Mason Rudolph begins Friday

Sept. 23, 2010

The Vanderbilt men’s and women’s golf teams welcome some of the nation’s top golf teams to the Vanderbilt Legends Club this weekend for the Mason Rudolph Championships. The men will play the South Course, while the women will take on the North Course in the three-day, 54-hole event.

Both tournaments will begin on Friday around 8 a.m., with fixed tee times off of the number one and 10 tees. Admission is free to the tournament all weekend.

Men’s Tee Times | Women’s Tee Times

Here is some more information on both tournaments.

Men’s Championship

The Field
Vanderbilt, Akron, Arkansas State, Belmont, Davidson, Georgia State, Lipscomb, Memphis, Mississippi State, MTSU, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Alabama, South Carolina, UT Chattanooga, UT Martin, Western Carolina.

The Course
Vanderbilt Legends Club South Course will be set up as a par-71, 7,100-yard setup.

Play
Eighteen holes will take place on Friday through Sunday, with fixed tee times on number one and 10 starting at 8 a.m. CT on Friday and Saturday and 7:30 a.m. CT Sunday.

Championship Superlatives

Best Total Score Team: 811, -29, Vanderbilt (2002)
Individual
: 195, -18, Ty Harris, Georgia State (2004)

Best Round Team: 268 (-12), Vanderbilt (2002)
Individual: 63 (-8) Ty Harris, Georgia State (2004)

Best First Round Team: 269 (-15), Georgia State (2004)
Individual: 63 (-8) Ty Harris, Georgia State (2004)

Best Second Round Team: 273 (-11), MTSU (2009)
Individual: 65 (-6), Ben Fuqua, Kentucky (2008), Jason Millard, MTSU (2008), 66 (-6), Kyle Peterman, Memphis (2006)

Best Third Round Team: 268 (-12), Vanderbilt (2002)
Individual: 64 (-7) Ty Harris, Georgia State (2004), 65 (-7) Luke List, Vanderbilt (2005)

Women’s Championship

The Field
This year’s field once again features one of the best in collegiate women’s golf – 14 of the nation’s top 20 teams will participate this weekend, including the #13-ranked Commodores. Vanderbilt, Alabama, Auburn, Arizona State, California, College of Charleston, Duke, Florida, Georgia, LSU, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Southern California, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, Wake Forest will all participate.

The Course
Vanderbilt Legends Club North Course will be set up as a par-72, 6,281-yard setup.

Play
Eighteen holes will take place on Friday through Sunday, with fixed tee times on number one and 10 starting at 8 a.m. CT on Friday and Saturday and 7:30 a.m. CT Sunday.

Championship Superlatives

Best Total Score Team: 850-UCLA (2008)
Individual: 203-Amanda Blumenherst, Duke (2007)

Best Round Team: 277-UCLA (2008)
Individual: 65-Sydnee Michaels, UCLA (2009), Megan Grehan, Vanderbilt (2008); Tiffany Joh, UCLA (2007)

Best First Round Team: 278-USC (2009)
Individual: 65-Tiffany Joh, UCLA (2007)

Best Second Round Team: 277-UCLA (2008)
Individual: 65-Sydnee Michaels, UCLA (2009), 65-Megan Grehan, Vanderbilt (2008)

Best Third Round Team: 278-Ohio State (2001)
Individual: 67-Denise Knaebel, Missouri (2004), Alison Walshe, Arizona (2006), Sydnee Michaels (2008)