Loaded Field Awaits Women's Golf at Longhorn Invite

2025 BETSY RAWLS LONGHORN INVITATIONAL
Date	Monday-Tuesday, March 17-18, 2025
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Venue	UT Golf Course \| Austin, Texas
Course Information	Par: 72 \| Yardage: 6,473
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AUSTIN, Texas (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University women's golf team returns to the course Monday-Tuesday, March 17-18, when the Eagles travel to Austin, Texas, to compete against a stacked field at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole event will be played on the par-72, 6,473-yard University of Texas Golf Course and will feature 14 teams, seven of which are ranked in the national 50, including No. 2 University of Arkansas and No. 7 and host Texas.

QUOTING BREWER
"We know it has been a busy stretch for us; however, when we reach our goal of playing in the (NCAA) National Championship, this will feel like a normal postseason stretch," Head Coach Josh Brewer said. "We are headed to Austin to continue building our brand and creating a new normal. The field is challenging but we look forward to showing college golf that we are a program they must respect."

ON THE COURSE FOR EASTERN
Here are the Eagles that will compete in the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational:
» Savannah de Bock (So.) • 71.1 avg. • 3x MAC Golfer of the Week; finished top 20 in all 9 tournaments this year
» Mariana Vega (Fr.) • 74.6 avg. • Shot career-best 217 at Gators Invite (3/7-8) to tie for 21st overall
» Riley Kim (So.) • 76.0 avg. • MAC Golfer of the Week (3/7); finished career-best 4th at River Landing (3/4-5)
» Angelica Holman (Jr.) • 77.5 avg. • Finished T-10th at River Landing; improved 54-hole score by 21 strokes
» Maddysun Beeching (Fr.) • 78.5 avg. • Playing in third career event, first since T-44th at Hurricane Inv. (10/28-29)

CHIP INS
» Savannah de Bock was named the MAC Golfer of the Week, March 14, marking the third time she has earned the award this year. EMU made it back-to-back recipients after Riley Kim earned the accolade March 7.
» From Feb. 24 through March 8, a span of 13 days, the Eagles played in three tournaments in three states, including the Daniel Island Invitational (Feb. 24-25) in Daniel Island, S.C., the River Landing Classic (March 3-4) in Wallace, N.C., and the Gators Invitational (March 7-8) in Gainesville, Fla.
» Over the span of three tournaments, the Eagles played against nine teams ranked in the top 50 and four more in the top 100. With their performance in Florida, EMU finished ahead of three ranked teams, including No. 58 Michigan, No. 81 Mercer, and No. 90 Charlotte.
» Caterina Don, the Eagles' assistant coach, received an invitation to play in the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur, April 2-5, at Augusta National, the home of The Master's. Don will compete in the event for the second time with Josh Brewer serving as her caddy in the event.
» Savannah de Bock captured medalist honors at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic, Sept. 23-25, as she carded a 12-under, 204 to win by three strokes. It marked her first collegiate victory and the first for Eastern in two years.
» Savannah de Bock finished 12-of-15 rounds played in the fall under par, which was most of any player in the nation among all collegiate divisions. Two players tied for second at 10.
» Savannah de Bock has been named to the 2024 ANNIKA Award Fall Watch List. One of 25 players selected nationally, de Bock is on the short list for the award that is considered the Heisman of women's collegiate golf.
» The current roster is comprised of seven players, six of whom are new to the program this year. Riley Kim is the lone returning player and is joined by two transfers and three freshmen.
» The coaching staff is also new in 2024 as Josh Brewer takes over in Ypsilanti following 12 years at Georgia. Brewer has added two assistants to his staff, including Caterina Don, who was one of his top players at Georgia, and Anna Watson, a four-year member of the Eastern program, both of whom graduated in 2024.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
The Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational is named after Elizabeth 'Betsy' Rawls, who played at the University of Texas before embarking on a successful career in the LPGA where she captured 58 professional wins, including eight major championships, including four U.S. Women's Open titles. The 54-hole event will be played on the par-72, 6,473-yard University of Texas Golf Course in Austin, Texas, with the first two rounds played Monday, March 17, and the third round Tuesday, March 18. The 14 teams and individuals will begin the first round at 9:30 a.m. ET with a shotgun start and play the second round immediately afterward with a 9:15 a.m. ET start scheduled for the final round.

IN THE RANKINGS · TEAMS
According to the March 12 release of the national rankings by Scoreboard/Clippd, 13-of-14 teams in the field in Austin are ranked in the top 125, including the Eagles, who come in at a season-high No. 124. The field features 11 teams in the top 100, seven in the top 50, four in the top 20, and two in the top 10, including No. 2 Arkansas and No. 7 and host Texas. The remaining top 125 teams in the field including No. 13 LSU, No. 16 TCU, No. 33 UNLV, No. 34 Oklahoma, No. 40 Tennessee, No. 52 Louisville, No. 60 North Texas, No. 67 Colorado, No. 99 New Mexico, and No. 108 Texas State. Howard is also set to play in the event and is currently ranked No. 152.

IN THE RANKINGS · INDIVIDUAL
The individual rankings are equally as impressive as 21 of the top 150 players in the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings could appear in the event, including 15 in the top 100, eight in the top 50, and six in the top 10. Arkansas, who boasts half of the players ranked in the top 50, leads the way with No. 3 Maria Jose Marin, No. 12 Kendall Todd, No. 19 Reagan Zibilsko, and No. 44 Clarisa Temelo while the remaining top 50 players include Texas' No. 13 Farrah O'Keefe, No. 17 Lauren Kim, and No. 47 Cindy Hsu, and No. 18 Rocio Tejedo of LSU. Savannah de Bock, after spending one week outside the top 100, is back this week at No. 93 and is one of the seven individuals in the top 100 that includes No. 54 Toa Yokoyama and No. 92 Mayumi Umezu of UNLV; No. 62 Aine Donegan of LSU; and No. 64 Camille Min-Gaultier, No. 80 Kirstin Angosta, and No. 94 Sofia Barroso Sa of TCU.

NOTING THE GATORS INVITATIONAL • INDIVIDUAL
» Savannah de Bock got back to her low-scoring ways as her 1-under 209 (69-71-69) ranks as the second-best score in program history behind the 204 she shot at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic (Sept. 23-25) this fall. With her score, she now holds the program's No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 (tie), No. 6, and No. 8 (tie) scores.
» Savannah de Bock carded two rounds of 69 in Florida, marking the second and third time she has done that this season, tying for the 13th-lowest rounds in program history. She used those low rounds to not only help her to her sixth top 10 finish of the season but also place ahead of No. 25 Caitlyn Macnab (Ole Miss), the highest ranked player in the field, after the Rebel tied for 13th.
» Mariana Vega tied for 21st at 7-over 217 (73-71-73) to tie for the 14th-lowest 54-hole score in program history. Additionally, she lowered her best 54-hole score by two strokes after shooting 219 at both the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 21-23) and the Hurricane Invitational (Oct. 28-29) earlier this year. She also recorded a hole-in-one in the first round, scoring the ace on the par-3, 177-yard sixth hole.
» Riley Kim, who was named the MAC Golfer of the Week Thursday, shot 221(72-73-76) to post the second-lowest 54-hole score of her career, four days removed from posting her college-best. Riley carded a 218 at the River Landing Classic in Wallace, N.C., in a tournament that was played Monday-Tuesday, March 3-4.

NOTING THE GATORS INVITATIONAL • TEAM
» The Eagles entered the tournament ranked No. 136 in the Scoreboard/Clippd rankings with only one team in the field (No. 168 Florida Atlantic) ranked behind EMU. In the final standings, the Eagles finished ahead of seven teams ranked higher, including three in the top 100 in No. 58 Michigan (eighth), No. 81 Mercer (12th), and No. 90 Charlotte (seventh).
» The 871 total strokes are a school record, bettering the 879 (300-290-289) recorded at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 21-23) earlier this season. Additionally, the 871 marks only the second time EMU has shot 879 or better as the previous school record was 880 (301-293-286) at the 2015 Cardinal Classic.
» Eastern posted three rounds that rank highly in program history with their first-round 289 tying for the fourth-lowest while the third-round 290 and second-round 292 rank tied for sixth and tied for 14th, respectively.

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FEELING HONORED: MAC POTW
Savannah de Bock was named the MAC Golfer of the Week, March 14, following another impressive performance for the Eagles. She was the top individual finisher for the Eagles at the Gators Invitational in Gainesville, Fla., as she carded a 1-under 209 (69-71-69) to tie for sixth place, her sixth top 10 finish of the season. De Bock's 209 ranks as the second-lowest in program history behind her 204 at the Golfweek Red Sky Classic (Sept. 23-25) and gives her the top four scores in EMU history. Ranked No. 110 in the latest Scoreboard/Clippd rankings, de Bock tied with No. 60 Pimchompoo Chaisiprungruang (Charlotte) while finishing ahead of two Virginia players ranked in the Top 100, including No. 25 Caitlyn Macnab (T13th) and No. 91 Jaclyn LaHa (T26th). Overall, de Bock led the team (ranked No. 136) to a sixth-place finish in a tournament featuring 13 teams ranked ahead of the Eagles, including four Top 50 squads (No. 11 Virginia, No. 14 Ole Miss, No. 29 Florida, and No. 31 UCF). All told, the Eagles' school-record 871 helped the team defeat seven higher ranked teams, including Top 100 teams in No. 58 Michigan, No. 81 Mercer, and No. 90 Charlotte.

ADDING TO THE HAUL
The MAC Golfer of the Week honor for Savannah de Bock is her third this year, moving her into a tie with Kent State's Veronika Kedronova for the most earned this season in the MAC with both having two outright honors after sharing the award Sept. 27. Additionally, with Riley Kim winning the award last week (March 7), EMU and KSU are tied for the most earned this year by one school while Eastern became the first school this year to win the award in back-to-back weeks.

BETTER USE A PENCIL
Ahead of the season, the program had finished 16 tournaments (54-holes) scoring 899 or better. Through the Gators Invitational (March 7-8), the Eagles have added five marks that list, including the No. 1 score two different times. First, the Eagles shot 879 (300-290-289) at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational (Oct. 21-23) to take down the former school record of 880 (301-293-286) shot Sept. 21-22, 2015, at the Cardinal Classic. Last week, at the Gators Invitational, EMU shot 871 (289-292-290) to lower the record by eight strokes while finishing sixth in the event. Here are the scores added this year:
» 871 (289-292-290) • Gators Invitational • March 7-8, 2025 • EMU RECORD
» 879 (300-290-289) • Rainbow Wahine Invitational • Oct. 21-23, 2024 • EMU #2
» 881 (294-292-295) • River Landing Classic • March 3-4, 2025 • EMU #5
» 893 (299-300-294) • Hurricane Invitational • Oct. 28-29, 2024 • EMU #11 (tie)
» 893 (302-306-285) • Golfweek Red Sky Classic • Sept. 23-25, 2024 • EMU #11 (tie)

LOW ROUNDS ABOUND
Similar to overall scoring, the single-round scores turned in by the Eagles this year have rewritten the record books. Entering the season, the program produced a round of 294 or better 30 times. Through the Gators Invitational (March 7-8), the Eagles have posted 10 additions to the ledger, including all three rounds played in Florida as they shot 289 in round one (tie-fourth), 292 in round two (tie-14th), and 290 in the final round (tie-sixth). Here are the rounds the team has added this season:
» 285 • Golfweek Red Sky Classic (R3) • Sept. 25, 2024 • EMU RECORD
» 289 • Rainbow Wahine Invitational (R2) • Oct. 22, 2024 • EMU #4 (tie)
» 289 • Gators Invitational (R1) • March 7, 2025 • EMU #4 (tie)
» 290 • Rainbow Wahine Invitational (R3) • Oct. 23, 2024 • EMU #6 (tie)
» 290 • Gators Invitational (R3) • March 8, 2025 • EMU #6 (tie)
» 292 • Daniel Island Invitational (R3) • Feb. 25, 2025 • EMU #14 (tie)
» 292 • River Landing Classic (R2) • March 3, 2025 • EMU #14 (tie)
» 292 • Gators Invitational (R2) • March 7, 2025 • EMU #14 (tie)
» 294 • Hurricane Invitational (R3) • Oct. 29, 2024 • EMU #34 (tie)
» 294 • River Landing Classic (R1) • March 3, 2025 • EMU #34 (tie)

DE BOCK REWRITING THE BOOKS
Ahead of the season, only three Eastern Michigan players had recorded a 54-hole tournament scored of 215 or lower with Anna Watson recording a then-school-record 211 at the Shirley Spork Invitational (Oct. 2-3, 2023) to lower the mark previously held by Catherine Fortin, who shot 2214 at the Shootout at the Legends, Oct. 8-9, 2017. Through eight 54-hole tournaments played this season (through the Gators Invitational, March 7-8), Savannah de Bock as recorded six scores of 214 or lower, including four that stand as school records.
» 204 (70-65-69) • Golfweek Red Sky Classic • Sept. 23-25, 2024 • EMU Record
» 209 (69-71-69) • Gators Invitational • March 7-8, 2025 • EMU #2
» 210 (71-68-71) • Hurricane Invitational • Oct. 28-29, 2024 • EMU #3
» 211 (72-71-68) • Rainbow Wahine Invitational • Oct. 21-23, 2024 • EMU #4 (tie)
» 213 (72-71-70) • Sunflower Invitational • Oct. 4-6, 2024 • EMU #6
» 214 (68-71-75) • Leadership & Golf Invitational • Sept/ 16-17, 2024 • EMU #7 (tie)

SHE'S NOT ALONE
Through the Gators Invitational (March 7-8), players in the EMU program have recorded 54-hole scores of 219 or lowered 23 times with 11 of those coming this season alone. Along with the seven added by Savannah de Bock, Mariana Vega has added three and Riley Kim has added one:
» 217 (73-71-73) • Mariana Vega • Gators Invite • March 7-8, 2025 • EMU #14 (tie)
» 218 (73-73-72) • Savannah de Bock • Daniel Island • Feb. 24-25, 2025 • EMU #19 (tie)
» 218 (73-73-72) • Riley Kim • River Landing Classic • March 4-5, 2025 • EMU #19 (tie)
» 219 (76-73-70) • Mariana Vega • Hurricane Invite • Oct. 28-29, 2024 • EMU #25 (tie)
» 219 (76-71-72) • Mariana Vega • Rainbow Wahine • Oct. 21-23, 2024 • EMU #25 (tie)

GOING LOW
Ahead of the 2024-25 season, 16 individual rounds of 69 or lower had been recorded in program history with Anna Watson's 69 at the Jan Weaver Invitational (April 4, 2023) being the most recent addition to the list. Through the Gators Invitational (March 7-8), the list has grown to 23 as Savannah de Bock has added her name to the ledger seven times, including twice at the Gators Invitational with a pair of rounds at 69.
» 65 • Savannah de Bock • Golfweek Red Sky Classic • Sept. 24, 2024 • EMU #1
» 68 • Savannah de Bock • Leadership & Golf Invite • Sept. 16, 2024 • EMU #5 (tie)
» 68 • Savannah de Bock • Rainbow Wahine Invite • Oct. 23, 2024 • EMU #5 (tie)
» 68 • Savannah de Bock • Hurricane Invite • Sept. 25, 2024 • EMU #5 (tie)
» 69 • Savannah de Bock • Golfweek Red Sky Classic • Sept. 25, 2024 • EMU #13 (tie)
» 69 • Savannah de Bock • Gators Invitational • March 7, 2025 • EMU #13 (tie)
» 69 • Savannah de Bock • Gators Invitational • March 8, 2025 • EMU #13 (tie)

ON THE HORIZON
Eastern returns to action for its penultimate regular season tournament, March 28-30, when the Eagles head to The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., for the Chattanooga Classic, hosted by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. The three-day tournament will feature one round played each day with 16 teams in the field, including four top 25 teams in No. 10 University of North Carolina, No. 12 University of Virginia, No. 15 Vanderbilt University, and No. 22 Duke University.

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