Women to Play Opener at Dick McGuire Invit.

Provo, Utah (Sept. 12, 2001) -- The BYU women's golf team will tee-up Friday Sept. 14 for the first time this season at the 23rd Annual Comcast Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.

Sue Nyhus begins her career as the BYU head coach in the 36-hole shotgun start beginning at 8 a.m. The final round will be begin Saturday at 8 a.m.

The UNM Championship Course plays to a par-73 over 6,069 yards. BYU will compete against seven, possibly eight other teams. Nine of the 18 teams originally slated for the tournament have cancelled.

The tournament, originally scheduled for Sept. 13-15, was condensed to two days to allow visiting schools additional time to arrive.

Teams Participating:

BYU

Baylor

New Mexico

New Mexico State University

Oklahoma State

Texas A&M

Texas Tech

UTEP

Still Pending:

Texas

Teams Who Have Cancelled:

Arizona

Arizona State

Colorado State

Oklahoma

Pepperdine

San Diego State

TCU

Tulsa

UNLV