TRINITY, Texas – Texas A&M men's golfer Sam Bennett and women's golfer Adela Cernousek are set to compete at the Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship at Whispering Pines Golf Club on Nov. 4-6.
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The 2021 Spirit features 80 competitors from 20 countries, representing four continents. It is a 54-hole, four-ball stroke play competition, with five concurrent competition categories. Gold, silver and bronze commemorative medals are awarded to the top finishers in each competition. Â Bennett is competing for the United States, and Cernousek is representing France.
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Bennett, who ranks No. 1 in the PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking, has recorded two top-three finishes this season, and has shot par-or-better in all nine rounds of stroke play. In the final round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, Bennett shot a 66, matching his career low.
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Cernousek is coming off the best performance of her career, tying for third at The Ally to round out her fall season. The freshman shot 11-under 205 with rounds of 66-70-69. The Antibes, France, native has 11 rounds under par this year with three top-15 finishes on her resume. Cernousek is ranked 33rd nationally in the Golfweek Women's Collegiate Individual Rankings with a 69.91 rating.
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The championship will be available via livestream during competition on GolfChannel.com, the NBC Sports app and on TheSpiritGolf.com. GOLF Channel will present the highlight show in primetime, from 6-8 p.m. on Dec. 9, followed by an encore presentation on Dec. 11 from 3-5 p.m.
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The 2021 Spirit features 80 competitors from 20 countries, representing four continents. It is a 54-hole, four-ball stroke play competition, with five concurrent competition categories. Gold, silver and bronze commemorative medals are awarded to the top finishers in each competition. Â Bennett is competing for the United States, and Cernousek is representing France.
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Bennett, who ranks No. 1 in the PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking, has recorded two top-three finishes this season, and has shot par-or-better in all nine rounds of stroke play. In the final round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, Bennett shot a 66, matching his career low.
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Cernousek is coming off the best performance of her career, tying for third at The Ally to round out her fall season. The freshman shot 11-under 205 with rounds of 66-70-69. The Antibes, France, native has 11 rounds under par this year with three top-15 finishes on her resume. Cernousek is ranked 33rd nationally in the Golfweek Women's Collegiate Individual Rankings with a 69.91 rating.
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The championship will be available via livestream during competition on GolfChannel.com, the NBC Sports app and on TheSpiritGolf.com. GOLF Channel will present the highlight show in primetime, from 6-8 p.m. on Dec. 9, followed by an encore presentation on Dec. 11 from 3-5 p.m.
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