The women’s golf team will open its season next week with a tournament at Texas A&M.

The team will have a wealth of experience with three seniors and a junior returning.

“I feel like that experience will be great for this season. We know what it takes to win,” senior player Emily Stratton said. 

The Warhawks racked up quite a few wins last year. The team scored first place finishes in the 2013 ULM Fred Marx Invitational, Arkansas State Tournament, Steelwood Preview and the Le Triomphe.

The team also netted runner up finishes at the UAB Fall Beach Blast and the HBU Women’s Interdcollegiate.

They will be playing in the “Mo” Morial tournament starting on Monday under first-year head coach Heather Holte.

“The central region is hosted there, so I think that will be great test of where we are at. I think we need to play in the toughest schedule possible; it’s the only way to get better,” Coach Holte said. 

Coach Holte’s collegiate career includes assistant coach at Texas State and Oregon State and as associate head coach at Washington State. 

“Since us three seniors have been here, we have been through three coaches, so we know how to adjust too that really well. I don’t’ think it will be that hard of a change, I think it’s a good change,” Stratton said.

The Warhawks have four more tournaments to follow for their fall season, including one hosted by ULM at the end of the month.

They will host the 2014 ULM Fred Marx Invitational at the Bayou DeSiard Country Club on September 22.

 The Warhawks will be wrapping up the month with the Viking Invitational at Portland State on September 29. 

“Portland State they have never been to, that’s my home. Langdon Farms has hosted LPGA qualifiers and US Open qualifiers and it’s a great golf course and a strong field,” Holte said.

On October 13, ULM will be at Arkansas State for the Lady Red Wolf Classic, where they will defend their title. 

They will then finish their fall play at the UAB Fall Beach Blast in Gulf Shores, Alabama. 

“This spring schedule is still tentative; we are trying to make that schedule stronger. We have added a Georgia State event, which has been a successful golf program and I feel they will be tough,” Coach Holte said.