WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – The Williams Women's golf team competed at the Yale Invitational this weekend, hosted at the Yale Golf Course in New Haven, Connecticut. The event was shortened to 18 holes after rainy conditions made the course unplayable on Saturday. Playing in the premier Division 1 event, the Ephs finished 11
th, shooting a 318 (+30). Winning the event was the Yale Bulldogs, shooting a 293 (+5). On the individual side, Christy Chen of Boston University and Joanne Lee of Yale tied with a winning score of 70 (-2).
Leading the lineup was sophomore
Euna Lee, shooting a 77 (+5). Lee stayed steady her entire round, carding only 5 bogeys and 13 pars to her card. Next was junior
Gio Kim with a 79 (+7). Like Lee, G. Kim made many strong pars, keeping her score low. First-year
Maryanne Grace also shot a 79 (+7), carding three stellar birdies to her card. Following Grace was senior
Tianyi Zhuang with an 83 (+11). Zhuang birdied the difficult par-4 7
th, and made 4 strong pars on her back nine. Rounding out the lineup was sophomore
Jackie Lu, shooting an 84 (+12). Lu kept herself calm through a difficult day, keeping focused on finishing her round strong.
Head Coach
Tomas Adalsteinsson comments, "It was a fun experience for the team to play in a D1 field, but it was hard playing the challenging Yale golf course for the first and only time today. We were excited for a 54-hole event, but unfortunately the tournament had to be shortened to 18 holes and during the round the team was trying to adapt to the slower green speeds, figuring out the blind shots, and navigating the wet ground. We learned a lot today and we are excited for the NESCAC Fall Qualifier next weekend!"
The Ephs compete in the NESCAC Fall Qualifier next weekend in Maine at Martindale Country Club.
