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LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – For the fourth straight year, Four Bridges Country Club will serve as home for the talent that will be on the links for the sixth annual Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Championship starting Monday morning.
The women will play 54 holes, including 27 on Monday and 27 more on Tuesday. A total of eight teams will be in the mix for the team title and a handful of individuals will also be in the field.
The top five finishers (and ties) will also comprise half of the all-conference first team while the medalist, coach of the year and freshman of the year, will also be recognized. The remaining members of the all-conference team and end-of-the-year award winners will be determined by a coaches vote.
Live scoring of the two-day event will be available on Golfstat.com. The practice round on Sunday will be followed by the championship banquet that evening with the coaches and student-athletes in attendance.
At some point, familiarity with the exact same par-72, 5,811-yard layout should count for something. Weather hasn’t been picture perfect for the past three years, but what’s a good golf tournament without whipping winds and the occasional downpour.
The Great Midwest Fall Invitational provides a glimpse into the crystal ball of things to come for the spring as Findlay won the nine-team event at the Findlay Country Club.
With memorable and record-breaking contributions from three-time conference championship medalist Alexa Rippy, Trevecca has simply dominated the women’s golf championship since the inception of the event in 2013.
The Trojans held off Ursuline by six shots during the race for the title in 2014, but since then, TNU has distanced itself from the pack by considerable margins at the conclusion.
Trevecca has the task of trying to win its sixth consecutive conference championship team title with seven institutions trying to end an era. Sophomore Rachael McMahan has come into her own as second in the conference in scoring average (77.10).
McMahan is also just one of two players to have a round at even par (72 at the Great Midwest Fall Invitational).
Findlay is one of three first-year schools competing in its first Great Midwest Championship along with Ohio Dominican and Walsh. The Oilers are ranked fourth in the East Region rankings only behind Missouri-St. Louis, Grand Valley State and UIndy.
The Oilers also boast four of the league’s top five leaders in scoring average led by junior Makenzie Torres, who has five top-10 finishes out of eight events entered. Torres’ 18-hole scoring average of 75.58 could be on the verge of breaking the single-season record by Rippy (75.80 in 2015-16).
Findlay’s team depth extends to Kristina Kniesly, just a freshman, along with Samantha Hatter and Meredith Wipper, all with scoring averages under 80. Kelsey Koesters and Samantha Kellstrom are not far behind in the Great Midwest top-10 scoring list, making it a luxury for head coach Dominic Guarnieri when rolling out his starting lineup.
Findlay also possesses seven of the league’s top 10 scoring rounds of the season, including a 293 in the first round of the Dayton Fall Invitational.
Ohio Dominican ranks third in the conference in scoring average with Abby Swensen and Bailey Krueger each carding 75’s as the lowest rounds for the Panthers. Swensen, Emma Romine and Krueger are stacked at 11th, 12th and 13th, among scoring league leaders.