COMMODORES HOST THE MASON RUDOLPH WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 9/23/02

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – The Vanderbilt women's golf team hosts the Mason Rudolph Women's Golf Championship today and tomorrow (Sept. 23-24) at the Legends Club in Franklin. Tee time is a shotgun start beginning at 8 am. The second round starts immediately at the conclusion of the first round.

The Commodores will be playing with Arizona and Stanford for the first two rounds. The teams will play 36 holes today and conclude tomorrow with the final round beginning at 8 am (shotgun start).

Other teams in the field include #9 Ohio State, #10 Arizona, #15 Stanford, #19 Tennessee, LSU, Ole Miss, Tulane, Missouri, Oregon State, North Carolina State, Furman, Northwestern, and UNC-Wilmington.

Vanderbilt, ranked No. 6 in Golf Week and No. 9 in GolfWorld, is coming off a third place finish at the NCAA Fall Preview. The Commodores shot a three-round total of 901 (+18). Junior Sarah Jacobs finished in a tie for second place with a 219 (70-73-76) for a three-over-par outing.

Ohio State is the defending Mason Rudolph Champion posting a score of 861 (291-292-278) in last season's tournament.

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