Women's Golf | 5/12/2023 3:55:00 PM
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. The final round of the 2023 NCAA D-III Women's Golf Championships took place on Friday with Methodist University coming in 11th place. After doing pretty well on the back half of the course, where the team started, the Monarchs struggled on the front half and ended with a score of 39-over par 331, which gives them a grand total of 98-over par 974.
THE ESSENTIALS
Event: 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championship
Location: Mission Inn Resort & Club, El Campeon Golf Course (par 73, 5,823 yards); Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
Top-three teams: 1 – George Fox University (Ore.) (318-311-304—933, +57), 2 – Washington University - St. Louis (Mo.) (319-320-299—938, +62), 3 – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) (321-313-309—943, +67)
Top-three individuals: 1 – Annie Mascot, Washington (78-78-68—224, +5), T2 – Sydney Kuo, Washington (75-77-75—227, +8), T2 – Hannah Jugar, University of Redlands (Calif.) (75-80-71—227, +8)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jillian Drinkard (77-75-78) started out by making par through her first 11 holes. Then hole numbers three, four, & five gave her the most trouble as she double bogeyed twice and bogeyed once. She then completed the round with a five-over par 78 following four more pars, which placed her in a tie for seventh with a total score of 11-over par 230.
- Finding herself in a tie for 45th overall, Emily Gresham (83-80-82) shot a nine-over par 82 on her last go around the course. Three bogeys had her at three-over on the back nine before a pair of double bogeys, a triple bogey, and a birdie on the front added six more strokes to her total.
- In a tie for 62nd place, Natalie Brosig (81-83-85) posted a third day score of 12-over par 85. The back nine saw her make five bogeys and a birdie followed by four bogeys and two double bogeys through the first nine.
- Maggie Williams (82-82-86), placing in a tie for 66th, scored a 13-over par 86 on the last day. A rough start for Williams as she quadruple bogeyed her first hole and then added three more bogeys and a double bogey before making the turn. After that she wrapped up the day with three more bogeys, a double bogey, and a birdie.
- Coming in 82nd place, Jenna Rutledge (86-89-87) carded a 14-over par 87 in her final round, of her first NCAA tournament appearance. Her 18 holes consisted of six bogeys and four double bogeys.
UP NEXT
This concludes the 2022-23 season for the Monarchs.
