FGCU W. Golf: 41st Pat Bradley Invitational Preview

The FGCU women's golf team will wrap up the fall season as they compete in the 41st annual Pat Bradley Invitational over the next three days at Lakewood Ranch Country Club in Bradenton, Florida, hosted by FIU.

The three-round event begins Sunday and concludes Tuesday on the Cypress Links course at Lakewood Ranch. The par-72 course spans 6,288 yards.

"We are looking to go out with a bang," FGCU head coach Sarah Trew said of the team's final tournament of the fall season. "We've already had a record-breaking year so far and are looking to take that momentum into this tournament. Everyone is pretty familiar with this golf course, and it feels like home for us, so we are very comfortable out here. I think we need to keep our focus on playing smart and being aggressive. If we do that we should be able to put up some pretty good numbers."

Last Time Out:
The Eagles competed in the Johnie Imes Invitational in Columbia, Missouri, hosted by Mizzou, where they earned a third place finish out of 13 teams.

Freshman Laura Edmonds would lead the Eagles with a second place finish overall with senior Kelsy Holbert (t-14th) and sophomore Natalia Nassar (t-16th) finishing in the top 25.

Trew will be utilizing the following lineup beginning Sunday:
 1. senior Madeline Marck-Sherk
2. Holbert
3. Nassar
4. Edmonds
5. senior Jean Tyrrell

Complete Field (Sorted by GolfStat ranking as of Oct. 16)
76 – UTEP
94 - USF
104 - FIU
116 - FGCU
139 – Cincinnati
141 – Wyoming
150 - Southern Mississippi
155 - Gonzaga
160 - Texas A&M Corpus Christi
161 - Jacksonville
165 - Georgia State
178 - McNeese State
184 - FAU
209 - UMKC
213 - Eastern Michigan

The Eagles have competed in the Pat Bradley Invitational in each of the past 12 years with the past nine featuring top 10 finishes, including a program-best fifth place result last year.

Marck-Sherk (226, T-26th), Holbert (233, T-52nd) and Nassar (224, T-20th) each helped FGCU to that fifth-place finish.

Live stats will be available via BirdieFire.com here and posted at FGCUathletics.com each day.