Women’s Golf Heads to Arkansas for Blessings Collegiate Invitational

HOUSTON — The Rice Women's Golf team begins a stretch of three tournaments in three weeks when it heads to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, Oct. 3-5. The tournament will be hosted by Arkansas and played at the par-72 Blessings Golf Club.

TEAM FIELD

Joining Rice in the nine-team field are Alabama, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Kansas State, Kent State, Minnesota, North Texas, and Princeton.

LIVE SCORING

Fans can follow live scoring of the Blessings Collegiate Invitational by visiting Scoreboard.com or by clicking here.

THE LINEUP

Elisabeth Borsheim – No. 1 position … has a 75.67 stroke average … tied for 46^th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20) … joined Rice as a freshman prior to 2025-26 … named the IMG Player of the Year in 2023 … last year, had a 74.2 stroke average … had five top 10 finishes on the Florida State Golf Association, including a tie for fifth at the Vero Beach Open in September … in July, she earned a runner-up finish at the Srixon Tour's Under-19 tournament in Losby, Norway.

Justine Bayle – No. 2 position … has a 75.33 stroke average … tied for 43^rd-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20) … transfer from Tampa … Second Team All-American … two-time All-Sunshine State Conference … ranked as high as 12th nationally last year … averaged 74.55 strokes in two seasons … 10 rounds of par or better … four Top Five, eight Top 10, and 10 Top 20 finishes … had two victories, at the 2025 Patsy Rendleman Invitational and the 2026 World Golf Invitational … last year, recorded a 74.50 scoring average, finishing +3 relative to par … capped her campaign at the NCAA DII Women's National Championship (5/12–14), carding a 75-74-72 for a 221 (+5) total to claim a tie for 5th place.

Jessica Jang – No. 3 position … has a 73.67 stroke average … 29^th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20), where she carded a final round 70 for her first career round of par or better … two top five finishes on AJGC, including a third-place at the Sacramento Junior Championship…tied for ninth at the K.J. Choi Foundation Texas Junior Championship, carding rounds of 69-70-72…three-time Toyota Tour Cup Champion on the Southern California PGA Tour…runner-up at the Southern California Junior Amateur, finishing -8, including a second round 66…participated in the 2024 U.S. Girls Junior Amateur.

Ari Boone – No. 4 position … has a 72.33 stroke average … tied for 19^th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20), where she fired a final round, bogey-free 68 for her first career round of par or bertter … three top two finishes on the AJGA including a victory at the Mizuno Junior Championship at Sea Island and the Discover Puerto Rico Championship, where she fired rounds of 70-68-68…tied for sixth-place at the Mizuno West Coast Championship, carding rounds of 69-71-74…earned four top three finishes on the Florida State Golf Association Tour…won the FJT Stone Creek Open, where she opened with a 65…won the 66th FJT Girl's Junior Championship, closing with rounds of 67-69…in back-to-back years, she finished in the top 2 at the FJT Junior Amateur Match Play, earning the championship in 2023 and finishing runner-up the following year.

Amelie Phung – No. 3 position … has a 77.00 stroke average … tied for 56^th-place at the season-opening Lady Paladin Invitational (9/18-20) … joined Rice as a freshman prior to 2025-26 … helped Florida Atlantic University High School to the 2023 Florida State championship and a third-place finish at the National High School Championship … in 2022, was named the Palm Beach County Player of the Year after winning the Honda Invitational, where she fired a 66 … earned a runner-up finish at the state championship … last year, earned five top three finishes, including medalist honors at the Florida Junior Tour's MLK Major and the Labor Day Major … as a junior, had a 72.8 stroke average.

PAIRINGS

Play begins at 8:15 a.m. CT. The Owls will tee off at 9:15 a.m. CT from hole No. 1 and will compete in groups with student-athletes from Kansas State and Minnesota. Sunday and Monday's tee times and pairings will depend on results following the previous round.

UP NEXT

Following the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, the Owls travel to Medinah, Ill., for the Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah, hosted by Illinois on Oct. 12-13.

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