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Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
Eastern Travels to Tennessee for Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
3/14/2024 11:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Play begins Sunday, March 17, and concludes Tuesday, March 19
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SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team continues its spring tour, as the Eagles travel to Tennessee to compete in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate hosted by Tennessee Tech at Sevierville Golf Club.
Play begins Sunday, March 17, and concludes Tuesday, March 19, with 9:30 a.m. ET tee times and 18 holes all three days.
The 10-team field consists of host Tennessee Tech, Bowling Green, Carson-Newman, Christian Brothers, EMU, Lincoln Memorial, Maryville, Niagara, Northern Kentucky, and Tennessee State.
The teams will compete on the par-71, 5,803-yard Highlands Course.
Senior Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) will lead the lineup for the Eagles. Senior Natai Apichonlati (Bangkok, Thailand-The Regent's International School), freshman Gabriella Tapp (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon), freshman Riley Kim (Aldie, Va./Lightridge), and senior Paige Zolciak (Perrysburg, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy) round out the rotation for Head Coach Stephanie Jennings. Playing as an individual will be senior Sophia Wygonik (Westland, Mich./Livonia Franklin).
As a player, coach, and teacher, Tennessee Tech alumnus Bobby Nichols made a profound impact on the golfing community during his lifetime. Nichols had a legendary career at Tennessee Tech, first as a player and later as a coach, while also being a promoter of the game of golf and spending three years playing professionally on the PGA Tour.
Born in Algood, Tenn., Nichols grew up as a caddie at the Cookeville Country Club and would go on to be a four-year letterwinner on the Tech men's golf team (1959-63), including being the team captain his senior season. A 32-year-veteran of Tech athletics, Bobby Nichols' golfing legacy lives on 16 years after his death.
After playing professionally, Nichols took over the Tech men's golf program in 1979 and was responsible for establishing the Golden Eagle women's team in 1986. During the 1990 season, he guided the men's squad to the OVC Championship, the first for the program in 35 years. The victory also helped the Tech athletics department clinch its first-ever OVC All-Sports Trophy. Nichols also guided the women's team to the 2000 and 2001 OVC Championships and was named OVC Coach of the Year in each of those seasons. Later he was named OVC Men's Coach of the Year following the 2005 season.
A 32-year veteran with Tech athletics, Nichols was inducted into Tech's Hall of Fame in 1990. After a battle with cancer, Nichols died at the age of 66 on March 16, 2008. In 2011, he was officially inducted into the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame.
11th Annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate - March 17-19, 2024
Where: Sevierville, Tenn. (Sevierville Golf Club)
Format: 18 holes each day
Par/Yardage: 71/5,803
Field: Bowling Green, Carson-Newman, Christian Brothers, EMU, Lincoln Memorial, Maryville, Niagara, Northern Kentucky, Tennessee State, and Tennessee Tech
Lineup: Anna Watson, Natai Apichonlati, Gabriella Tapp, Riley Kim, Paige Zolciak; Individual - Sophia Wygonik
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team continues its spring tour, as the Eagles travel to Tennessee to compete in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate hosted by Tennessee Tech at Sevierville Golf Club.
Play begins Sunday, March 17, and concludes Tuesday, March 19, with 9:30 a.m. ET tee times and 18 holes all three days.
The 10-team field consists of host Tennessee Tech, Bowling Green, Carson-Newman, Christian Brothers, EMU, Lincoln Memorial, Maryville, Niagara, Northern Kentucky, and Tennessee State.
The teams will compete on the par-71, 5,803-yard Highlands Course.
Senior Anna Watson (Ashland, Ohio-Ashland) will lead the lineup for the Eagles. Senior Natai Apichonlati (Bangkok, Thailand-The Regent's International School), freshman Gabriella Tapp (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon), freshman Riley Kim (Aldie, Va./Lightridge), and senior Paige Zolciak (Perrysburg, Ohio/St. Ursula Academy) round out the rotation for Head Coach Stephanie Jennings. Playing as an individual will be senior Sophia Wygonik (Westland, Mich./Livonia Franklin).
As a player, coach, and teacher, Tennessee Tech alumnus Bobby Nichols made a profound impact on the golfing community during his lifetime. Nichols had a legendary career at Tennessee Tech, first as a player and later as a coach, while also being a promoter of the game of golf and spending three years playing professionally on the PGA Tour.
Born in Algood, Tenn., Nichols grew up as a caddie at the Cookeville Country Club and would go on to be a four-year letterwinner on the Tech men's golf team (1959-63), including being the team captain his senior season. A 32-year-veteran of Tech athletics, Bobby Nichols' golfing legacy lives on 16 years after his death.
After playing professionally, Nichols took over the Tech men's golf program in 1979 and was responsible for establishing the Golden Eagle women's team in 1986. During the 1990 season, he guided the men's squad to the OVC Championship, the first for the program in 35 years. The victory also helped the Tech athletics department clinch its first-ever OVC All-Sports Trophy. Nichols also guided the women's team to the 2000 and 2001 OVC Championships and was named OVC Coach of the Year in each of those seasons. Later he was named OVC Men's Coach of the Year following the 2005 season.
A 32-year veteran with Tech athletics, Nichols was inducted into Tech's Hall of Fame in 1990. After a battle with cancer, Nichols died at the age of 66 on March 16, 2008. In 2011, he was officially inducted into the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame.
11th Annual Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate - March 17-19, 2024
Where: Sevierville, Tenn. (Sevierville Golf Club)
Format: 18 holes each day
Par/Yardage: 71/5,803
Field: Bowling Green, Carson-Newman, Christian Brothers, EMU, Lincoln Memorial, Maryville, Niagara, Northern Kentucky, Tennessee State, and Tennessee Tech
Lineup: Anna Watson, Natai Apichonlati, Gabriella Tapp, Riley Kim, Paige Zolciak; Individual - Sophia Wygonik
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