BATON ROUGE — The LSU Lady Tiger Golf Team and the teams invited to this year’s LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic are going to “Geaux Pink” for this year’s College-Am on Thursday prior to the Friday start of the 54-hole event at the University Club.
The Lady Tigers are joining the LSU athletic teams that have joined the fight to support awareness of breast cancer and all proceeds from silent auctions for such items as an official team golf bag and club covers and an autographed football from Les Miles will go to the Women’s Hospital Victory Open scheduled for October.
All the college team will be wearing pink for their practice rounds and the college-am on Thursday and all amateur participants are also encouraged to “Geaux Pink” as well on Thursday.
The Woman’s Victory Open is an all-women’s golf tournament supporting breast cancer education, outreach and research programs of Woman’s Hospital. Established in 1999, the Women’s Victory Open is the premier women’s charity golf event in Louisiana. Since its inception, funds raised have exceeded $700,000. The 2007 event raised more than $139,000.
“I have been inspired by what our sports are doing for breast cancer awareness and because three of my girls mothers have been effected by female related cancer. I felt it was a great opportunity to support the fight against breast cancer and represent women collegiate golfers,” said LSU women’s golf coach Karen Bahnsen.
The tournament proper, being held for the 27th year, begins on Friday with a field of 17 teams taking on the University Club with single rounds Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the 54-hole event.
Joining LSU in the field are: Alabama, Augusta State, Central Florida, Charleston, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisville, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, North Carolina Wilmington, South Carolina, Virginia and Wake Forest.
LSU will be trying to win the event for the first time since 2005.