DALLAS, Texas – Navy women's golf senior
Stephanie Lee is set for a homecoming at one of the premier events in collegiate golf this week, as the Southlake, Texas native will represent the Midshipmen on Oct. 9-10 at the third annual Jackson T. Stephens Cup in Dallas, Texas.
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Being played at the Trinity Forest Golf Club, Lee opens the tournament on Monday with the first two rounds of stroke play at 8:50 a.m. ET, while Lee's tee time for the final round of stroke play Tuesday is to be determined.
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The Stephens Cup will be broadcast on the GOLF Channel on Monday (4-7 p.m.) and Tuesday (3-6 p.m.).
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The Tournament
The prestigious Stephens Cup will be played Oct. 9-11 at the par-72, 6,466-yard Trinity Forest Golf Club … The 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 … The tournament features NCAA Division I National Championship-contending men's and women's teams alongside collegiate players representing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and the United States Service Academies … After Monday and Tuesday's 54 holes of stroke play, the top four teams from stroke play will face off in match play on Wednesday, Oct. 11.
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The Field
The women's field includes teams from No. 1 Arkansas, No. 18 Duke, No. 6 South Carolina, No. 2 Stanford, No. 12 Texas, No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 3 Wake Forest … In addition to Lee, special invitations to individual stroke play went to Shani Waite (Prairie View A&M), Kendall Jackson (Howard) and Miness Siame (Texas Southern).
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Lee in 2023
Ranking third on the team with a 76.88 scoring average this season, Lee has posted a pair of top-10 finishes through three tournaments … After placing 10th at the Bucknell Invitational with a score of 17-over par 227 (76-71-80), Lee shot a 21-over par 237 (76-79-82) at the Nittany Lion Invitational to finish 44th … Lee most recently scored a 7-over par 151 (74-77) at the Navy Fall Invitational, tying for fifth place.
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Mids at the Stephens Cup
Navy has sent a golfer to each of the first two Stephens Cups … Tori Smith was selected for the inaugural Stephens Cup in 2021 at the Alotian Club in Roland, Ark., as her rounds of 86-82-81 gave her a final score of 33-over par 249 that landed her 34th in stroke play …
Eve Worden represented the Mids in 2022 at the Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Fla., taking 36th in a loaded field after scoring a 16-over par 232 (77-81-74).
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Up Next
Navy concludes the fall season with the Lady Blue Hen Invitational on Oct. 21-22 at Rehoboth Beach Country Club in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
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