one spot, followed by Greta Rietdorf, Cassidy Lambert, Laura Burch and Malia Uyeshiro. 

"We had a good fall and going back somewhere we are comfortable," USA head coach Matt Luther said. "It is a good test and a good place to start to kind of see where we are at for the spring. It has been a long break and we had sort of an offseason to start the spring, which was by design. There are a lot of new things we have to implement player-by-player. It's a good test to see where we're at. The fall was so long ago, it's almost like we're starting over for a new season. The experience of playing well at home and on the road, we definitely know it's in there and we'll find out what we have for this spring."

The Jaguars won last year's Tchefuncta Invitational with a three-round score of 883, which included an even par 288 in round two. Former Jag Siti Shaari won medalist honors with a three-round, 3-over par total of 216 which included a 1-under par 70 in the final round and a six-hole playoff. Uyeshiro finished tied for third with a total of 222, while Lambert finished tied for fifth at 222.

Live scoring for the tournament will be provided at GolfStat.com, and can also be accessed through the Jaguar women's golf schedule page at USAJaguars.com. 

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