Women's Golf Set for Tar Heel Classic in Dominican Republic

Florida Atlantic at Tar Heel Classic
Tournament Details	Dates: March 15-16 Location: La Romana, Dominican Republic Course: Teeth of the Dog Par/Yardage: 72/6,140 yards
Tournament Coverage	Live results Twitter: @FAUWGolf Instagram: @FAUWomensGolf

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University women's golf team will be competing in one of the top tournaments in the country this week, taking on the field at the Tar Heel Classic by Suzy Whaley. The event will be played at the Teeth of the Dog course in La Romana, Dominican Republic.

The course is recognized as the No. 1 course in the Caribbean and one of the top courses in the world. It will be the first time in program history that the Owls have traveled out of the country to compete in a tournament.

COACH NEFF'S TAKE
"We are excited to compete in a top-notch tournament with a stacked field in a beautiful location. This is an awesome opportunity for our student-athletes to compete on one of the top-50 courses in the world and to see another country. At the end of the day, it is still a golf tournament and we will do our best to focus on the controllables and taking it one shot at a time until the finish. Go Owls!"

THE FIELD
FAU will be taking the course alongside No. 12 Wake Forest, No. 16 Virginia, No. 19 TCU, No. 30 Louisville, No. 42 Ole Miss, No. 46 Virginia Tech, No. 48 Colorado, No. 51 Maryland, No. 53 LSU, No. 56 NC State, No. 69 Ohio State, No. 94 UNCW, Quinnipiac, and host school No. 40 North Carolina.

THE STARTING FIVE

TEE TIMES
It will be a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start for the tournament and the Owls are paired with UNCW and Quinnipiac for the first round. Below is where each golfer will begin:

Taylor Morgan Hole 16A
Rosa Barnak Hole 16B
Amanda Leslie Hole 17
Tai Barber Hole 18A
Arielle Keating Hole 18B

LAST TIME OUT
In their last time on the course, the Owls competed at the Seminole State Spring Break and earned second place with four individuals in the top-10. Rosa Barnak led FAU with a fourth place finish overall, shooting 10-over for the tournament. Tai Barber was right behind her in fifth place on the leaderboard, shooting 13-over. Taylor Morgan tied for sixth place, one stroke behind. Amanda Leslie tied for ninth, shooting 15-over.

GOLF FORE AFRICA
All this season the Owls will be teaming up with Golf Fore Africa to raise money for clean water in rural Africa. The team's goal is to raise enough money to build a well for a village in Zambia, providing clean water for an entire community.

One well costs $15,000 to build and brings clean water to 300 people for life. Just a $50 donation brings clean water to one person for a lifetime. To date, Golf Fore Africa has built 160 wells and FAU is looking to be the first collegiate program to raise complete funding for a well.

Online contributions can be made here or by contacting Head Coach Aimee Neff (neffa@fau.edu).

THE OWLS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
For complete coverage of FAU women's golf, follow along on Twitter (@FAUWGolf), Instagram (@FAUWomensGolf) and Facebook (FAU Women's Golf).

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Tai Barber

Rosa Barnak

Arielle Keating

Amanda Leslie

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