Rockets Closing Out Fall Campaign at Chippewa Invitational

Monday, October 21

Birmingham, Mich.

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University of Toledo

Chippewa Invitational

Freshman Kathryn Roth and the Rockets will compete in the Chippewa Invitational on Monday and Tuesday.

Rockets Closing Out Fall Campaign at Chippewa Invitational

10/18/2019 4:28:00 PM | Women's Golf

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo women's golf team travels north early next week to compete in Central Michigan's Chippewa Invitational in Birmingham, Mich. The 36-hole tournament will be held at the par-72, 5,994-yard Birmingham Country Club on Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 21-22. The first day of competition will begin at 10:00 a.m. with tee times off the No. 1 and No. 10 holes. The second day will commence with a 10:00 a.m. shotgun start.

"We are looking forward to playing at Birmingham Country Club as it is a wonderful venue and a great way to finish the fall!" Head Coach Jenny Coluccio said. "This event is different than our previous tournaments since we're playing just two rounds instead of three. Our key this week will be to continue to focus on our placement on the greens and honing in on making putts."

Senior Saranlak Tumfong leads the Rockets with a 74.4 stroke average. Freshman Amelia Lee ranks second on the team with a 79.2 scoring mark.

Coluccio said her team has worked hard this fall on all facets of their game and will look to finish strong.

"We have improved the most in our golf swings and long game and that's been our main focus so far this fall," Coluccio said. "The one area we can tighten up and see our biggest return on investment is making our putts inside 10 feet. If we can do that, I believe we can have some success."

THE FIELD
• The Rockets will be competing against Mid-American Conference schools Central Michigan and Western Michigan – as well as Bradley, Chicago State, Detroit Mercy, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Mount St. Mary's, Niagara, Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne and Stonehill.

LIVE SCORING
• Live scoring for the Chippewa Invitational can be found at golfstat.com.

LAST TIME OUT
• Toledo registered its best finish of the fall with a fourth-place showing at the MAC Preview on Oct. 7-8. Tumfong and senior Thunpijja Sukkasem each registered Top-10 finishes to lead the Rockets. Tumfong tied for third place at 13-over par 229, while Sukkasem tied for ninth place at 18-over par 234.
• Tumfong has led the Rockets in each of their three tournaments this fall. She has led or tied for the team's best score in eight of nine rounds.

ON THE HORIZON
• Toledo begins its spring season with a pair of tournaments in Florida. The Rockets will compete in South Florida's Old Friends Invitational on Feb. 17-18 followed by the Florida State Match-Up on Feb. 29-Mar. 1.