ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Women's golf team is prepared to wrap up its 2024 fall season this weekend at the Lehigh Invitational. The event in eastern Pennsylvania is set to span 36 holes over two days at the Saucon Valley Country Club, starting Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m.
 
Need to Know
Lehigh Invitational
Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem. Pa.
Saturday, Oct. 19 – Sunday, Oct. 20
Par – 72
LIVE SCORING
 
Start Times
Round 1 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (18 Holes)
Round 2 – 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (18 Holes)
 
Leading the Pack

• In four events this fall, the Great Danes have finished fifth at the Bucknell Invitational, eighth at the Red Bandanna Invitational, 10^th at the Princeton Invitational, and seventh at the inaugural UAlbany Great Danes Invitational.
• Callie Taylor has been UAlbany's top golfer in two of four events this fall, pacing the Great Danes in both the Bucknell Invitational (third place, +10) and Princeton Invitational (15^th place, +13). She finished second on the team with an overall score of 239 (+23) at the Red Bandanna Invitational and fourth on the team with a score of 155 (+15) at the Great Danes Invitational.
• Mia Cepeda, a freshman, has been just as strong for the Great Danes. She started the year by shooting +14 at Bucknell (second on the team) before she led UAlbany in the Red Bandanna Invitational with a score of +20. She placed third on the team at Princeton, shooting +19, and tied for second on the team (17^th overall) at UAlbany's home event, shooting  +14.
• Lucia Esteban had a strong outing at the UAlbany Great Danes Invitational, leading the team at its home event with an eighth-place finish after shooting +11 over two days.
• Thantita Aungsuseewong shot +17 in UAlbany's home event, finishing in a tie for 17^th place with Cepeda.
• Madison Kuratani has participated in all but one tournament so far this fall. At Bucknell, she finished third on the team after shooting a score of +30, but since then has finished fifth on the team in Boston (+33) and sixth at Princeton (+25). She golfed as an individual at the Great Danes Invitational.

 
Head Coach Colleen Cashman
"Saucon Valley is a special place. Not only has it hosted many majors and tours over the years, but it's a great test of every bit of skill from the tees to the tricky greens. It's always in great shape and the weather this weekend looks nice. The team has had a couple of weeks to rest up after playing four events in five weeks, so I'm looking forward to some good things this tournament. We have set some new goals to try to capitalize on par 5's and minimize our big numbers. If we can do both of those, I would think we can find our name towards the top of the leaderboard. So, we are all looking forward to a strong finish to the fall season!"
 
The UAlbany Lineup

1. Lucia Esteban
2. Callie Taylor
3. Mia Cepeda
4. Thantita Aungsuseewong
5. Madison Kuratani

 
The Competition
The Great Danes will be competing against eight other teams, including:
Bucknell University
California State University, Northridge
Fairfield University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Lehigh University
Monmouth University
Saint Francis University
United States Naval Academy
 
Yardages

Hole	Par
1	4
2	3
3	4
4	5
5	3
6	5
7	4
8	4
9	5
	36

 

Hole	Par
10	4
11	4
12	5
13	4
14	3
15	4
16	3
17	4
18	5
	36

 
TOTAL – Par 72
 
About the Course
Soon after World War II it was decided that one eighteen-hole golf course was not enough for
the growing membership of Saucon Valley. Golf course architect William Gordon, who had
worked with Toomey and Flynn (Shinnecock Hills) and constructed courses for Donald Ross
(Seminole), Willie Park, Jr. (Maidstone) and Devereux Emmet (Garden City Golf Club), was
chosen to create the additional course. The course is named for Eugene Gifford Grace, the man
who founded the club and for more than four decades exerted a very strong influence on
making Saucon Valley Country Club what it is today. 
 
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