LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The NM State women's golf team will take part in its second tournament of the season as they travel to Lubbock, Texas, to compete in the Red Raider Invitational hosted by Texas Tech University. The Aggies will compete alongside 15 other programs on The Rawls Course at Texas Tech where they will play 36 holes on Tuesday before returning for the final round on Wednesday.
 
AGGIE LINEUP
NM State will travel a total of six team members to Texas this week including junior Emma Bunch who is coming off an individual title at the Golfweek Fall Challenge. Bunch will also be joined by teammates Isabel Laulhé, Kaylee Chen, Camille Pazouki, Angela Garvin and Marley Moncada who will compete as individual. This will mark the first time that the Aggies compete in the Red Raider Invitational.
 
THE FIELD
Tuesday's opening round will begin at 8 a.m. MT and will include players from host Texas Tech, Abilene Christian, BYU, Campbell, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Kent State, Nebraska, New Mexico, SMU, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UNLV, UTRGV, UTSA, UTEP.
 
THE COURSE
The Rawls Course at Texas Tech first opened in 2003 and was designed by renowned architect Tom Doak. Doak moved 1.3 million cubic yards of topsoil and shaped the earth to mimic the land east and south of Lubbock where the great plain suddenly starts falling into the valleys and canyons that lead to the Caprock region. This will mark the second straight season that Texas Tech plays host to the Red Raider Invitational at The Rawls Course.
 
Red Raider Invitational
Dates: Tuesday, September 24 – Wednesday, September 25
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Course: The Rawls Course
Par/Yardage: 72/6,877 yards
                  Front Nine: Par 36 - 3,333 yards
                  Back Nine: Par 36 - 3,561/3,544 yards
 
LAST TIME OUT
Two weeks ago, the Aggies competed in the Golfweek Fall Challenge in Pawley's Island, S.C. As a team, NM State posted a ninth-place finish and finished ahead in an 18-team field. The Aggies were led by Emma Bunch who tallied her sixth win in her last seven starts after finishing 7-under at the three-day event. Meanwhile, Marley Moncada was the next Aggie to appear on the leaderboard as an eagle in the final round of play helped her finish 52^nd among a 93-woman field.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
Every shot from Magnolia can be tracked via GolfStat.com. Fans can click HERE or head to the NM State women's golf schedule page for live stats and results.
 
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