The No. 5 WashU women’s golf team placed sixth with a combined two-day score of 36 over par at the Historic Triangle Invitational on Oct. 20-21. The invitational was held at the Kingsmill Resort golf course in Williamsburg, Virginia, home of the NCAA 2025 Division III tournament. No. 2 Emory University won the invitational with a combined score of 12 over par. 

After a strong third-place performance at the Hollins Cup on Oct. 12-14, WashU looked to continue its momentum heading into the last tournament of the fall season. 

“It was the third week of three straight big tournaments for us,” said head coach Dave Reinhardt. “We went to Pittsburgh, and last weekend we went to California and back to Virginia. It was a lot of traveling but a lot of high-quality golf.”

With steep competition and a busy recent schedule, WashU struggled on the first day of last weekend’s competition, finishing ninth.  

The conditions were also difficult with 25-30 mph gusts. Juniors Amy Beanblossom and Reagan Robinson both shot 79 (+7). First-year Saxon Skinner shot 80 (+8). First-year Jessy Young shot 82 (+10) and senior Tiffany Chan shot 84 (+12). Sophomore Nicole McGuire led the field for WashU with a 75 (+3). McGuire maintained an almost even par performance with only two bogeys on the front nine and one bogey on the back. 

“She’s very methodical and plans well beforehand and sticks to her game plan,” Reinhardt said about the key to McGuire’s success. 

The Bears hoped to improve their performance on the second day of competition after adjusting to the conditions.  

“Day one didn’t go the way we planned because of some missed putts and our swings were just a little off,” Reinhardt said.“We had a little post-round discussion that really seemed to help our team and [we] talk[ed] out what we thought went wrong and what we thought we could do better on day two.”

Despite shooting 82 (+10) in her first round, Young rebounded with an impressive 70 (-2) as she made four birdies on the front nine. Her outstanding score helped improve the team’s position to sixth place on the final day. 

“Jessica [Young] got her confidence back in her putter,” Reinhardt said. “She made a couple of putts right away in round two and the hole started to look just a little bit bigger. … She had more confidence in her full swing as well.” 

On the second day, Beanblossom shot 73 (+1), improving her score by six strokes. Robinson shot 75 (+3) and Skinner shot 76 (+4), as they both improved their scores. McGuire shot 77 (+5) and Chan shot 84 (+12).  

“We had better resilience in our mindset and we kept it simple,” Reinhardt said about the team’s success on day two. The Bears improved from ninth to sixth position in the invitational. 

The team has now culminated their busy fall season and Reinhardt hopes that the team will use the time off to relax and recover from the tournaments this fall. The Bears began the season with a strong third-place performance at the UAA Championships on Sept. 8-9, where they eventually tied Emory 3-3 in match play. Beanblossom was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Championships. 

The Bears then went on to compete at the Golfweek D-III Fall Preview on Sept. 13-14, where they finished tied for fifth with a cumulative score of 593 over the course of the two days. The Bears continued their season in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a fourth-place finish at the Tartan Invitational on Oct. 6-7. Senior Athena Nguyen led the field for the Bears as she placed fourth in the tournament and posted scores of 68 and 71. 

The team also competed in the Hollins Cup on Oct. 12-14 in Santa Cruz, California, where they finished in third place. Beanblossom led the field in this tournament for WashU with scores of 77 and 75. 

NCAA rules limit the number of hours the team can practice during the winter offseason so that students can prioritize their classes. 

“Given NCAA rules, we can’t really do too much in November, December, or January,” Reinhardt said. “We’ll go out a couple times and play 18 holes, but I know the team needs to focus on academics since they’ve been gone these past few months.”

Reinhardt has high aspirations for the team and their performance throughout the rest of the 2025-26 season. 

“Our goals are definitely to have, as always, top-two finishes in each of our spring tournaments,” Reinhardt said. “Our team gives tremendous effort during practice, and I just look to elevate even just a little bit more come springtime.”