Tulsa’s Lilly Thomas Opens Play at NCAA Stillwater Regional Monday
5/7/2022 8:01:00 AM | Women's Golf
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TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa's Lilly Thomas will open play at the NCAA Stillwater Regional on Monday as the 54-hole competition takes place Monday-Wednesday, May 9-11, at the Karsten Creek Golf Course.
Thomas, a junior from Bentonville, Ark., will be competing as an individual for her first appearance at an NCAA Regional after last year's team appearance for Tulsa was rained out.
A total of 72 teams and 36 individuals will compete at six different regional sites as 12 teams and six individuals are at each location. The top four teams and two individuals from each regional will advance to the NCAA Championship, May 20-25, at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Thomas has posted five top-20 performances in 10 tournaments this season, including four top-5 finishes en route to earning all-conference honors for the second consecutive year. She had a career-best second place showing at the Texas State Invitational with a 2-under par score of 214. Thomas also placed fifth at The Bruzzy, sixth at the Columbia Classic and seventh at the season-opening Samuel P. Golden Invitational.
In 30 rounds this season, Thomas has a team-best 72.7 stroke average and has tallied six sub-70 rounds.
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