GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Two-time defending champion Tusculum College will host the 17th 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 15 institutions from four different states including Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Nine schools represented will be competing in the upcoming Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Championship, which will be held Apr. 13-15 in Sevierville, Tenn.

Joining Tusculum at this year's McAmis Memorial are fellow SAC members Anderson University, Brevard College, Carson-Newman University, Catawba College, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Lincoln Memorial University, Mars Hill University and Wingate University.

The field also includes NCAA Division II squads Converse College, King University, Lee University, North Greenville University and Shorter University. Spartanburg Methodist College rounds out the 15-team field.

Tusculum won last year's Memorial with a team score of 615, edging out runner-up Lander University.

Last year marked the fifth time the Pioneers have won the McAmis Memorial and second year in a row. TC has won the title in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012 and 2013. Lincoln Memorial won the 2001 event, while Lenoir-Rhyne was the 2002 champion.

The opening round starts Monday morning at 11 a.m. 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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