FARMVILLE, Va. - Longwood women's golf travels to Lawrence, Kan., to compete in the 27th edition of the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational, Oct. 5-6, at Lawrence Country Club.  

 

Joining the Lancers and host Jayhawks in the 13-team event are California, Central Arkansas, Creighton, Delaware, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico, Northern Iowa, Omaha, San Francisco, St. Thomas, and UC Davis. The tournament is named in honor of Marilynn Smith, who was one of the original 13 founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) in 1950 and a 1951 KU graduate. 

 

The opening day of competition on Monday, Oct. 5, will include 36 holes, beginning at 9 a.m. ET. The final round will be Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 9 a.m. with the pairings based off Monday's results.  

 

 

Longwood Lineup   2. Abigail Sheldon   

4. Chiara Wippert   

5. Romy Wagner  
 

- The Lancers travel to compete in a tournament in Kansas for the second year in a row. Last season, Longwood opened the fall traveling to compete in the Jayhawks Invitational and placed fifth in a 10-team event.  

- Longwood posted a pair of strong finishes to start the season. The Lancers led wire-to-wire to win the eight-team field at the Tribe Invitational at the Kingsmill River Course, Sept. 7-8. Last time out, Longwood finished fourth in a 13-team field at the Pirate Collegiate Classic, Sept. 14-15. The last Longwood team victory came at the Kingsmill River Course as well during the 2012 C&F Bank Intercollegiate.    

- At the Pirate Collegiate Classic, Longwood rewrote the record book, setting two school records during the tournament. The Lancers fired a school-record 2-under 286 in the third and final round. In total, Longwood established a new 54-hole school record behind a 4-over 868.   

- Following each of the opening two tournaments, a Lancer was named the Big South Golfer of the Week. Junior Madison Lehr garnered the honor after shooting a career-best 2-under 214 to win the Tribe Invitational, the first Longwood individual win since 2016. Sophomore Avery Nordman took home the honors recently after a 12th-place finish at the Pirate Collegiate Classic. She shot a 2-under 214, which included a pair of rounds in red figures.  

- Lehr and junior Abigail Sheldon both shot 4-under 68 for a round at the Pirate Collegiate Classic. Lehr collected six birdies in the first round to post her 68, while Sheldon tallied five birdies compared to one bogey in round two. Junior Chiara Wippert made it four players with a round in red figures with a season-best 2-under 70 in the final round.  

- At the Tribe Invitational, four Lancers finished in the top 10 at the event. Competing as an individual, freshman Romy Wagner turned in a strong performance in her first collegiate tournament, finishing in third place at 7-over 223 (74-75-74). Wippert and Nordman both finished in a share of eighth to join Lehr and Wagner in the top 10.