Women’s Golf

Kuo individual win at Golfweek October Classic wraps up Golf season of mixed results

Entering the final day of the Golfweek October Classic on Oct. 15-17, junior Sydney Kuo stared down a four stroke gap between her and the leader. Kuo would quickly close that gap, shooting a tournament-low score of 67 (five under par) and placing first by three strokes. 

| Staff Writer

“Second place finish only makes us hungrier”: Golf finishes as runner-up at NCAA Championship

The Washington University women’s golf team finished second at the 2023 NCAA Division III Championships, putting a team score of 938 behind George Fox University who won the title with score of 933. The finish was the highest in program history for the Bears. 

| Managing Sports Editor

Sydney Kuo is setting high goals: the top of Division III golf 

Sydney Kuo, a sophomore golf player, is riding off of a stellar start to the season with a win at the Montgomery Women’s Intercollegiate.

| Contributing Writer

Women’s golf swings three top-two finishes to conclude regular season

The Bears are currently ranked eleventh in the nation and hope to be awarded a place to compete in the NCAA National Championship.

| Staff Writer

Swanson steps down after three seasons leading women’s golf

Swanson has accepted a position as the program director at First Tee, a golf nonprofit in the St. Louis area, and the athletic department is looking for an interim coach to fill her position ahead of the team’s first tournament on Sept. 4.

| Senior Sports Editor

Golf records three top 10 finishes in final regular season competition

Since the Bears only played with three golfers, they did not finish with a team ranking in the competition.

| Contributing Reporter

Track and field teams take first, second place at second meet, while golf and men’s tennis continue to roll

Many Bears teams have found their stride as the weather starts to warm.

and | Senior Sports Editors

After long wait, track and field opens season with home win, while women’s tennis and golf keep on rolling

The Washington University track and field team had not competed in person in over a year before this weekend’s meet. But they made the best of it, winning the meet to get the season started after numerous pauses due to COVID-19 restrictions.

and | Staff Reporters

‘Hey, champ’: Freshman golfer looks back on the trip from starting a high school girls’ golf team to winning a college tournament

Freshman Caraline Oakley reflects on opening the Washington University golf team’s spring season in dominant fashion.

| Staff Reporter

Abrupt ending doesn’t dim stellar careers of WU golf seniors

The premature cancellation of the 2020 NCAA golf season disappointed the seniors hoping for a successful conclusion.

| Senior Sports Editor

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