PULLMAN, Wash. (September 6, 2024) – Washington State Women's Golf heads to Kentucky to open the 2024-25 season at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational beginning Sunday.

The Course and Tournament Format
The 2024 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational will be played at Champion Trace at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky Sept 8-10 and hosted by the University of Kentucky.
The course will play as a par-72 at 6,261 yards.

Teams will play 18 holes all three days with WSU starting Sunday at 6:30 a.m. (PT). Monday's second round play will start with tee times while Tuesday's final round will have a shotgun start.

Washington State's Lineup
1. Madelyn Gamble
2. Alice Johansson
3. Sarah Skovgaard-Bils
4. Sara Piñeros
5. Grace Rubelsky
 
The Field
In addition to Washington State and host Kentucky, Akron, Eastern Kentucky, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Missouri and TCU will make up the 11-team field.

Live Results
Fans can follow all of the action at the link below.
https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament-leaderboard/233122/scoring/team

Last Time Out
Then-junior Madelyn Gamble concluded the 2024 NCAA Cle Elum Regionals in Washington. Gamble was the sixth WSU women's golfer in program history to earn an individual selection for an NCAA Regional. Gamble gave the Cougars their second straight NCAA selection after Darcy Hobgood played in the NCAA Pullman Regional in 2023. Gamble joins Hobgood, Alivia Brown (2018), Tasha Browner (2001), Eryn Remington (1994), and Becky Fossum as the only WSU women's golfers to play at the NCAA Regionals as an individual. Last year, the Pleasant Hill, California native led the Cougars with a scoring average of 73.22, the third-best scoring average in program history. Gamble collected eight top-25 finishes last season, which includes a pair of top-10 finishes, and she carded 15 par-or-better rounds.
 
2024-25 Cougars
The 2024-25 Washington State women's golf team features seven members including senior 2024 NCAA participant Madelyn Gamble and senior Sarah Skovgaard Bils, junior Hannah Harrison, sophomores Alic Johansson and Sara Pineros along with freshmen Agnes Brink and Grace Rubelsky.

Kevin Tucker Named Women's Head Golf Coach
Kevin Tucker was named the Cougars' eighth women's head golf coach this past June. Tucker takes over the women's golf program after having spent the last six seasons on the WSU men's golf staff, most recently serving as associate head coach. The Washington State alum was also a two-time NCAA Regional Championship participant in his playing days as a Cougar. Tucker played on the men's golf team at Washington State from 2006-10 and was the second Cougar in school history to be invited to the NCAA Regional Championship his junior year. He went back to the championship his senior year, becoming the first Cougar golfer to receive multiple individual post-season invites. Tucker was also a two-time All-Pacific-10 Conference honorable mention honoree, making him the third Cougar in school history to receive multiple post-season accolades. During his time away from WSU, Tucker spent seven years playing professional golf and working at various golf clubs. He competed on the PGA Canada Tour from 2011-14, while also competing in All-American tour in Phoenix from 2011-13. He spent one season on the Dakotas Tour in 2016. Tucker worked at many Golf Clubs including the Estancia Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colo., and Scottsdale National Golf Club. Originally from Kennewick Wash., Tucker graduated from Kennewick High School in 2006. He is married to his wife, Ellen Kellie, who is also a WSU alum.

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