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Megan Kestner at the tee box of hole three at the 2025 USA South championships

Methodist Opens Play at Tartan Invitational in 10th Place

10/6/2025 6:06:00 PM

By: Michael Spratt
FARMINGTON, Pa.  The Methodist women's golf team returned to action on Monday, competing in the first round of the Tartan Invitational at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. The Monarchs carded a team score of 316 (+28), placing them 10th after day one.

THE ESSENTIALS
Event: 2025 Women's Tartan Invitational
Location: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort (Par 72 ­­– 5,663); Farmington, Pennsylvania
Top teams: 1 – #1 Carnegie Mellon University (283, -5), T2 – #2 Emory University (284, -4), T2 – #5 New York University (284, -4)
Top individuals: T1 – Sydney Richards, Southern Virginia University (66, -6), T1 – Emma Wong, CMU (66, -6), 3 – Athena Nguyen, Washington University in St. Louis (68, -4)

OPENING ROUND
  • Junior Eva Denten paced the Monarchs with a career-low round of 71 (-1), tying for 11th place. Her card featured three birdies and steady play throughout, marking her lowest collegiate score to date.
  • Sophomore Cloe Rich sits tied for 44th after posting a 78 (+6). Rich recorded two birdies through her first 13 holes before running into late-round trouble, finding par just once over her final five.
  • Also tied for 44th is junior Anna Wicklum, competing as an individual. Wicklum fired a career-best 78 (+6), starting strong with three birdies in her first six holes before cooling off on the back half.
  • Senior Megan Kestner turned in a 10-over 82, tying for 58th. Kestner opened solidly with an early birdie to stay even through the first several holes but gradually slipped over the remainder of the round.
  • Senior Jenna Rutledge was the Monarchs' final scoring golfer, shooting an 85 (+13) to tie for 68th. She endured a difficult front nine at nine-over but steadied her play on the back, closing at four-over.
  • Rounding out the lineup, sophomore Paige Wilkinson carded an 86 (+14), tied for 70th. Wilkinson was one-over through her first eight holes and recorded a birdie during that stretch before encountering struggles down the stretch.
UP NEXT
The Monarchs continue play at the Tartan Invitational on Tuesday, October 7, with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
    
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