The final University of Hawai‘i women’s golf team tournament will be dedicated to Dr. Donnis Thompson, stated a UH release. The 24th Annual Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational will be played March 16-18 at the Kane‘ohe Klipper Golf Course and will
The final University of Hawai‘i women’s golf team tournament will be dedicated to Dr. Donnis Thompson, stated a UH release.
The 24th Annual Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational will be played March 16-18 at the Kane‘ohe Klipper Golf Course and will feature 12 collegiate teams, including two from Japan: Osaka Gakuin and Nagoya University. Other Western Athletic Conference schools participating include Boise State, Idaho and Nevada. Also competing are Kansas State, Lipscomb, Northern Colorado and UTEP along with Texas A&M and Indiana.
Texas A&M and Indiana are the highest ranking teams in the field, getting ratings of No. 32 and No. 58, respectively by Golfweek.
Dr. Thompson, UH’s first women’s athletic director and tournament namesake, passed away last month at the age of 75. She was a pioneer and champion of women’s sports and the tournament has been named in her honor since 1999.
The event was started to give women’s golf teams from across the nation, including schools from Japan, to compete and share their athletic talents in one of the biggest tournaments in the state.
Among past winners, Arizona’s Annika Sorenstam repeated as champion in 1991 and ‘92, and Natalie Gulbis, a current LPGA member, won the title in 2001.
