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Monarchs Complete Final Round at Centre College Classic

2/22/2026 7:22:00 PM

By: Matthew Shealy
PINEHURST, N.C.  The Methodist women's golf team completed the final round of the Centre College Classic on Sunday, holding on to fifth place out of 12 squads, while the Methodist 'B' team maintained eighth place. Cloe Rich once again led the Monarchs, finishing the tournament tied for fourth on the player leaderboard at +7.

THE ESSENTIALS
Event: Centre College Classic
Location: Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Par 71 ­­– 5,594); Pinehurst, North Carolina
Top teams: 1 – Washington University – St. Louis (291-303–594, +26), 2 – Carnegie Mellon University (302-303–605, +37), 3 – Trinity University (306-316–622, +54)
Top individuals: 1 – Amy Beanblossom, Washington – St. Louis (69-70–139, -3), T2 – Jessica Mason, Trinity (73-75–148, +6), T2 – Saxon Skinner, Washington – St. Louis (71-77–148, +6)

FINAL ROUND – 'A' TEAM
  • Rich had a bumpy front nine that was slightly improved by a birdie on hole 7 — the second day in a row that she birdied the par 3. After a bogey on hole 10, Rich kept it clean the rest of the way, making par on the final eight holes to finish the round six strokes over par.
  • Jenna Rutledge saw the most improvement from round one, taking three strokes off her game compared to Saturday's round. The senior was just four strokes over par at the turn and finished the round at +10.
  • Eva Denten and Anna Wicklum each shot 11–over par in the second round, with Wicklum carding the only birdie on hole 9 as both golfers finished with a two-day score of +20. Megan Kestner birdied the second hole of the day but finished 14 strokes over par on the afternoon to end the tournament at +26.
FINAL ROUND – 'B' TEAM
  • Kiley Donovan had the second-best round of any Monarch on Sunday, shooting just two strokes over par before a challenging final four holes saw her fall to +8 on the afternoon. Her +16 for the tournament earned her a top-20 finish.
  • Paige Wilkinson shot 13-over par with a birdie on hole 12, while Rouyun Lim ended the round at 16-over par.
  • Jaycie Kate Lowery scored 17 strokes over par during the final round, while Julia Hashem came in at +26 for the day despite birdies on holes 9 and 11.
UP NEXT
Methodist will compete at the Savannah Invitational in Georgia on Monday, March 9 and Tuesday, March 10.
 
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