3rd Round Tee-Times
Results
LEXINGTON, Ky. – It isn’t often in college golf that women’s groups are called upon to play 36 holes in one day.
The 19 groups in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Championship field did just that, beating competition from Mother Nature and impending darkness that set upon the University Club of Kentucky’s Wildcat Course on Friday.
Even with the conference tournament moving south and away from the greater Cincinnati area at Four Bridges Country Club, bad weather continued to follow the ladies. The 2018 version included snow and chilly temperatures for the women’s tournament that was conducted separately from the men.
Defending champion Findlay was feeling the heat after the first 18 holes with a one-shot lead, but the top-10 nationally ranked and No. 3 region-ranked Oilers were able to build more of an advantage as the second round concluded.
The Oilers held that tenuous edge over first-year member Tiffin, which has six combined conference athlete of the week honors from program cornerstones Alice Putoud and Amanda Johansson.
Walsh is in solo third with consistent rounds of 331 and 330 while three individuals in the top 20 has Ohio Dominican currently in the fourth.
All of UF’s starters, and individual Samantha Kellstrom, all carry top-17 billing going into the final round of competition.
Findlay featured the top two in the race for medalist honors, including junior Meredith Wipper and senior Makenzie Torres, each already having been named conference athlete of the week twice this year.
Torres is tied for second along with Malone’s Christina Williams, who had the best first-round score with a 75 (+4) on the par-71 course layout. Torres was the reigning conference player of the year and medalist at last year’s conference championship.
Conditions slowly worsened throughout the afternoon and affected scores across the board as the day wore on. It was a possibility that players would be asked to play a full 36 knowing Saturday’s ominous forecast – but quickly turned into reality as teams began to make their way around Wildcat course.
The women will play a final round of 18 holes tomorrow off the first and 10th tees starting at 8:30 a.m. on Wildcat again.