NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women's golf head coach Mallory Hetzel announced the Monarchs 2021 spring schedule on Thursday morning. Hetzel's bunch will compete in four challenging regular season events leading up to the Conference USA Championship at the Verandah Club in Fort Myers, Florida. Despite its shortened 2019-20 season, the Monarchs put together four top-5 finishes, which was highlighted by an individual win by Jana Melichova at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational.
"We are excited to have the opportunity to compete again," expressed Hetzel. "Our team has really missed tournament play and the chance to represent ODU. The schedule is as tough as ever and I know we all enjoy the challenge. Everyone has been practicing hard and we are ready to go."
ODU will open its season at the UCF Invitational on January 31 at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. Live stats for the Monarchs first event will be available on Golfstat.com. This will be the fourth consecutive season the Monarchs will be playing in the competitive UCF event.
The Monarchs will then head to Conference USA foe, UTSA for their annual Maryb S. Kauth Invitational at San Antonio Country Club, where ODU finished as runner-up in 2019-20. On March 15-16, ODU will compete in the Briar's Creek Invitational hosted by the College of Charleston.
In its regular season finale, the Monarchs will visit the Reserve at Lake Keowee on March 26-28 for the Clemson Invitational.
Hetzel's roster features five returning Monarchs and two newcomers in transfer Justine Lauer and freshman Elsie Verhoeven.
2021 Spring Schedule
January 31-February 2 UCF Invitational, Host: UCF
March 9-10 Maryb S. Kauth Invitational, Host: UTSA
March 15-16 Briar's Creek Invitational, Host: College of Charleston
March 26-28 Clemson Invitational, Host: Clemson
April 19-21 C-USA Championship