GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum College will host the 12th annual Agnes McAmis Memorial Women's Golf Invitational, this Monday and Tuesday at Link Hills Country Club.

This year's tournament field consists of teams and players representing 20 institutions from seven different stats including Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia. Eighth of the nine schools that will be competing in the upcoming South Atlantic Conference Championship will be in Greeneville this week. Joining Tusculum are fellow SAC members Brevard College, Carson-Newman College, Catawba College, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Lincoln Memorial University, Mars Hill College and Wingate University.

The field also includes NCAA Division II squads Anderson University, Belmont Abbey College, Concord University, Erskine College, Limestone College, University of Montevallo, UNC Pembroke, Queens University of Charlotte, Tiffin University and the University of West Georgia. NCAA Division I Presbyterian College returns to Greeneville, along with Spartanburg Methodist College to round out the tournament competitors.

There are four previous champions of the McAmis Memorial in this year's field. Tusculum has won the title three times with its last title coming in 2000. Lincoln Memorial captured the 2001 event, while Lenoir-Rhyne followed the next season by winning the 2002 title. Belmont Abbey returns to defend its 2008 championship as the Crusaders established a tournament record with 299-307=606.

The opening round starts Monday morning on the 5,832-yard, Par 72 layout. Admission to the two-day, 36-hole tournament is free and open to the public.

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