April 9, 2015
SMU/DAC Invitational Notes 
Live Scoring
DALLAS -- The SMU women's golf team returns this weekend to action as the Mustangs host the SMU/DAC Invitational at the Dallas Athletic Club. The 54-hole tournament begins Friday with the first two rounds and the 16 team event concludes Saturday.
This is the third year of the SMU/DAC Invitational. Oklahoma State will attempt to win the event a second time as they took the title in the inaugural tournament in 2013. Baylor claimed the 2014 crown. The highest returning finisher from last year's field is Olivia Eliasson, from Kansas State, who tied for second at 2-over.
The shotgun start is set for an 8 a.m. on Friday morning. The Mustangs are grouped with UC Davis and Iowa State.
The Field
The 16-team SMU/DAC Invitational includes UC Davis, Grand Canyon, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami, Nebraska, North Texas, Oklahoma State, Purdue, TCU, UTSA, Texas Tech, Tulsa and the Mustangs.
The Dallas Athletic Club (4111 Dallas Athletic Club Dr. Dallas, Texas 75228)
The renowned Dallas Athletic Club is home to both the SMU men's and women's golf teams. Home of 36 holes of championship golf, the DAC challenges both teams' skills on a regular basis, giving the Mustangs two of the premier golf programs in the nation. The Jack Nicklaus designed Blue Course offers natural waterways, rolling hills and a splendid variety of trees. The course stretches over 7,000 yards and plays to a par 72, with 419 Bermuda fairways and Bentgrass greens. Natural features, including eight lakes and many mature trees, are combined with modern design techniques to provide golfers with a variety of scenes and interesting golf shots on every hole. Gold Course popular attractions include the stone bridge on Nos. 10 and 11.
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 10
Range Open - 6:30 a.m.
Trainer Available - 7 a.m.
Rounds One & Two - 8 a.m. Shotgun Start
Saturday, April 11
Range Open - 6:30 a.m.
Trainer Available - 7 a.m.
Round Three - 8 a.m. Shotgun Start
Folds of Honor Military Tribute Program
The SMU women's golf team, in association with the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA), are participating in the Folds of Honor Military Tribute Program by recognizing SMU student and U.S. Army veteran Sergeant Jason Owens in the spring semester.
The Mustangs will carry a special golf bag with Sgt. Owens' named stitched on the side for the rest of the semester. SMU will rotate who will carry the bag for each event. At the end of the season, the bag will be auctioned off with proceeds going towards the Folds of Honor organization.
Folds of Honor is a charitable organization which provides educational scholarships and other assistance for the children and spouses of military servicemen and women. The program has awarded nearly 5,500 educational scholarships.
Head Coach Jeanne Sutherland
Jeanne Sutherland enters her fourth season on the Hilltop in 2014-15. Under Sutherland's instruction, the Mustangs have qualified for the NCAA Regionals each of the last two years. In the programs' inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference, Sutherland coached the individual winner (Jenny Haglund) while coaching the team to a third place-finish.
