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Women’s Golf Places 5th
at Dennis Rose Invitational |
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Competing in beautiful Waikoloa, Hawaii, the Cougar women's golf team was able to stay focused and finish 5th in the 12-team field. Carly Ludwig led the way, tying for 8th. While the trip featured the requisite amount of Hawaiian fun, the team was there to play golf, and they did so quite well. Playing on the 5,943-yard par-72 Waikoloa Kings Golf Course, the Cougars shot a three-day total score of +148, finishing fifth, just four strokes behind the third-place finishers. Cal Baptist won the tournament with a total score of +111. Coach Hanover brought a team that featured the six returning active members of last season’s squad, as a way to both reward them and prepare them for the upcoming spring season. Despite very windy conditions which led to high scores from the entire field, the Cougars hung in there in a field of mostly NCAA Division II teams Senior Carly Ludwig did the best of anyone, shooting rounds of 80, 79, and 88 for a total of +31 (247). Though the final day 88 might look high, the average score from the entire field that day (which featured particularly difficult conditions) was a whopping 90. The 8th-place finish is the best of the fall for Ludwig, who is expected to be one of the squad’s top golfers in the spring. Not far behind was Adriana Bormann, who finished in 13th with a score of +34 (250). Her second-round 76 was not just the best round by any Cougar in the tournament; it was the best of any golfer on the day. Also competing in the scenic event were Ellyse Siu (255), Katie Lorden (263), and Kathryn Hansen (265). They finished in 20th, 35th, and 40th place, respectively. The team will be back to business as usual this week, as they’ll be at Cal Poly to play their final tournament of the fall beginning this Sunday.
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