ROLAND, Ark. – Navy women's golf senior Tori Smith (Sr., Arlington, Tenn.) wrapped up competition Tuesday at the inaugural Jackson T. Stephens Cup hosted in Roland, Ark. at the historic Alotian Club.

Over the two-day, 54-hole stroke play portion of the tournament, Smith posted an overall 33-over par 249. The senior opened competition with a 14-over par 86 in round one followed by an improved 10-over par 82 during Monday's final 18 holes to enter Tuesday with an overall mark of 24-over par 168.

Smith concluded action on Tuesday by shooting a final round 9-over par 81, her best score of the tournament, to finish with a final score of 33-over par 249. Smith played to par in nine of her final 18 holes on Tuesday, along with picking up a birdie on the back nine of the third and final round. The senior finished 34th among individual competitors along with being the third-best finisher among the special invitees that included the top players from historically black colleges and universities along with Smith being the lone service academy representative in the women's field. 

"What an awesome experience it was to have one of our players take part in the inaugural Jackson T. Stephens Cup," said head coach Nadia Ste-Marie. "Tori is a tremendous team captain and I'm so happy that she had the opportunity to represent us this year."

LSU, the 35th-ranked team by Golf Stat, captured the tournament team title with a 18-over par 882 with No. 8 South Carolina finishing second with a 26-over par 890. Rounding out the top-three team finishers was No. 3 Arkansas and No. 30 Ole Miss who each finished at 27-over par 891.  

The Tigers also took home the individual title, with Ingrid Lindblad and Carla Tejedo finishing tied for first with a 1-over par 217, respectively.

The Jackson T. Stephens Cup is named in memory of the late Augusta National Chairman Jackson T. Stephens, who attended the Naval Academy where he graduated as a member of the Class of 1947. The field at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is named Jack Stephens Field, whose gift of $10 million in 2003 aided in the renovations of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, as well as a handful of other projects part of the United States Naval Academy Campaign; Leaders to Serve the Nation.

Smith joined fellow Midshipmen Nicholas Klock (Marago, Calif.) in representing the Navy in the Stephens Cup field. Smith and Klock were selected to compete in the tournament field after Navy earned a special invitation from the Stephens Cup Tournament Committee.

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Smith and the Navy women's golf team are set to close out the fall season October 25-26 with the Lehigh Invitational hosted in Bethlehem, Pa.