Seattle University head women’s golf coach Marc Chandonnet has completed the team’s competition schedule for the 2015-16 season, featuring a home tournament for the second consecutive year as well as the conference championships within driving distance of the campus.
The Redhawks will begin the season Sept. 21-22 at the Cougar Cup, hosted by Washington State University at the Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman, Wash. Seattle U then heads south to Aurora, Ore., for the Rose City Collegiate Sept. 28-29, hosted by Portland State University at the Langdon Farms Golf Club.
Seattle U will play back-to-back tournaments in the Puget Sound area, starting with the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, hosted by the University of Washington Oct. 6-7 at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash.
The following week, Seattle U hosts the second annual Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational at Tacoma Country Club in Lakewood, Wash., Oct. 12-13. Among the 14-team field are defending tournament champion Washington, in-state rivals Gonzaga and Eastern Washington, and conference foes Grand Canyon, Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Utah Valley.
The spring portion of the schedule begins with the Matador Invitational Feb. 8-9, hosted by CSU Northridge in Simi Valley, Calif. One month later, the Redhawks head to Sedona, Ariz., for the Red Rocks Invitational March 5-6 before traveling straight to Fresno, Calif., for the Fresno State Classic at the San Joaquin Country Club March 7-8.
Seattle U returns to California for the Sacramento State Invitational at the Sierra View Country Club in Roseville, Calif., March 21-22. The Redhawks then play in Arizona on back-to-back weeks, starting with the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic Apr. 4-5 in Maricopa, Ariz., followed by the Bobcat Spring Invitational Apr. 11-12 in Goodyear, Ariz.
The Redhawks will make the short trip north to Blaine, Wash., for the WAC Women’s Golf Championships, to be held at the Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club Apr. 22-24. The winner of the conference tournament will head to one of four NCAA regional tournaments May 5-7 with the opportunity to advance to the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships May 20-25 at the Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore.
Seven returners are coming back to the Seattle University women’s golf program in 2015-16 as the Redhawks look to continue their improvement after finishing second as a team in last season’s WAC Women’s Golf Championships.