ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's golf team are set to compete in a pair of events over a four-day span, as a majority of the Midshipmen will play in the Lehigh Invitational on Saturday and Sunday in Bethlehem, Pa., while senior
Bridget Hoang and junior
Sue Lee will represent the Mids at Monday and Tuesday's prestigious Jackson T. Stephens Cup in Nichols Hills, Okla.
Live Scoring
For the Lehigh Invitational, live scoring will be available through LeaderboardKing … Fans can follow the Mids throughout the Stephens Cup via SCOREBOARD (powered by Clippd).
About Lehigh Invitational
The 36-hole tournament hosted by Patriot League foe Lehigh will take place at the par-72, 6012-yard Grace Course at Saucon Valley Country Club … Tee times for Saturday's opening round start at 10 a.m., while Sunday's final round is set for 9:30 a.m. … Joining the Mids and Mountain Hawks in the Lehigh Valley are UAlbany, Bucknell, Cal State Northridge, Fairfield, FDU, Monmouth and Saint Francis.
Navy Lineup
1.
Emma Tang (So. / Chino Hills, Calif.)
2.
Keira Howard (So. / Pleasanton, Calif.)
3.
Megan Kirkpatrick (Fr. / Woodbine, Md.)
4.
Vivian Cressman (Fr. / Middleton, Wis.)
5.
Hallie Brisco (Jr. / Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Navy at the Lehigh Invitational
The last time Navy attended the Lehigh Invitational in 2022, the Mids claimed the team title with a program-record score of 18-over par 594, while
Mara Hirtle finished tied for first place with a then-program record of 1-under par 143 before losing the individual medal on a fifth playoff hole … Navy also placed second in the 2021 iteration of the weather-shortened one-round tournament, took third in 2018, placed fifth in 2015 and 2016 and finished ninth in 2013 … The Grace Course was also home to the 2021 Patriot League Championship, where Navy captured its first league title in program history and earned a berth to the 2021 NCAA Regionals.
About Jackson T. Stephens Cup
Playing in the fourth annual Stephens Cup, Hoang and Lee will make the trip south to play 54 holes at the par-70, 6,218-yard Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club ... Monday's action begins with the first round teeing off at 8:45 a.m. ET, followed by the second round in the afternoon, while the final round on Tuesday is set for a 12:20 p.m. ET tee time … 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. 23 … Top-ranked Arkansas, No. 2 South Carolina, No. 9 Florida State, 13th-ranked Oregon, No. 17 Wake Forest and No. 30 Oklahoma State will all be sending their teams, while individual competitors will be Hoang, Lee, Prairie View A&M's Briann Briggs and Nevaeh Figueroa and Howard's Kendall Jackson and Emily Mayne.
Navy at the Stephens Cup
Navy has sent a golfer to each of the first three 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) … The 2023 Stephens Cup had
Stephanie Lee finishing 37th on the player leaderboard at 19-over par 235, playing at the Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas.
Tang Named PL Golfer of the Week
Following an impressive showing in match play, sophomore
Emma Tang was named the Patriot League Women's Golfer of the Week on Wednesday … Tang was an instrumental part in Navy taking Maryland to the wire in a 4.5-3.5 match-play loss at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club, as Tang defeated two-time All-Big Ten selection Nicha Kanpai, 3 & 1, in her singles match … This marks Tang's second time winning the honor this season, previously claiming the award on Oct. 2 after placing first at the Navy Fall Invitational … It is also Tang's third time in her career earning Golfer of the Week, picking it up on Oct. 25, 2023 after a third-place finish in the Lady Blue Hen Invitational … For the season, Tang has a team-leading 75.86 scoring average in seven rounds with three rounds being at or below par.
