Women’s Golf

No. 3 women’s golf finishes fall season strong with win at Golfweek October Classic

The No. 3 WashU women’s golf finished its fall season at the biggest tournament of the fall, the 2024 Golfweek October Classic in Destin, Fla. on Oct. 13-15. The 24-team tournament featured a field with many of the top teams in the nation, including University Athletic Association (UAA) rivals No. 1 Emory University and No. 2 Carnegie Mellon University.

| Contributing Writer

WashU golf inspires hope for season to come at two events

“We’re all hungry to redeem ourselves after last year having not been at nationals. We’re going to show up this year and compete against the best teams and show that we deserve to be here.”

| Contributing Writer

Strong performance at WashU Invite wraps up first half of women’s golf season

Washington University women’s golf’s junior Sydney Kuo won the WashU Spring Invite by two strokes with a score of 145 (one stroke over par) across two rounds on April 6 and 7. Led by Kuo, the No. 11 Washington University women’s golf team finished second, recording a score of 610 (34 strokes over par) on the par 72 course.

| Junior Sports Editor

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

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